Safety
Sea Danger Guide
Following seas, breaking following seas, surfing, broaching, bow-bury, pooping waves and pitchpole risk.
Uses selected language when available.
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Safety
- Sea Danger Guide
- Heavy Weather Readiness
- Night Watch And Singlehanded Sleep Safety
- Water In The Boat
- Autopilot Failure And Emergency Steering
- Anchor Watch And Dragging Anchor
- Squalls At Night
- Power And Battery Safety On Passage
- Man Overboard And Staying On Board
- Calling For Help At Sea
- Fire, Gas And Carbon Monoxide On Board
- Collision Avoidance And Lookout
- Engine Failure Under Sail
- Reefing And Sail Balance
- Grounding And Underwater Damage
- Rig Failure And Jury Rig
- Medical Problems At Sea
- Leaving Harbor Safety Check
- When To Turn Back Or Not Leave
- Loss Of Electronics And Navigation Backup
- Dinghy And Going Ashore Safety
- Harbor Entry At Night Or Bad Visibility
Technical
Reference
Safety
Heavy Weather Readiness
Preparing the boat, gear and skipper before bad weather arrives: reefing, jacklines, drogues, food, water and recovery checks.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Night Watch And Singlehanded Sleep Safety
Short sleep, alarms, traffic, squalls, fatigue and what must be true before a singlehanded skipper rests.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Water In The Boat
First actions, finding the leak, slowing the inflow, pumps, crew roles, emergency calls and recovery checks.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Autopilot Failure And Emergency Steering
First actions, sail balance, hand steering, emergency tiller, steering inspection and fatigue management.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Anchor Watch And Dragging Anchor
Setting the anchor, alarms, transits, weather shifts, first actions and leaving early.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Squalls At Night
Detection, sail plan, alarms, skipper actions, lightning, rain and recovery checks.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Power And Battery Safety On Passage
Energy budget, critical loads, charging, bilge pumps, inverter use, lithium behavior and emergency reserve.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Man Overboard And Staying On Board
Staying clipped on, jacklines, lifejackets, cold water shock, first MOB actions, recovery and singlehanded risk.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Calling For Help At Sea
Mayday, Pan-Pan, VHF/DSC, PLB, EPIRB, phones, position, crew briefing and emergency call scripts.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Fire, Gas And Carbon Monoxide On Board
Boat fire, LPG gas, carbon monoxide, alarms, first actions, smoke, evacuation and recovery checks.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Collision Avoidance And Lookout
Proper lookout, AIS, radar, constant bearing, night traffic, fishing vessels and early clear action.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Engine Failure Under Sail
First actions, sea room, anchoring, fuel, cooling water, batteries, tow preparation and recovery checks.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Reefing And Sail Balance
Reefing early, reducing helm load, choosing headsail and mainsail balance, and keeping the boat easy to steer.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Grounding And Underwater Damage
What to do after touching bottom, hitting something, or finding damage near keel, rudder, propeller, seacocks or hull.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Rig Failure And Jury Rig
First actions when stays, shrouds, sails, halyards, boom or mast are damaged, and how to reduce load before it gets worse.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Medical Problems At Sea
Seasickness, dehydration, injuries, heat, cold, medical calls, first aid readiness and what happens if the skipper is affected.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Leaving Harbor Safety Check
A practical before-departure pass over weather, crew, sails, engine, power, safety gear, hatches, seacocks and plan B.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
When To Turn Back Or Not Leave
A seamanship guide about schedule pressure, tired crew, doubtful gear, bad forecasts and deciding early while it is still easy.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Loss Of Electronics And Navigation Backup
Keeping direction and position if screens, GPS, plotter or power fail: log, compass, dead reckoning, sun, stars and calm decisions.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Dinghy And Going Ashore Safety
Tender trips, outboard trouble, overload, night returns, current, lifejackets, light, VHF, dry bags and leaving the yacht safely anchored.
Uses selected language when available.
Safety
Harbor Entry At Night Or Bad Visibility
Approaching land tired or in poor visibility: preparation, lights, depth, current, AIS, speed, abort plan and when to wait offshore.
Uses selected language when available.
Technical
Electricity On Board
Practical boat electricity: source, cable, protection, load, cable sizing, fusing, battery connections, solar, AC, inverters, lithium and documentation.
Uses selected language when available.
Reference
Sailing Vocabulary
Plain explanations of common sailing words used in the guides.
Uses selected language when available.
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