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Latest Member Sailing Articles... Five "Sail-Saver" Strategies for Cruising Sailors June 18, 2013 ~ Hoist your sails and they will be exposed right away to elements that will shorten their life. UV rays from the sun heads the pack, followed by flogging or vibration, and of course salt and dirt that can weaken fibers and thread. . . . keep reading Sailing Navigation Secrets - FREE Cruising Guides for Sailing! June 13, 2013 ~ If you are anything like me, you read all you can about new places to sail or cruise. But cruising guides can come at a heavy price--unless you know about one super source of the latest, most accurate cruising guides-all for FREE! Tak . . . keep reading How to Calculate Your Sailboat's Light Air "Sailability" June 11, 2013 ~ If you want to sail with more efficiency, speed, and power you might be interested to look where few sailors ever look. Light air. Boring? Before you turn away and say that's what the auxiliary is for consider this.World voyagers Lin . . . keep reading Three Easy Ways to Dock Your Sailboat Dinghy! June 6, 2013 ~ How many times have you found your boat dinghy tough to control in wind or current? Do you know the three approach choices you can make for a perfect landing every time? Follow these easy steps in any marine weather to bring your dingh . . . keep reading How to Choose the Perfect Sailing Crew or Partner for Cruising June 4, 2013 ~ What makes the perfect sailing crew or sailing partner? That's a tough one. But having crewed a few times aboard big boats over the past several years, I'd like to share some thoughts with you. Not just my own, but those of other saili . . . keep reading Dock a Boat Like a Pro - Springing Speed Control with Rudder Angle May 30, 2013 ~ One of our members sent in a fantastic question the other day about springing speed. He asked how to control the speed that your sailboat pivots onto or off of a pier. Indeed, once you learn to spring, you will want to fine tune your r . . . keep reading Make a "Sailing Weather Window" for Worry-Free Cruising! May 28, 2013 ~ Our crew gathered after the skipper's first meeting and he passed along the "bad" news. Gales headed our way! Looks like we're tied up for a few more days--maybe a week more until a weather window opens up. He gazed across ou . . . keep reading Sailing Weather Secrets - Seven Weather Wonders for Safer Sailing! May 23, 2013 ~ Sailor, writer, and master illustrator Eric Sloane wrote many books for the sailor, but his classic "Eric Sloane's Weather Book" has always been a favorite. Use these little-known weather tips for safer sailing on the . . . keep reading Sailing Emergencies - How to Stop a "Runaway" Sailboat Engine! May 21, 2013 ~ If you have a small diesel engine, you may one day experience a "runaway diesel". That means your engine throttle or fuel stop will not control your engine. Like a beast gone mad, it will take over control of your boat. And y . . . keep reading Sail Clear of These "Ship-Killing" Sailing Navigation Dangers! May 16. 2013 ~ Glance at any nautical chart or GPS plotter and you will see chart symbols and abbreviations that indicate wrecks, rocks or obstructions. Any one of these could lead to a cracked hull or keel, mangled propeller and shaft, or broken, ja . . . keep reading Dock a Boat Like a Pro - Use "Pivot-Point" Power! May 14, 2013 ~ Imagine one magic point located along the side of your sailboat that could help you make maneuvering decisions with more precision. Need to pivot your boat around a piling, approach a pier or seawall with pinpoint accuracy, turn your b . . . keep reading Five "Fatigue-Fighting" Sailing Tips You Can Use! May 9, 2013 ~ If you are anything like me, sailing those first few days after being shore-bound for months and months can be a challenge and make you tired fast. Business or personal demands sometimes don't allow us to sail as much as we would like. . . . keep reading Sailing Weather Secrets - How Seven Coastal Winds Affect Sailing May 7, 2013 ~ How can the sailing skipper look at a nautical chart and predict--within seconds--how wind and seas could present grave danger to his or her sailing crew? What secrets can the terrain tell you? Make safer, more comfortable cruising pass . . . keep reading Make These Seven Sailing Navigation Highlights for Safety! May 5, 2013 ~ Sailing navigation begins with the process of interpretation of what you see and how that will affect your small sailboat and her crew now and in the future. Keep sailing safer when you make most of your navigation preparations docksid . . . keep reading More Headlines