Really excited! Finally found some advise on how to handle bad storms. Heaving-To. The important addition to normal heaving-to understanding for low winds speeds is the boat must not be moving forwards as it will get out from behind the protective slick it creates just being blown downwind. Slick disrupts the seas and prevents waves […]

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Mary writes – I’ve been worrying how to get the prescription drugs on board. Done lots of internet research and talked with lots of medical people but no solution. One short phone call to Dr Bob Hadley at the Cruising Association and I now have a simple plan for both our repeat prescriptions for blood […]

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Congratulations my certificate reads. I’ve passed the theory part. Ocean is all about sextant navigation, voyage planning and world meteorology. Jim Smith, Principal of the Clyde Sail Training Trust, led the course over 3 weekends in January. Excellent course, well taught.

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