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Articles

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• Troubleshooting your VHF antenna system 49kb

• Bilge pump system design 64kb

• Dylan Winter interviewed by Small Craft Advisor magazine 110kb

• A Modest Odyssey - An island-hopping journey from
  Florida to the British Virgin Islands.
  A Modest Odyssey - Part 1.pdf 748kb
  A Modest Odyssey - Part 2.pdf 1.5mb
  A Modest Odyssey - Part 3.pdf 1.6mb
  A Modest Odyssey - Part 4.pdf 808kb

• Defining the cruising boat.
  Defining the cruising boat.pdf 101kb

• The Happy Hooker A guide to confident anchoring.
  haphook.pdf 385kb

• Sails and sail handling on Adriana – simple, low-tech but very effective
  Sails and sail handling on Adriana.pdf

• Don’t be a stick-in-the-mud!. Techniques for re-floating your boat.
  Running aground.pdf 92kb

• Rig tensioning using the Loos&Co Rig Tension gauge
  Rig tensioning using the Loos.pdf 320kb

• Marine VHF Antennas (aerials) and their installation
  Marine VHF Antennas (aerials) and their installation.pdf 208kb

• How to fit a PL259 plug to RG8X 50 ohm coaxial cable
  How to fit a PL259 plug to coaxial cable.pdf 224kb

• COLREGS The Rules of the Road International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea.
  COLREGS The Rules of the Road .pdf 152kb

• Anchor system selection
  Anchor system selection.pdf 107kb

More articles coming soon

A list of useful and entertaining links in no particular order:

Cox Engineering A technical information resource for yacht owners

http://furledsails.com Weekly sailing podcast focusing on cruising and recreational sailing.

A weblog about great boats, boatbuilding and restoration. And sheds, of course! www.intheboatshed.net

Experience a Houseboat Holiday Aboard Rufus Stone on the River Torridge in Devon

www.boats4fun.co.uk

For Tillers and Rudders - www.tonymackillican.co.uk

www.inyourfootsteps.com In your footsteps .com shares sailing experience. It recognises the need for us all to share and leave experience for those who follow in our footsteps.

Royal Yachting Association:www.rya.org.uk

Royal Ocean Racing ratings office: www.rorcrating.com/default.html

Old Gaffers Association: www.oldgaffersassociation.org/_sgt/f10000.htm

Your Personal Cruising Databank www.cruisingresources.com

YBW magazine forums: www.ybw.com/forums/ubbthreads.php

Cruising World Magazine forum: phpbb.worldpub.net

Boat Jumble Fixture List: www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk

National Hurricane Center , USA : www.nhc.noaa.gov

Grogs animated knots page: www.animatedknots.com/index.php

Practical Sailor anchor test: www.practical-sailor.com/boatus/anchors/4rhod4598/99anchor1.html

Importing goods into UK : www.sloanefox.freeserve.co.uk/importukduty.htm

Currency Calculator: www.x-rates.com/calculator.html

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