The Cost Of A Sailboat Rental
If you want to enjoy summer day by going to boating, but you do not have enough money to buy it; coming up with a sailboat rental can always become a great way to come with. Nowadays, there are numerous different boats which could simply rent for the day or even for the hour. If you desire to spend your spare time with so much fun and relaxation, a sailboat is going to be good thing to try out. That’s why; a sailboat rental has reached its fame currently. Remember that a sailboat may just fit Read more [...]
February 3, 2011 No Comments
Excellent Quality Snorkel Gear And Scuba Diver Equipment
Choose the kind of bargain scuba gear online and snorkelling gear to shop for Before you can begin to find Cheap Divers Equipment or Snorkle Gear you should know what type of bargain dive gear or dry snorkel gear you need to shop for. This might look straight-forward, nevertheless this frequently is not so. As you want to get the best diving accessories or snorkle gear, you have several choices to make before you select the special discount scuba gear or snorkle gear merchandise that meets your needs Read more [...]
December 10, 2010 No Comments
Sailing For Beginners – Getting Started Living the Dream
Thinking of sailing, a quote by Richard Henry Dana Jr. always tends to come to mind: "Then, with all her sails, light and heavy, and studding-sails, on each side, alow and aloft, she is the most glorious moving object in the world." A sailboat is, to me, a living monument to another time - distinctly Hemingwayian in nature, when things were much simpler. I've always had grand notions of trans-Atlantic voyages and Mediterranean odysseys, and yet even growing up as I did in Florida Read more [...]
June 8, 2010 No Comments
Provisioning For a Long Cruise
It has definitely gotten easier to provision in the past few years. Many times I am Offshore for a few days, with up to 5 crew members. I would be Sailing to Bermuda, or taking a run from Block Island, RI to Virginia. Some trips I would do Singlehanded....but you still need to Provision, keeping in mind that some days your crew, how should I say.....may be under the weather. I break it down to Breakfast, Lunch, Dinners, Quick eats, Snacks, Sweets and Desserts. Depending on the Crew size Read more [...]
July 3, 2009 No Comments
Would You Like to Go For a Sail?
That's what my friend Wilson asked me, many years ago when our boys were young. Wilson, his son Jay, my son Will, and I all piled excitedly into the small sailboat. We put on life jackets and raised the sail for our trip across Long Lake. When we got across the lake, we would meet our wives and the other children for a picnic. All went well until we got to the middle of the lake. The breeze was cool and fairly strong, refreshing on a warm summer day. We made good progress, following Wilson's Read more [...]
June 30, 2009 No Comments
The 3 Types of Sails – And Find Out How to Make Them Work For You!
There are three main types of sails that can be seen on dinghies and yachts and that you will always here about in sailing. They look different and do completely different things. They are... The Mainsail The Genoa/Gib The Spinnaker/Gennaker The Mainsail The mainsail is the work horse of the entire boat and provides the power for the boat to move. It must be properly trimmed at optimized to get the most out of it. If you are beating the sail should be fully in, reaching Read more [...]
February 20, 2009 No Comments
