When you set your autopilot to steer due west, the boat seems to consistently head WSW. Similarly, when aiming due south, the boat veers SSE.
🔹 What might be causing this discrepancy?
🔹 And how is this issue generally corrected?
What does this arrow symbol mean? Where is it most often found? And most of all, why is it added on nautical charts?
While sailing at night, you see this beacon ahead.
🔹 What kind of mark is it?
🔹 Where should you be heading?
While getting soaked hiking in the lifelines, you wonder: can your life jacket might suddenly inflate due to getting wet?
The port of Perros-Guirec just inaugurated the new gate-flap of its wet dock. You plan to go there, but what time will the sill open at?
You’re berthed to a finger dock. The wind is blowing. You’ll then be exiting the marina. In which order will you be casting off your docking lines?
Suppose you are following the pictured range astern, do you need to steer to starboard or port in order to return on track?
Anchoring scope is always a hot topic.
What is a good rule of thumb when determining how much anchor rode to pay out?
What are some of the (many) factors this may depend on?
Which lubricating oil should you use in your engine ?
The answer is found in your user’s manual: always use the one recommended by your engine’s manufacturer. This holds whether that engine is a gasoline or a diesel engine, and whether that engine is aboard your boat or in your vehicle.
They may be simple wool strands. But it’s the best technology out there. At least when it comes to trimming the sails. Meet the telltales.
