Category: Sailing
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Safety At Sea Class – Recommended Materials for Learning Weather
Here’s my list of recommended reading materials from the most recent Safety at Sea Course I taught: Books: Aherns, Meteorology Today – http://amzn.to/2mmwnfy Burch, Modern Marine Weather, http://amzn.to/2mmw6cv Jourdane, Modern Weather for Sailors – http://amzn.to/2lmHtlb Online learning: Penn State Online Weather Forecasting Certificate: www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/weather-forecasting-certificate/overview UCAR “Met-Ed” / Comet: www.meted.ucar.edu Sailing Weather Service (Chris Bedford): www.sailwx.com…
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Personal signal flags / plaques for CYC Members
Periodically I get asked questions about the personal signal flags or plaques that hang in CYC Belmont Station (near the bar) and in Monroe (in the Captain’s cabin though they may be moving to the Mac bar). So here’s the deal with the plaques. These are ‘private signals’ that boaters used to fly back in…
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Equipment for Opti Sailing
Last Updated April 3, 2016 Here’s a basic introduction to equipment for non-sailing parents. At the bottom are links and contact information for suppliers. Reminder – Label every single thing with your name, sail number and phone number when possible. Things go astray, kids ‘borrow’ things, and stuff goes missing with frightening frequency. Label it…