Safety
Safe sailing is the foundation for all other kinds of sailing -- fun sailing, fast sailing, long-distance sailing. Sailing safety is essential information for anyone stepping on-board a sailboat. Look inside to find tips and techniques for keeping accidents from happening and effectively dealing with them if (when) they do.
Sailing Pocket Reference Tools
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Emergency Radio Communication
No sailboat should leave the slip without a working VHF marine radio. In case of emergency, there are specific radio protocols to get essential information out quickly and accurately. This article by About.com's powerboat expert offers an excellent overview.
No sailboat should leave the slip without a working VHF marine radio. In case of emergency, there are specific radio protocols to get essential information out quickly and accurately. This article by About.com's powerboat expert offers an excellent overview.
West Marine Online Catalogue
For buying boat supplies, there's nowhere like a West Marine store. For buying boat supplies from the comfort of your armchair, there's nothing like West Marine's online catalogue.
For buying boat supplies, there's nowhere like a West Marine store. For buying boat supplies from the comfort of your armchair, there's nothing like West Marine's online catalogue.
Pains Wessex Flares
Pains Wessex is a leading manufacturer of flares for emergency signaling. Their website has a useful tool for determining which flare kit is the right fit for your needs.
Pains Wessex is a leading manufacturer of flares for emergency signaling. Their website has a useful tool for determining which flare kit is the right fit for your needs.
Lifeline Netting
The best way to avoid a man-overboard (or pet-overboard) situation is to keep them on the boat. Lifeline netting fills the gaps between the deck and lifelines to help keep people, pets and kids on-board. Here's a quick how-to from BoatUS.
The best way to avoid a man-overboard (or pet-overboard) situation is to keep them on the boat. Lifeline netting fills the gaps between the deck and lifelines to help keep people, pets and kids on-board. Here's a quick how-to from BoatUS.