Basic Knowledge of Sailing
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Part 1 of 5: Gain a Basic Knowledge of Sailing
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1Know the different parts of a sailboat. It is important to know the different parts both for safety reasons and to be able to sail your boat as efficiently as possible. If you don’t know what to do when someone suddenly yells, “prepare to tack” or “watch the boom!” you may be in trouble.[1]
- Block: This is the nautical term for a pulley.
- Boom: The horizontal support for the foot of the mainsail which extends aft of the mast. This is what you want to watch out for when changing directions in a sailboat. It can give you quite a wallop on the head if it hits you.
- Bow: This is what the front
Spain and the Canary Islands: Anchoring Restrictions
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By Sue Richards — last modified Nov 09, 2012 03:30 PM
If planning to anchor in Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma & Hierro, yachts should ask for permission in advance at the Capitania of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is also recommended that yachts should seek approval before anchoring elsewhere in the Canaries. Yachts that anchor in remote places without authorisation should not be surprised if they are asked to move on.
Published: 2012-10-11 01:00:00 Topics: Cruising Information Countries:Canary Islands , Spain
The Kiel Canal
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The Kiel Canal, or Nord-Ostsee Kanal, runs 53 miles (99 km) NW from Brunsbuttel on the River Elbe, to Kiel on the Baltic coast. It is over 100m wide and 11m deep and has a clearance of 40m.
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A Navigation Handbook giving rules for the canal can be downloaded.
Permission to enter the canal must be requested as follows:-
At Brunsbuttel: "Kiel Kanal 1" on VHF ch. 13
At Kiel-Holtenau: "Kiel Kanal 4" on VHF ch. 12
During transit of the canal, a listening watch should be kept on each of the above channels when approaching the locks, on ch. 02 ("Kiel Kanal 2") between Brunsbuttel and Breiholz, and on ch. 03 from Breiholz to Kiel ("Kiel Kanal 3").
Eleven TOP Yacht Shipyards
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