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The common sailboat comprises eight essential parts: hull, tiller, rudder, mainsail, mast, boom, jib and keel. The hull is the shell of the boat, which contains all the internal components. Its symmetrical shape balances the sailboat and reduces drag, or the backward pull caused by friction, as it moves in the water. Inside of the hull in the stern, or back of the boat, is the tiller, which is attached to the rudder in the water. Think of the tiller as the boat's steering wheel and the rudder as the tire. To maneuver a sailboat to the right, for example, you pull the tiller to the right side of the boat, causing the rudder to alter its direction.
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Remember, these are maximum recommendations for fair weather operation. The number of people who can be carried safely depends on the type of pleasure craft, distribution of occupants, equipment carried and weather and water conditions. Operators must know and respect the limitations of their boat.
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World Cruising and Sailing Wiki - the free World Cruising Guide for cruising sailors.
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:08:16 +0200
The World Cruising and Sailing Wiki has been established by Cruiserlog.com so that all cruising sailors around the world can have free access to as much information on cruising around the world as possible. This cruising and sailing Wiki is a resource to which all sailors are encouraged to freely contribute and thereby help to build a great reference resource for the benefit of all cruisers that are sailing around the world.
The Cruiserlog World Cruising and Sailing Wiki's objectives:-
* To provide all cruising sailors with a one-stop interactive resource which members can annotate, correct and add to.
* To provide current information regarding cruising destinations.
* To provide information that is based on recent factual experience.
* To provide information that is easily understood and if possible, is supported by images and graphics.
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"Ghost Yacht" (Kaz 2) found drifting off the Australian east coast.
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:22:18 +0200
Three sailors missing from the sailing yacht Kaz 11 found drifting off the Australian east coast. The yacht was found with engines idling, lunch prepared and table set and a laptop switched on.
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Florida Boaters - Don't Miss the Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show
The Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show starts this weekend in Orlando. On November 15 and 16, 2008 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, the Florida Sportsman Fishing and Boat Show...
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Marine Information ArticleBoat Storage - Make Sure To Give The Chill A Skip!
By Abhishek Agarwal
There are quite a few options for storage of a boat during the off season months. If you are a new boat owner you may not have yet thought of what you would do with your boat during the long winter seasons. You will be pleasantly surprised to learn that there are quite a few methods you could employ to take care of your boat even in your physical absence. You could also discover the fact that with the assistance of different storage options on the spot, you could soon find yourself with an affordable service for all your storage needs boat. Winter boat storage facilities provide you with protection from severe cold.
Different types of storage methods
There are many types of vessels for the storage of winter. You can secure storage inside or outside. Storage could be on the property or it could be placed in an institution. Some marinas offer boat owners storage options for the winter , as do so many companies in the land . There are a range of methods to store a boat, such as storage completely inside, partially enclosed, covered or simply leaving the boat outside. As you can imagine now, there are many solutions that could work for the needs of your boat. To select, you have to understand a little more about your own vessel and vessel requirements.
For a start, get to know how to take maintain your boat. Winter boat storage options should be dependant on the types of storage you will need in the region. In climates that are at higher altitudes and, therefore, more prone to ice, you will need to store the boat indoors. In areas such as Florida, or areas hotter, you can do the storing on the marina itself. Your boat handbook should give you an idea of what your vessel requirements for inside or outside storage in the cold months and will depend, ultimately, on the material the vessel is made of, as well as its style, features and value.
When considering all your storage options winter boat, take the time out to look at several premises to determine which would offer the most efficient protection for your boat needs. You could find that a visit of the premises itself is the best way that you may really understand what your choices are and what are the services the facility has to offer.
By making comparisons between several winter boat storage facilities, you could also select the category, location and costs of the storage facilities that best fulfill your overall needs. A good range of options simply means that you will definitely finda good service at an affordable price, provided you put in the research efforts.
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Inflatable boats are said to be the safest and most stable boats in the world now with the patented construction methods, technology used and the innovative designs allowing redundant safety systems to be in place (ie. multiple chambers in the tubeset in case 1 gets punctured, other still stay inflated). Because of their safety reputation, inflatable boats are now essentially the standard for use by the military, coast guard and other rescue agencies worldwide.
A major component of an inflatable boat is obviously the fabric. Inflatable boat fabric technology has evolved greatly over the last 20 to 30 years, and now includes plastomers, polyurethanes and other fabrics, which can sometimes be stronger, lighter, thinner and less expensive to assemble than the original rubber fabrics. Of course it costs a great deal of money to develop new fabrics or even to switch manufacturing processes to use them. Many manufacturers, big and small, don't have the will or the resources to do this, and that's why they generally hide that fact by resorting to condemning new technological advances in fabrics.
There is no engineering limit to the size of jet boats, though the validity of their use depends a lot on the type of application. Classic prop-drives are generally more efficient and economical at low speeds (up to about 20 knots) but as boat speed increases beyond this the extra hull resistance generated by struts, rudders, shafts etc means waterjets are more efficient in the 20-50 knot range. Also, in situations where you need very large propellers turning at slow speeds (such as tug boats) the equivalent size waterjet would be simply too big to be practical. For these reasons the vast majority of waterjet units are installed in high speed vessels and in particular situations where shallow draught, manoeuvrability and load flexibility are main concerns.
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Indian Ocean sailing news feed - now to your cell phone
Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:26:27 +0200
The Indian Ocean Sailing News Feed is now available for download (data) on your mobile phone - data download is a fraction of the cost of SMS.
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Sailing Crew Wanted From Gibraltar To St Lucia With Arc 2007.
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:23:05 +0200
Boat details: Island Packet 420 - 44 foot cruising sloop, fully equipped for long range sailing with two onboard chart plotters, genset, solar panels, wind generator, watermaker, SSB, AIS, radar, and all safety equipment required and recommended by the ARC committee. Sailing crew needed.
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Boom Brakes & Preventers, Preventing Injuries.
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:32:21 +0200
Not wishing to pre-empt the findings of the investigation into the latest tragedy in the ARC rally. But taking a good hard look at preventing injuries from being hit specifically by booms:-
During racing, the controlled gybe manoeuver may be performed many times without the use of a boom preventer - this is understandable. However, when in a cruising mode and when setting a course for a distant destination, is there a good reason for not using a boom preventer, so that if an unplanned gybe occurs - possible injury is averted ????
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