by Simon Jollands | Communications, Crewing skills, Navigation, Preparation
In a recent post we discussed the importance of being able to estimate your position at sea if the vessel’s GPS fails. In this post we go a little further with a reminder of how we go about estimating and plotting our position using traditional methods, when out...
by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Crewing skills, Navigation, Preparation, Yacht ownership
If you are contemplating a cruise through tidal waters and strong currents, then planning your trip carefully in advance is essential to enable you to take advantage of favourable tides rather than constantly fighting against them. Big tides demand considerable...