So I was at a bar the other day chatting away to a couple of people I’d just met, and as is often the case in all conversations with yachties speaking to well – anyone really, we got on to th...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/05/15/are-you-a-shouty-skipper/
Breeze was bobbing away quietly on C Pier at Nelson Marina, gently tugging on her mooring lines as I apprehensively walked up the dock on Monday morning. Chris from Sail Nelson was there to welco...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/04/21/rya-offshore-yachtmaster/
There is something extremely wild and rugged about big waves crashing up a windswept beach. The force and power of the swell as it silently rolls towards the land before curling its top and sendi...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2018/03/28/understanding-waves/
How much power do you use? It is not normally something we would even usually think about in a house. You come home, turn on all the lights, the heat pump, start cooking in the oven, use hot wate...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2017/06/14/marine-electronics-making-a-power-budget/
Dear Batteries, I am sorry. Can you ever forgive me? I have neglected you all these years, I can’t believe you haven’t given up on me. I jump aboard every week and simply expect you to do you...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2017/05/27/marine-electronics-batteries/
If you are a regular blog follower then you will have probably been fascinated last week by my post on circuits and learning “What’s a watt?” Well I hope you learned as much as I did. My mi...
Whats a watt? Up until a couple of weeks ago I had no idea either. So thankfully my friend Chris from Tweeds Marine agreed to do a beginners marine electrical course for the Little Ship Club to h...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2017/05/12/marine-electronics-for-beginners-terminology-and-circuits/
Apparently I am not the only person to have been given a big fright by the moon sneaking up over the horizon at random times of the night, and my crew continue to debate whether or not the moon l...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2016/12/19/celestial-navigation-the-moon/
Thanks to everyone who is still persevering with the Celestial Navigation notes. I hope you have picked up a few things. You might have noticed a couple of the videos that I have linked through t...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2016/11/13/celestial-navigation-plotting-your-position/
More angles today… sigh – I do wish I had paid more attention in 5th form maths. Sorry Mr Sanders… Let’s learn about Azimuth angles. As at the stage of typing this first paragraph of the ...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2016/11/01/celestial-navigation-azimuth-sight-reduction-tables/