Clyde Based RYA Courses March – April 2009
The following 5 day RYA Courses begin and end at Clyde Marina, Ardrossan and run from Sunday evening until Friday mid afternoon unless otherwise specified. The cost is fully inclusive of all
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The Hardware Or Ground Tackle For Anchoring
A look at anchors and anchor rodes
Two anchors and cables should be carried on board but what size and types of anchor and what lengths and diameters of chain and warp? If you have a lot of time at your disposal you could research the following:
Test carried out on the USA early 1990’s collated
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SAILING SCHOOL HEADSAILS PART ONE
FURLING AND NON FURLING HEADSAILS
RYA Teaching Establishments are highly regulated. Sail Cruising Schools are subject to 3 separate pre-arranged inspections and 2 possible unannounced inspections by the RYA or MCA. Of the 3 pre-arranged inspections the annual inspection of the yacht has a check
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Do It Under Sail! be ready for when the engine lets you down
Anchoring Under Sail
Do it under sail because it has all been done before. It only takes a bit of thought and preparation. My previous articles in this series have been very analytical. In this final article I become a little anecdotal to make the point.
About 30 years ago as a member of a Clyde
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The Elusive Atlantic Islands
Islands West of the Hebrides –
The Monachs, The Flannan Ises & St. Kilda
Why call them Atlantic Islands when the Monachs, Flannans, and St.Kilda are 5, 15 and 43 miles west of the nearest point on the Outer Hebrides? If you could launch a fast inflatable from the nearest beach on the
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