Posts by DJClayworth
I have friends with a sailboat who wanted to take their <1yr infant on their sailboat with them, and so consulted the (Canadian) coastguard about how best to protect her. The good news is that ...
What xpda writes about setting the anchor is right (although hopefully you know this if you are sailing your own boat). As well as what he says, make sure you have the right kind of anchor for the ...
I have a diesel powered sailboat. What are effective ways to avoid microbial contamination of the diesel fuel? And what do you do if the fuel becomes contaminated? [This question originally asked ...
There are no similar issues with sailing ships. Sails are never designed to fit tightly within any kind of frame. To be effective they must be able to change shape and position, something that is ...
I was lucky enough to take both dinghy sailing lessons and later cruiser sailing lessons. It's an approach I'd really recommend. Sailing a dinghy will teach you to watch the sails and the wind much...
I don't disagree with Kate, but let me add some alternatives. First, let me make sure you are aware of the Waterfront Trail, which should cover a lot of your route. I would absolutely recommend th...
While Charlie Brumbaugh's answer is good, there is a cheaper and simpler alternative: a LED marine distress flare. These are handheld LED lights, as bright as a distress flare. Many jurisdictions c...
Wind directions are always given as the direction the wind is coming from. It would be natural for surf reports to do the same. This is born out by looking at Surfline surf reports for the West c...
To add to Can't Tell's great interpretation, a good day to go snowboarding would mean: Not so cold it's uncomfortable to be outside (adequately dressed) Not a bad day to be outside for any other ...
TLDR: Yes, square riggers can use the airfoil type propulsion, though not as effectively as a fore-and-aft rigged ship. In slightly more detail, there are two reasons why this is the case. Despit...
Yes there is, but the situation being described is probably not exactly that. If we consider a standard sailboat with a headsail and mainsail, as the boat turns into the wind the wind pressure on ...
The other answers compare the situation to those where a SCUBA diver has to ascend immediately due to gear malfunction. Since you specifically ask about escaping from a sunken ship/submarine, I wan...
