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Practical Navigation Tips for Bareboaters Pt. 3

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




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