Articles in the Learning Category
Several changes have been made to the current edition of The Racing Rules of Sailing.
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) announced today that, as a result of actions taken by the ISAF Racing Rules Committee and the ISAF Council during the ISAF Annual Conference, several changes in The Racing
Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 will take effect on 1 January 2010.
Rule 18.2(c) will be changed to prohibit a newly discovered and potentially dangerous tactic that was an unintended consequence of the current wording of this rule. The revised rule will no longer …
The sea has no roads…
With only the Sun or the Moon above your head…and clear blue waters till as far as your eyes can see…how do you navigate your prized yacht?…without getting lost or getting into a ship as huge as the horizon at night?…unless you know how to use the stars to guide you back home…WHAT DO YOU DO?
Radio Detection and Ranging – commonly known as RADAR – is the way to take you there !
NAVIGATION
Navigation is the science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place; …


