Boat Navigation Lights Rules: Illustrated Beginners Guide
WEBFor most small vessels, motoring requires red and green (port and starboard) lights, and a white light visible in all directions around the boat. This is almost always a stern light and a masthead light on sailboats. Boats under sail require port and starboard lights, and a …
Reading Sail Telltales Correctly (Main Sail, Shroud, Leech)
WEBUsually placed on both port and starboard stays, shroud telltales inform you about the wind flow across the deck. To use them effectively, pay attention to whether they are streaming aft or flapping. If they are streaming aft, your boat is in good trim. If they are flapping, you may need to adjust your sail or course to improve airflow over the ...
How to Anchor a Boat: 7 Critical Steps (Lake, River, Sea)
WEBPointing Port or Starboard - turn helm in that direction; Fist - engine in neutral and/or stop turning. As we approach the targeted drop area, she watches me at the helm. When I want her to drop, I check depth and slowly flash fingers to show the number. She confirms by repeating the depth signal back.
The Only 50 Sailing Terms You'll Need To Know (With Pictures)
WEBThe name came to existence because centuries ago, you always docked your big boat with the harbor (port) being on the left side. And the word stuck with us till today. Starboard. Starboard is the right side of the boat. If in a car, you say 'look to your right', on a boat, you say 'look to the starboard'. Again, you might as well just call it ...
How To Trim Sails: The Ultimate Guide (with Cheat Sheet)
WEBOn starboard tack, when the wind is coming over the starboard side of the boat, windward is to starboard and leeward is to port. On port tack, this is reversed. It may describe operations on a boat ("move the boom leeward") or anything relative to the wind, like the positions of two boats as they sail near each other.
The Best Way to Learn to Sail (With or Without Boat)
WEBFamiliarize yourself with key sailing terms, such as port, starboard, aft, and bow. You'll also want to understand how the wind interacts with the sails. Start by taking an online learn-to-sail course to see pictures and gain a clearer understanding of …
Points of Sail Explained (with Degrees and Diagram)
WEBUpwind Sailing: Against the Wind. The physics of sailing a boat downwind is pretty simple - the wind fills the sails and pushes on them, and the boat is pulled through the water by the forces on the sails.
Hull Identification Number Location: Primary & Secondary (w/ …
WEBThe primary HIN location is required by law to be permanently affixed to the starboard side of the transom within two inches of the top of the transom, gunwale, or hull/deck joint (whichever is lowest). The upper starboard side of the transom is the most common location for the primary HIN, and it's easily visible when the boat is out of the water.
Sailing Time Between All Caribbean Islands (Tables & Tips)
WEBPort Arriving Port Distance (nm) Hours at Six Knots; British Virgin Islands: Virgin Gorda: St. Martin ...
How To Anchor a Boat with Two Anchors (Easily & Properly)
WEBStaying in One Place (Bahamian Moor) When staying in one place, you use two anchors to set a Bahamian Moor. A "Bahamian Moor" is anchoring with two anchors through your bow rollers, with the anchors deployed 180 degrees from each other.