Salty John cruising resources: Links and articles to help you get more from your sailing, stay shipshape and keep safe.

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Salty John cruising resources

Rig tensioning using the Loos&Co Rig Tension gauge

Salty John cruising resources

Salty John cruising resources:

Links and articles to help you get more from your sailing, stay shipshape and keep safe.

Articles

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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

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

UK Sailing Directory: www.bluemoment.co.uk

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

www.boats4fun.co.uk

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

www.onpassage.com - Onpassage.com is a one-stop resource for cruising yachts worldwide; it provides information for the experienced blue water sailor as well as for those who are planning their first passage.

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: http://www.rya.org.uk/

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

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

Your Personal Cruising Databank www.cruisingresources.com

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

Cruising World Magazine forum: http://phpbb.worldpub.net/

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

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

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

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

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

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