| Plan to Arrive Early
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| | reckoning
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| If you slow down and are not going to
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| | whenever possible.Hold Off Entering
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| arrive early enough,
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| | Tricky Areas During Squall Activity
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| it's time to start the engine. Don't
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| | Fog can be a problem in non-tropical
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| wait until it's too late to
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| | areas and squalls
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| make up for lost progress. Your priority
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| | often reduce visibility in the tropics.
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| should be to
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| | Both conditions require
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| approach an anchorage safely in daylight
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| | more careful navigation than at other
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| rather than sailing
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| | times. Even though
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| into the late afternoon or evening hours
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| | squalls can reduce visibility to almost
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| with the last breath
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| | nothing, at least they
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| of wind. This is especially important
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| | don't last long. Adjust sail
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| when anchoring in an
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| | appropriately and put off passage
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| unfamiliar area or having to secure a
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| | in any narrow or tricky channels while
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| mooring buoy where
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| | the squall is still
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| only a few moorings are available. At
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| | blowing. If you're in the harbor, let
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| the chart briefing learn
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| | the squall blow over
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| about locations where arriving early is
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| | before getting underway. If underway,
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| important.Maintain Situational (and
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| | stand off in open
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| Positional) Awareness
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| | water rather than trying to navigate any
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| This means not only knowing what is
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| | narrow channels
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| going on at the
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| | during the squall. You normally don't
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| moment, but being aware of what is about
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| | have to wait long
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| to happen.Is leeway or adverse current
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| | before it becomes warm and clear
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| taking your boat toward a
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| | again.Consider Buddy-Boating or Flotilla
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| hazardous area?
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| | Chartering
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| Is the bearing to another boat in the
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| | Being part of a group can add to your
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| distance holding steady
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| | enjoyment and you
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| indicating the likelihood of a collision
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| | can learn from other sailors. If you're
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| course?
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| | not part of a yacht club
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| Is reduced speed going to cause you to
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| | or other privately organized group,
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| arrive at your
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| | there are still ways to get
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| destination too late to enter the
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| | mutual support and enjoy the company of
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| anchorage safely?
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| | other charterers.
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| Is there a squall rapidly approaching
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| | Some sailing club/schools offer group
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| your position?
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| | flotillas that you can
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| Is that entire fleet of racing sailboats
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| | join as individuals, couples or even
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| heading your way?
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| | whole boat loads of
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| Are there fish trap buoys in your
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| | cruisers. Many cruises organized by
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| path?Be aware of what's
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| | sailing schools offer
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| going on around you right now and what
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| | sailing instruction and even
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| the situation is
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| | certification during the trip.
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| going to be in the next 5 to 10 minutes
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| | Flotilla members can get to know each
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| or even more. Keep
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| | other before the trip,
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| your mind ahead of the boat in both time
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| | and group organizers go along to make
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| and space so no
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| | the cruise as
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| adverse circumstances can sneak up on
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| | enjoyable as possible.Major charter
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| you and take you
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| | companies like The Moorings and Sunsail
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| by surprise. Remember the old adage: "An
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| | offer flotilla group chartering
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| excellent sailor
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| | opportunities where you join
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| is one who uses his expert judgment to
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| | the flotilla with your own charter boat.
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| avoid situations that
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| | The flotilla is led by captains from the
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| require him to use his expert
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| | charter company who stay with the fleet
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| skill".Never Trust Just One Source of
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| | and take care of any problems that might
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| Navigational
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| | arise.Chartering is a great way to
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| Information
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| | experience the best cruising
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| This is doubly important when dealing
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| | locations around the world. It's a lot
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| with information from
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| | easier getting to these
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| electronic devices, even very good ones
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| | locations by chartering rather than
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| like GPS. These
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| | sailing all the way from
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| devices can be very easy to use but it's
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| | home. It's also cheaper and safer. It's
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| also very easy to
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| | the only way if you
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| occasionally punch a wrong button. Cross
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| | don't have many months of free time.
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| check
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| | Just follow good
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| navigational data by observing if the
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| | practices seamanship and navigation and
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| information makes
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| | you and your
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| sense and by using other sources of
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| | shipmates will have a great time and
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| information such as
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| | will want to go back
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| depth soundings, hand bearings and dead
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| | again and again.
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