Afloat & Ashore
The Harbour Map and Your View from Shore Face Different Ways
Compare a harbour map with a shore-side sketch by recording your viewing direction first. A small exercise helps explain why landmarks can appear in a different order.
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Sailing language, quiet harbours and the things you notice when you slow down. An almanac for curious minds, afloat and ashore.
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Coastal Knowledge
A Light List Has More to Say Than the Name of a Lighthouse
Learn how to study a light-list entry by keeping its name, characteristic, position and remarks together, without treating a picturesque tower as the whole record.
Coastal Knowledge
Wind and Gusts: Read Both Numbers Before Closing the Forecast
A wind forecast can show an average and a gust figure. Learn what each describes and keep their timing, units and definitions in your sailing notes.
Sailing Basics
Beam, Draft and Freeboard Measure Different Parts of a Boat
Read three common boat dimensions without confusing width, depth below the waterline and height above it. Keep definitions beside the measurement.