Dock Like a Pro – Use a Forward Bow Spring | Cruising Compass
WEBMar 18, 2015 · 5. Belay and Dock Flush Alongside the Pier. Place your engine throttle in astern propulsion at idle speed (or the slowest speed possible). Tension on the spring line will bring the boat flush alongside the pier. Once alongside, leave your engine in gear to maintain position (illustration 5). As an alternate to the forward bow spring, put over a ...
Calculating the True Wind and Why it Matters
WEBMay 9, 2017 · There are several ways to define the wind. For weather work at sea we care only about the true wind. This true wind is the speed and the direction of the wind relative to the fixed earth under the ocean. Tied up at the dock, we feel the true wind. Once we get underway, however, our own motion changes the wind we feel, and then it is called the ...
Cruising Guide to the Western Caribbean - Blue Water Sailing
WEBOct 12, 2018 · One of the greatest aspects of this itinerary is that most of this sailing route takes advantage of favorable winds and currents. This is a key difference between this Western Caribbean route via the “Thornless Path” of traveling upwind from the Bahamas to the BVI via Turks and Cacaos, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. That can be a real ...
Dragonfly 28 “Touring” - Blue Water Sailing
WEBOct 10, 2017 · Dragonfly offers trimarans from 25 to 35 feet. The 28 Touring we sailed is offered as a fast cruiser. For those addicted to speed, Dragonfly offers the same boat with 20 percent more sail area and larger amas. Dragonfly’s are glass boats with PVC cored hulls and decks with selective carbon reinforcing.
Pocket Cruisers That Sail Far - Blue Water Sailing
WEBMar 12, 2019 · Today’s pocket cruisers make the best use of fiberglass technology and offer much beamier and voluminous hull shapes with longer and thus faster waterlines. Boats like the Hanse 315, Beneteau 31, Jeanneau 349 or the Catalina 315 have the space inside of 40 footers from the old days. And the modern designs sail so much better, too.
OvitalMap | Cruising Compass - Blue Water Sailing
WEBJul 29, 2015 · OvitalMap is a cross-platform map browser that supports offline views of Google Map, satellite images and topographic maps, as well as voice navigation. It is an integration of Google map, Google satellite images, topographic maps, global maps offline download, global voice navigation, friend location sharing, record tracks, real-time traffic ...
JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 41DS - Blue Water Sailing
WEBNov 19, 2012 · Under power, the 41DS handles easily and well. With a sail drive powered by the standard 40hp diesel, the prop is well positioned to keep water pressure on the rudder, thus even at slow speeds the boat turns with assurance. Straight ahead, the boat will motor at 6.5 knots at a conservative 2000 rpms, …
BOAT REVIEWS | CATALINA 275 - Blue Water Sailing
WEBJul 20, 2014 · The 275 is 27 feet, six inches overall and has a 26-foot, seven inch waterline. This will translate into a nominal hull speed of seven knots, which is not bad for a boat of this size. But the 275 weighs only 5,000 pounds and 40 percent of that is in the fin keel, so it is both very stiff and the hull is very light for a production boat.
Antares 44i | Cruising Compass - Blue Water Sailing
WEBJun 1, 2016 · BWS THOUGHTS. The Antares 44i is a unique cruising catamaran. The boat has a distinctive, shippy look that makes it unmistakable in any anchorage. The underlying concepts in the design and the attention to detail in both the build and equipping phases of the boat’s creation are incredibly sound.
Choosing the Right Fabric For Your Sails: Part One
WEBAug 31, 2016 · The real advantage of a laminate, other than the fact that it’s a lot lighter and stronger for the same strength and stretch resistance as Dacron, is that you can use the fabric to build a radial sail, either a bi-radial or a tri-radial sail. This way you can use fabrics of different weights in the same sail.