Ways to Prevent Man Overboard
Prevention is better than rescue. Here are 9 tips to avoiding a MOB.
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13 useful tips when provisioning for your next cruise.
Continue reading “Provisioning Tips”Watch Keeping
One of the very first questions that arises when the crew realise that not all of them can go to sleep during the night, is “who will be on watch and when?”.
Continue reading “Watch Keeping”Deck Watches and Ship’s Bells
Ever wondered what “8 bells, first dog watch” means?
Continue reading “Deck Watches and Ship’s Bells”“A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – William Shedd
Leanne Marie
One day, around 1991, I noticed a big, green boat sitting on a small hill in Redland Bay. I went and said hello, and had the pleasure of making friends with Greg and Cheryl Vining.
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For the last few years, I’ve been searching around the Internet for mention of my last yacht ‘Narena’. Well I finally found her, alive and well in the Mediterranean.
Continue reading “Narena”Is it a boat or a ship?
What’s the difference between a boat and a ship?
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