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Sailing (and why we don’t) – the last word.
A couple of situations: 1. Going for a Hike: You decide to go for a hike so you hop into the dinghy, head over to the trailhead and tie the dinghy line (the painter) to a tree. Unfortunately, you forgot to check the tides before you left so when you return from the hike, the […]
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Sailing (and why we don’t) – Anchoring Scenario 2 etc.
Anchoring is relatively straightforward but does require communications between the person at the anchor and the person at the helm – hand signals, walkie-talkies and/or the occasional shouting match during which the husband (the captain) often blames his incompetence on the crew (his wife) – usually ending in something like: “I never wanted to go […]
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Sailing (and why we don’t) – Anchoring Scenario 1
Anchoring is relatively easy – most of the time. The problem is that some boaters think it is easier than it is. In 40 feet of water (maximum including the tide change), you should (in theory) have 7 x 40 = 280 feet of anchor line (rode) to ensure the anchor resets when the wind […]
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Sailing (and why we don’t) Part 2
We occasionally did day sails with friends – over to Taylor Bay on Gabriola Island but mostly we did 2-3 week trips by ourselves. I installed a solar panel so that we could run the fridge and all the electronics indefinitely without having to go to a marina. Sometimes I would take the boat out […]
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Sailing (and why we don’t)
Vancouver island is amongst the best places in the world for cruising in a sailboat and sailing is idyllic – until it isn’t. At a certain age (late 60’s for me), things that were fun become less appealing and things that were interesting are now just a pain in the neck. Having waves crash over […]
WR Foster 