tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7336116266472851022024-03-05T21:32:39.654-08:00What Is It About Boating...?BOATING, whether in a sailboat, fishing boat, cruiser or ski boat means something different to each boat owner. Boats get us to our favorite fishing spots, pull water skiers, take us to destinations across the water. But more than that, there's a common thread that binds us together as boaters. Is it community, common interest, common calling? Is it passion for something inexplicable? This site contains articles, videos and blogs that explore the passion of our favorite pastime.William L. Gills - Bos'n Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05526928491247750354noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733611626647285102.post-58272102576374381872013-08-21T14:21:00.001-07:002013-08-23T11:08:36.104-07:00Nautical Sayings-Meanings and Origins 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a myriad of sayings and phrases that we use in everyday speech that have their origins in the seafaring days of old, many of their original meanings long forgotten. In my last post, <a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2013/08/nautical-sayings-origins-and-meanings-1.html">Nautical Sayings - Meanings and Orgins 1</a> writer Dee White enumerated some of the more commonly used and best known nautical figures of speech. In this post, you'll find even more salty sayings that likely pepper your language on a daily basis. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>Fathom out</strong> </span>– to deduce something from the facts. A fathom is a unit of measurement – the distance from finger tip to fingertip with arms outstretched. In 14th century, “fathoming” meant embracing someone, so to “fathom out” may have just been a way of measuring with outstretched arms.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>Foot loose</strong> </span>– free to do as one pleases (maybe romantically unattached). The lower edge of the mainsail is called the “foot”. If this is not attached it will hang or fly free and be much more difficult to control.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Grog or Groggy</span> </strong>– a ration of alcohol or the state of drinking too much. In 1740 Vice Admiral Sir Edward Vernon issued a decree that the sailors’ daily ration of half a pint of rum should be diluted with an equal amount of water. The sailors referred to the Vice Admiral as “Old Groggy” because of the impressive Grogram cloak which he wore on deck. Hence the disdainful nickname of “grog” was given to their watered down drink. Sailors who drank too much were referred to as “groggy”.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>Let the cat out of the bag</strong> </span>– disclose a secret. This refers to the cat o’ nine tails, a whip made of rope with nine unbraided strands at the end, used to flog sailors. The “cat” refers to the scratches and wounds the sailors would incur from the flogging. The “cat” was kept in a bag and when it was brought out there was obviously going to be trouble ahead.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. You can visit his website here. <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's Log</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While many everyday sayings certainly have genuine nautical origins, there
are others which have unproven claims and still more where it is easy to find a
logical link…..even though not necessarily valid.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So if you are at a “loose end” and want to “know the ropes”, then “sling your
hook”, “batten down the hatches” and “get underway” with these Nautical
Sayings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">At a loose ends</span></strong> – unoccupied. Nautically, loose ends are
unattached ones which are not doing their job. “Tying up loose ends” is used to
mean finalising details of a matter as a sailor makes fast the loose ends to
ensure the boat is shipshape</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Batten down the hatches</span></strong> – prepare for trouble. Battening
down of walkways and hatches was done when bad weather was imminent. Ships
hatches were often open or covered with a wooden grating. When bad weather was
expected the hatches were covered with tarpaulins and edged with thin wooden
battens to stop them from blowing off.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>Between the devil and the deep blue sea</strong> </span>– faced with two
dangerous alternatives. The derivation seems obscure, but try this one. The
“devil” is the seam between the deck planking and the top plank of the ship’s
side. It would have to be watertight and would need filling or caulking
regularly, which would require a sailor to stand on the very edge of the deck or
even be suspended over the side. A dangerous place to be.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Cut and run</span></strong>– run away. It is possible that it derives from
ships making a hasty departure by cutting the anchor rope and running with the
wind.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Full to the gunwales</span></strong> – full to the brim or packed tight.
Pronounced “gunnels”, it is the upper edge of a ship’s side in large vessels and
the piece of timber extending round the top side of the hull in smaller craft.
It probably first referred to heavily loaded ships.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>Get underway</strong> </span>– begin a journey. The “under” is likely to
have meant “on the” and the “way” is the forward progress of the ship through
the water so it actually means “on their way”.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong style="background-color: white;">Give a wide berth</strong> </span>– a good distance. Originally a berth was
a place where there was sea room to moor a boat. The meaning of “berth” was
probably “bearing off”. Sailors were warned to keep a wide bearing off something
they needed to keep away from. It could also refer to anchoring a boat far
enough away from another so that they did not hit each other when swinging with
the wind or the tide.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hard and fast</span></strong> – rigidly adhered to – without doubt. A ship
that was “hard and fast” was beached firmly on land. Land was known as “The
hard” as in Buckler’s Hard.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>Hand over fist</strong> </span>– quickly and continuously. It describes the
action of hauling on a rope using alternate hands, so it is probably nautical.
In the 18th century though, it had a different meaning –“making steady
progress”.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>In the doldrums</strong> </span>– in low spirits or feeling drowsy or dull.
In 19th century the word “doldrum” meant a “dullard or dull fellow” so “the
doldrums” was a general state of low spirits. In the middle of the century the
word was used to denote the state of ships experiencing becalming in the area
just north of the equator, between the Trade Winds. The name was then used
geographically to refer to the area itself rather than the state of the
ships.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Keel over</span></strong> – to fall over - also a sailor’s term for dying.
When the boat’s keel comes out of the water it is very likely to capsize. To be
on an even keel – calm and steady. The boat would float upright without
listing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>In the offing</strong> </span>- imminent or likely to happen soon. “Offing”
is that area of sea that can be seen from land, so when a ship was seen to be
“in the offing” it would be expected to dock before the next tide. The adjective
“off” in a sailing context means “away from”.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Knowing the ropes</span></strong> – understanding the principles. In square
rigged ships there were miles of ropes in the rigging and the only way of
keeping track of their functions was to memorise where each of them went. It
took and experienced sailor to “know the ropes”.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Log book</span></strong> – an official record book. An early way to measure
a boat’s progress through the sea was to throw overboard a wooden board or “log”
with a string attached. The rate at which the string was paid out as the ship
moved away from the log was measured by counting knots in the string. These
measurements were recorded in a book, the “log book” and from here we also get
“knot”- the unit of speed at sea.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">On your beam ends</span></strong> – hard up or in a bad situation. The beams
were the horizontal timbers of a boat. If the end of these beams were touching
the water you were in imminent danger of capsizing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><strong>Pipe down</strong> </span>- a request for silence. The boatswain’s pipe was
used to give signals to the crew of sailing ships. “Piping down the hammocks”
was the last signal of the day, to go below decks and retire for the night. Also
when an officer was “piped down” he was dismissed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Three sheets to the wind</span></strong> – very drunk. In sailors’ language,
a sheet is a rope. If three sheets are not attached to the sails as they ought
to be, the sail will flap and the boat will lurch around in a drunken fashion.
Sailors had a sliding scale of drunkenness. Tipsy was “one sheet”, whereas
falling over was </span>“three sheets”.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. You can visit his website here. <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's Log</a></span></span></div>
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Introduction by William L Gills aka Bos'n Bill<br />
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There have been many tall tales of colossal, freak waves big enough to dwarf and scuttle supertankers and ocean liners, some purported to be as high as 100 feet (30 meters). But then there is more to these tales than the mythical stories of sea captains and sailors as measured empirically by oil rigs like the <i>Drovner</i> in the North Sea and witnessed on TV broadcasts like the <i>Discovery Channel's</i>, <i><a href="http://youtu.be/l_8hOai9hGQ">Deadliest Catch</a></i>.<br />
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Here is a first hand account of a trawler captain's encounter with a rogue wave. It's a wonder any of the crew survived a collision with a massive wall of water, a solitary wave of enormous height that appeared out of nowhere and took them all by surprise.<br />
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<i>(For more on rogue waves go to an earlier post on this website: <a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2011/11/rogue-waves-myth-or-reality.html">Rogue Waves - Myth or Reality?</a> and view a video demonstration below the article of the equivalent of a 40' (12 meter) boat encountering an 100 foot (30 meter) wave.</i><br />
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Don’t tell Sandy Stoddard there are no guardian angels because he’s pretty sure it was an angel that saved<br />
him and his four crewmen when a rogue wave picked up their fishing boat, slammed it on its side and dumped two of the men in the water.<br />
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<span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“I started fishing when I was 15 years old,” says Stoddard, a commercial fisherman from Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia. “I’m 57 years old now. You do the math. I’ve never seen anything like it in all those years.”</span></div>
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<span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Stoddard, captain of the 45-foot Logan & Morgan, was in the wheelhouse; his four crewmen were in the stern — wearing their “oil gear,” their slickers — and reeling in a long line of baited hooks shortly after dark March 5. They had been fishing for halibut inside Sable Island off Nova Scotia’s east coast in what Stoddard described as typical North Atlantic conditions: a 35-knot southeast wind gusting to 40 or 50, seas 10 to 12 feet.</span></div>
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<span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A big wave, a gigantic wave. Stoddard has to be pressed to say how big — it was dark, and it happened so fast — but he thinks it was “50-, 60-, 70-feet high.” The wave picked Logan & Morgan up and, as the boat slipped sideways down the wave’s back side, the wall of water accelerated out from under the boat and dropped it broadside into what seemed like a bottomless trough, slamming it down at 80 degrees — almost on its side, he says. Had there been another big wave behind it, Logan & Morgan would have been smothered in water. “It would have pushed us under,” he says.</span></div>
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“He hollers once,” Stoddard recalls, and they realized Nickerson was at the stern. He had grabbed a brace under the boat. They kept throwing a life ring to him. Nickerson had been in the water probably five minutes when Rhyno finally spotted him, the life ring around his torso, which itself is pretty remarkable, Stoddard says. Nickerson is 6 feet tall, 200 pounds and was dressed in his oil skins. “It still has me baffled how he fit inside it,” Stoddard says.<br />
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<span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The near-fatal accident occurred just a few weeks after the Feb. 17 loss of the Miss Ally, a 46-foot halibut boat, also from Woods Harbour, with all five hands aboard — a crushing blow to the small fishing community. An emergency beacon on Miss Ally activated while the boat was returning to port in near-hurricane-force winds and 30-foot seas about 120 kilometers southeast of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Searchers later found the overturned hull with the wheelhouse and sleeping quarters sheared off. The crew remained missing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"></span>Part of planning a successful boating trip is to be sure you have the basic essentials onboard for safety, security and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">comfort before you leave the dock. Here is a short narrative by <i>Adriana</i> <i>Noton </i>for both the experienced and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inexperienced day tripper and weekender to serve as a reminder to the old hands and a guide to the lubbers of what to bring on a boating trip.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First of all, to be safe, every passenger should have true boating shoes. This term is not equivalent to sneakers, no matter how many cute little nautical flags are used for decoration. Boating shoes, in the modern, commercial sense, have grip pads or other carefully designed features on the soles to make them cling to wet, smooth surfaces. All boat decks are smooth, for maintenance reasons as well as for traditional ideas of beauty. All boat decks are very likely to get and/or stay wet.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Secondly, giving the nod to conventional medical wisdom, you should take sun screen. Hats may blow off, assuredly will interfere with letting the wind blow through your hair, and cannot help protect you from the glare off the surface of the water and the boat itself. You will probably be out for hours, so choose one with a high SPF factor. For those skeptical of the true protection of sun screens, take a spray bottle of dilute vitamin C, take extra CoQ10 for a few days before and a few after your excursion, and have some natural coconut oil along.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Clothes are up to you, depending of course on the season, but also on what you are doing. Rafting down a canyon river does not call for shorts and tank tops, because the water feels like ice all year. Wet suits come in all sizes for those active souls, but for the rear cabin of a yacht, shorts will be just fine.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">However, foul weather gear should be somewhere in your immediate vicinity, so provide it if you are the boat owner or check on it beforehand if you are a guest. Open water comes with wind, and being out longer than you expect will make day wear inadequate after sundown. Squalls on the Bay and thunderstorms inland can drench you in a minute. This rainproof outer clothing comes in traditional bright yellow slick to fashionable color coordinates, and can be merely a shell or fully lined for cold weather protection.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For safety, you will want to have on hand a floating flashlight, a way to contact the shore or the folks that stayed on land, a first aid kit with band-aids (great for blisters, if for nothing more serious), lots of water for keeping hydrated, food because raw fish gets old fast, and polarized sunglasses. Sunlight is intensified on the water, so give your eyes the protection they need. Lip balm may also be very welcome after a while.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of course, there are many other great ideas: gloves to keep the canoe paddle from wearing away the skin on your hands, a personal flotation device (no longer needs to be blaze orange and bulky, or always under your chin), a strap to keep your sunglasses or goggles firmly in place, a folding ladder to let you swim off the boat and get back in, and fishing gear to let you catch dinner. Towel, good books, radios for music and news, good friends - all of these can make things afloat easier and more pleasant.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Essential gear to bring on a boating trip is what personal taste and common sense tell you. You can also check out boating experts, from friends to the US Coast Guard or HM Coast Guard, for advice.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's Log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. You can visit his website here. <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's Log</a></span></span></div>
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Introduction by William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill<br />
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One of the most opulent and magnificent sailing class
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>racing yachts of all time is the J-Class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The vessels are unique in their
combination of dimension and speed with 170 foot masts, 4 foot wide booms,
1,800 square foot spinnakers and 5,000 square foot main sails. This class of
yachts was conceived in the 1930's when only 10 were designed, sparing no expense by
the wealthy elites of yachtsmen such as Sir Thomas Lipton and Harold S.
Vanderbilt vying to bring home the America's Cup in the yachts <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shamrock V, Enterprise</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ranger</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Most of the J-Class yachts were scrapped prior to World War
II and left only a memory until the year 2000 with the birth of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">J Class Association (JCA)</i> that now makes
it possible to race several replicas of the super yachts when the association
organizes races for the them in <st1:city w:st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Newport</i></st1:city><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></i> and <st1:city w:st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Falmouth</i></st1:city> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cowes</i></st1:city><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></i></st1:place>.
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The presentation below by <i>Superyacht Media</i> illustrates how spectacular these beautifully
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elegant behemoths that represent a Golden Age of Cup racing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enjoy the video!</div>
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Typical Dimension of the J-Class yacht: <br />
LOA: 120 feet (37 meters)<br />
LWL: 80 feet (25 meters)<br />
Beam: 20 feet (6 meters)<br />
Sail Area: 7500 square feet (2286 square meters)<br />
Maximum Draft: 15 feet (4.5 meters)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Here are some really simple, useful tips to consider when naming your boat. Your boat's name is more important than it may seem; it becomes your identity on the water, reflects who you are, your values and your character. Choose wisely and seriously take into account the </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i>Top Ten Boat Naming Tips</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> listed below before permanently affixing your new moniker to your stern.</span></div>
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The shorter the better, especially in an emergency, as every second counts when you are calling for help. In addition, many in the sailing community feel you should try to limit a boat name to one word.</div>
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You don’t want to tempt the gods of the sea one way or the other. Names like “On the Rocks” or “Bottoms Up” may turn out to be more appropriate than you ever intended. By the same token, if you name your boat “Titanic”, or anything else that implies un-sinkability, are just asking for it.</div>
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Guys: yes, your boat is a “she”. But before you name her after your wife, think about this: What if, even after that grand gesture, she still doesn’t appreciate the boat? Or, if she shares your love of boating, what if she is simply uncomfortable with the idea of sharing her name?</div>
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NSFW is a term born on the Internet to describe content that is inappropriate, as in “Not suitable/safe for work”. Is your boat name appropriate for kids to see? Will your boss or clients be on the boat, or will they be put off if they get wind of the name? Will friends and family be embarrassed or offended by the name you choose?</div>
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You don't have to be totally original, but avoid names already used in your harbor, or at least in your marina. There are no rules currently in the US about re-using boat names, but having the same name as the boat next to you is just silly.</div>
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Imagine repeating your boat name several times over the VHF radio in a call to the Coast Guard or dockmaster, and all other boats within listening range. How do you sound? Now, add static and other background noise. Repeat.</div>
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That’s so clever, we’ll say it again. A boat name related to your business can help you turn a sail into a sale ™.If you own a business or work for one that you’re proud of, name your boat something related to the company name and you’ll have a billboard on the water, or at least a conversation starter about what you do for a living.</div>
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Is the dot-come domain name available to match your boat name? This could be of interest if you are a cruiser, live-aboard, race your boat, share it with other fractional owners, or if you simply want a blog about your boating adventures.</div>
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Your boat name will be YOUR name. People you meet may not remember your name, they will remember you by your boat name. This is exaggerated for cruisers and live-aboards. The owners of the Mary-Jane become known as “the Mary-Janes”, the owners of the Jenny become “the Jenny’s”. You get the picture. Do you really want to be known as the Aqua-Holics?</div>
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It is not bad luck to re-name a boat… as long as you christen the boat properly. In fact, whether you buy a new boat or a used boat, always christen her with the new boat name. There are various boat naming ceremonies available on the Internet, but all you really have to do is pop open a bottle of champagne, splash some on the hull, and toast the new boat’s name with at least one witness. Oh, and make sure you say something nice and respectful about Poseidon and/or Neptune.<br />
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Spring is a season most of us water enthusiasts long for in the winter doldrums; it heralds that boating time of year. To begin the warm up process for the run through the season, many seek relaxation and adventure on far away tropical islands like <i>Honaunau Bay, Hawaii.</i> This couple did.<br />
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Here's a video set to reggae island music that is as relaxing and spellbinding as it is rejuvenating. It should hold your attention for at least its 3 1/2 minutes duration, probably more. Don your virtual snorkel, mask and fins for a freedive with the sea turtles, dolphins and tropical fish.<br />
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If you need more time recharging this Spring you can <a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2013/01/chill-out-tropical-island-paradise.html">Chill Out on a Tropical Island Paradise </a>or <a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2012/04/short-trip-to-eden-tropical-paradise.html">Take a Trip to Eden.</a> Enjoy the break!
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Last year <a href="http://www.boatus.com/magazine/"><i>BoatU.S.Magazine</i></a>* sponsored a photo contest in August, 2012 where entrants could earn prizes for the best "on-the-water photographs". In the February/March 2013 issue the finalists and winners were revealed along with their entries. Here is just a sampling of some of the most artistic, lifestyle and scenic photos of the lot. More can be found in February/March issue. Enjoy.<br />
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Most everyone who spends time on the water has seen them at one time or another, those ear splitting, brightly colored powerboats that skip across the water at break neck speeds. They can be the most dangerous and powerful racing machines known to man in large part due to the speeds they can attain, the highly volatile fuel needed to power the craft and the unique design and balance of the hulls built to withstand ever changing elements of wind and water. A finely tuned balance needs to be maintained to max out speed to the point of possible wipeout.<br />
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Offshore powerboat racing has been around since 1904 when the first race took place from the southeast coast of England to Calais, France. Today, it's as popular as ever with classes of boats ranging from single, twin and four piston engine V-bottom boats and catamarans to turbines in various hull configurations. The races have become more spectator friendly lately, but endurance offshore races are what give the sport it's name.<br />
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In this video, <i>Marc Granet,</i> driver of the powerboat <i>Miss Geico,</i> describes his passion for powerboat racing; his desire to build the fastest boat with a greatest team that knows how to compete and win. <i>Miss Geico </i>is a 40 ft turbine powered monster. Grant describes the boat this way, "This boat is beyond extreme. We hit 210 mph (338 km/h) in seconds," he adds, "There is nothing like it on the water."<br />
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William L. Gills - Bos'n Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05526928491247750354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733611626647285102.post-45530960330891319862013-02-12T08:58:00.001-08:002013-02-25T13:35:29.013-08:00Xtreme Wakeboarding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To the uninitiated, wakeboarding is really a melding of snow boarding, water skiing and surfing. The board looks like a broad water ski with boot bindings affixed fore and aft according to the rider's preference. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boarders are pulled behind a "wakeboard boat" which is different from a "ski boat" in that it is more often stern driven with more weight in the rear to create a larger wake for jumping and other fancy maneuvers like, "bigwings", "whirlybirds", "dum dums" and "fruitloops" (the sport, sports its own language...). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wakeboard boats have a tower attached to a towrope, typically 7 feet (2 meters) off the water's surface, to make jumping easier. The boat is often an open bow with radial seating up front and in the cockpit. It operates at slower speeds than most ski boats, usually in the range of 20 to 25 mph (32 to 40 kph) to facilitate the timing of maneuvers and provide a larger wake. Another characteristic of most official wakeboard boats is that they have a variable ballast system where water can be pumped into and out of a ballast tank to effect weight distribution and wake size, helping to facilitate "tricks". </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The video in this post is of the <i>Xtreme</i> variety featuring some of the best wakeboarders in the world. Produced by <i>Network_A</i>, this video is a teaser for the movie, <i>DEFY </i>featuring extraordinary wakeboarders, Danny Harf, Parks Bonifay and Dean Smith. Their stunts are amazing and artfully done using floating rails, drain pipes and helicopters. Hang on to your towrope, this video will capture the imaginations of the amateur and the respect of the proficient.</span><br />
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Introduction by William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill<br />
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It's January and if you long for longer, sunny, warm days this time of year a tropical paradise is never <i>too</i> far away; a place where life slows down, lush verdant tropical foliage abound from the mountains down to the soft coral sand and calm, teal tropical sea.<br />
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Imagine yourself in another time and place where cares drift down peaceful waterways and soft breezes waft through your hair bringing a refreshing calmness and renewed spirit.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In two previous popular posts with video presentation, <a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-boaters-worst-fear-docking.html">A Boater's Worst Fear - Docking</a> and <a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2012/10/example-of-boat-docking-finesse.html">Example of Boat Docking Finesse!</a> we recognized docking as a major cause of apprehension for some boaters and then demonstrated how it's done with confidence and apparent ease. The following article by Barbara Day, provides some practical advice on docking to quell one of a boaters principal fears.</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While many boaters boast about being great captains, only a few
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just like learning how to operate and steer a vessel, docking
is another essential skill for all boaters. Like parallel parking with cars,
however, docking is something that many new boaters are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">very</i> uncomfortable with, some terrified of. It takes a lot of practice and
time to become skilled at anything - and docking is no exception.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slow and steady wins the race, but it also leads to successful
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lower the boat's speed as much as possible, but ensure that it
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quickly bow to, go into reverse to stop the acceleration away from the
dock. Just the reverse is true when maneuvering stern to.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wind will surely affect how the boat handles when docking. To determine which way the wind is blowing and how hard, pay attention to the flag, pennant or burgee on your boat or the flagpole at the dock or other boats. While the current also causes the boat to move in a certain direction,
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a wind that is blowing against entry, it is easiest to go
head-on into the breeze until the last moment to prevent being pushed back out.
When the boat is an ideal distance away, turn at a sharp angle to align the
boat with the marine dock. When the wind is blowing the boat towards the dock,
simply stop the engine or put it in neutral with the boat parallel to it, and let the breeze take
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When approaching the dock, be ready to use the stern lines and
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colliding with the dock. Concrete docks can cause extensive damage on impact if they're not equipped with dock bumpers and pads.</span></div>
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"<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Christmas at Sea</i>" based on
a poem by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Robert Louis
Stevenson</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>from his 1890
collection of ballads.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">Sting</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"> arranged this song and wrote the
music</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"> for it in collaboration with harpest<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Mary
Macmaster </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">who leads the chorus in
Gaelic which translates into English as,</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">"I wish we were going home to
Scorrybreck of the white footed cattle, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">To Scorrybreack of the white footed
cattle, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">The first blessing from me, as is my
right."</span></div>
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">It tells a story of a sailor battling the elements aboard a ship in sight of
the town where he was born - close enough to see snow on the roofs and smoke
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<i>Sting</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>was attracted to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Robert Louis Stevenson's</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>poem because, "It describes so
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In this video, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sting</i> and company are performing
in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Durham Cathedral</i> in <st1:city w:st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Durham</i></st1:city> county in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>north-east <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1:place>, the land of the moors,
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Lyrics to<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Christmas At Sea</span> </b>:
(Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, arranged with Mary Macmaster and sung by Sting)<br />
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All day we tacked and tacked between the North Head and the South;<br />
All day we hauled the frozen sheets, to 'scape the storm's wet mouth;<br />
All day as cold as charity, in bitter pain and dread,<br />
For very life and nature we tacked from head to head.
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We gave the South a wider berth, for there the tide-race roared;<br />
But every tack we made we brought the North Head close aboard.<br />
We saw the cliffs and houses and the breakers running high,<br />
And the coastguard in his garden, with his glass against his eye.<br />
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The frost was on the village roofs as white as ocean foam;<br />
The good red fires are burning bright in every longshore home;<br />
The windows sparkled clear, and the chimneys volleyed out;<br />
And I vow we sniffed the victuals as the vessel went about.<br />
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The bells upon the church were rung with a mighty jovial cheer;<br />
For it's just that I should tell you how (of all days in the year)<br />
This day of our adversity was blessed Christmas morn,<br />
And the house above the coastguard's was the house where I was born.<br />
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And well I knew the talk they had, the talk that was of me,<br />
Of the shadow on the household and the son that went to sea;<br />
And O the wicked fool I seemed, in every kind of way,<br />
To be here and hauling frozen ropes on blessed Christmas Day.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">You can visit his website here</a>.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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It was the Fourth of July, a clear calm evening, chance of
thunderstorms in the forecast when <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kandi</i>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Won</i>, a recently purchased 1984,
34-foot Silverton motor yacht set out from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Swawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club</i> with 27 passengers and crew to
watch the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oyster Bay</i> fireworks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anchored among the hundreds of boats, they
came to watch a thrilling display of vibrant colors exploding in the night sky,
mirrored on the bay, accompanied by sonic booms, their echoes reverberating off
land, across water and the surrounding boats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is what they came for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
spectacular!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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It was almost 10 p.m. when Sal Aureliano started <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kandi Won's</i> engines after the grand
finale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was time to return to port so
the kids could get to bed at a decent hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>3 of the 10 children aboard went below for the ride home; 17 adults
standing and sitting on decks with the remaining children .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Maneuvering slowly, carefully navigating the over crowded
course home, the skipper became distracted by two successive lightening bolts
10 minutes into the cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly,
mysteriously the boat started turning on its own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt as though the Silverton was under the
influence of a rogue wave, the rudders rendered useless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sal couldn't see what was preventing him from
righting the course of the boat, it was too dark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Listing slowly evermore to starboard the
motor yacht suddenly tipped over to the right, throwing its passengers over the
rail into the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Sammy Balasso put the spotlight of his 38-foot speedboat on
the capsized vessel and threw all the life jackets he had into the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was able to rescue 20 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other boaters in the area also assisted in
rescuing passengers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In spite of
attempts to rescue everyone, tragically, the bodies of 3 children; a boy aged
12 and two girls aged 11 and 8 were found some time later, two obviously
trapped in the cabin when the boat capsized and took on water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">Scott
Menzies had positioned his 20-foot motor boat in the area to take in the
celebration but didn't see the accident, telling authorities conditions on the
water were calm during the fireworks and afterward. The National Weather
Service said a thunderstorm moved through the area about 20 minutes after the
first 911 call, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but winds never exceeded
10 to 15 mph.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">So if
weather didn't cause the mishap, what did?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One would be correct to assume that the boat was dangerously overloaded
with passengers, but was it illegally overloaded?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, the Coast Guard doesn't set maximum-capacity
limits for yachts over 26 feet long even though overloading may make a boat
unsafe and difficult to handle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coast
Guard rules only require there be a life jacket for every passenger aboard and
for children to wear them at all times except when in a boat's cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">The
investigation is still ongoing and no conclusions have been reached as of this
writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weather, overcrowding, the wake
from another vessel or a combination of factors are still under consideration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alcohol has been ruled out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">Phil
Cusumano, a safety instructor and yacht captain with 35 years of experience
expressed his opinion about the tragedy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">He
said, "There is no question the boat was badly overloaded. I would limit a
vessel of that size to 6 adults.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other
boating sites suggest a maximum of 15 passengers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>27 is just crazy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wouldn't dream of doing that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wouldn't do it at the dock, much less take
it out on the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would tip over
with the first turn." <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">Nothing
could be nearer the truth, as this is what actually happened to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kandi Won</i> with a little help perhaps
from someone else's wake, cross chop or unbalanced weight distribution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">When is a vessel overloaded? What are the rules? How are you supposed to know the capacity of your boat?</span></span></span></div>
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simplest way to know is to look at the manufacturer's maximum rating plate on
the transom or near the helm or cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It will give you information relating to the maximum cargo capacity, the
horse power rating of the motor that powers the boat and the number of people the
boat can carry safely. Single hulled vessels in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">United States</st1:country></st1:place> under 20 feet in
length are required to have a capacity plate.</div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">The
manufacturer determines the maximum cargo capacity by taking into account the
maximum weight of passengers, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">plus</i>
goods and equipment allowed for recommended safe operation of a vessel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weighting a boat beyond the maximum rating
and you run the risk of being swamped or capsized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">The
same considerations apply to larger vessels however,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it's left to the judgment of the skipper to
determine a safe level of operation;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>there is no magic formula to determine exactly how many passengers are
too many. But, if you can determine the maximum number of passengers allowed as
suggested by the Coast Guard Auxiliary for smaller boats, then subtract from
that number the weight of fluids (water, waste and fuel), goods and equipment
you should have a pretty safe idea of how many passengers would exceed the
maximum for your boat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">The
rule of thumb for determining the maximum number of passengers for smaller
craft is to multiply your vessels length by width and divide by 15 (L x W /
15).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Length is easy to derive, it's a
measurement of your boat's overall length.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You'll find it in the manufacturer's manual under boat specifications or
measurements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Determining width is a
little less straight forward on a larger boat in that you should account for
the angle in- toward-the-bow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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roughly determine the square footage of a larger vessel, measure your boats
length and width to the point where the boat angles in-toward-the-bow.
Calculate the square footage (L x W).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then measure, the length from the point where the boat angles
in-toward-the-bow, to the bow and multiply times 1/2 the width from that point forward </span></span>(L x
1/2 W). Add the two calculations together to get the total square footage, then
divide by 15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is (L x W) + (L x 1/2
W) / 15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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for example, a 30' boat with a 10' beam and a measurement of 20' before the
boat angles in-toward-the-bow. It would be calculated as follows:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20' x 10' = 200 sq. ft. (L x W).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next 10 feet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would be calculated as 10' x 5' = 50 sq.
ft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(L x 1/2W).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The total of the two calculations of 200 sq.
ft plus 50 sq. ft. = 250 sq ft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dividing
the total square footage by 15 gives you a 16.6 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maximum passenger load</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But,
don't stop there and assume 16 to 17 passengers is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">safe</i> maximum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You need to
account for fluid weight (the weight of water, waste and fuel) goods and
equipment which can be quite heavy when fully loaded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These factors should be subtracted from your
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maximum passenger load</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">Water
and waste weigh over 8 pounds per gallon, but let's round off to 8 pounds to
keep it simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gas weighs about 6
pounds per gallon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using the example of
a 30' boat with holding capacities of 40 gallons of water, 10 gallons of waste
and 160 gallons of gasoline we come up with the following:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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320 lbs</div>
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8 lbs/gal</div>
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80 lbs</div>
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160</div>
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6 lbs/gal</div>
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960 lbs</div>
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So far we have a grand total of 1360 lbs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember though we need to factor in goods
and equipment, i.e., the other things you stow on the boat like anchors,
cleaning supplies, coolers, ice, beverages, food, life vests, lines, bedding,
duffle bags and fishing equipment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use
your best judgment on this, but for the sake of the 30' example let's apply an
additional 200 lbs to the 1360 lbs of fluid weight, totaling 1560 total extra
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Next we need to translate 1560 lbs into people weight to be
subtracted from the 16-17 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maximum
passenger load</i> calculated above. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary assumes and
average weight of 150 lbs per person in its formula to find the number of
people a boat can carry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1560 lbs
divided by 150 average people lbs would make 10.4 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subtracting 10 from 16-17 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maximum passenger load</i> would give you an
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Of course, there's no substitute for experience. With time
and experience you learn what safe feels like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If your boat is leaning too much to port or starboard, your stern is
digging deep in the hole, you're down too low on the bow plowing ahead, your
planing hull is slower to get up on plane, you're sitting much lower in the
water than usual, you've lost some maneuverability, then maybe your vessel is
"overloaded".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those that
don't know for sure or don't know what that feels like, estimating the safe
passenger load for your boat ought to give you some peace of mind and ensure
safer passage to and from your destinations on the water and prevent <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kandi Won</i> like tragedies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take the time to do the math.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just might save an innocent, trusting
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William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">You can visit his website here</a>.</div>
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to researchers, sometime late last year, the number of people living in
households with one or more cell phones exceeded that of people living in a
household with a landline</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;">.</span></span> The primary reason
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Is it any wonder that more and more boaters are using their
cell phones instead of their VHF to relay <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">urgent messages regarding the immediate safety of a vessel
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Coast Guard does not advocate cell phones as a substitute for the regular maritime radio distress and safety systems recognized by the Federal Communications Commission and the International Radio Regulations -- particularly VHF maritime radio. However, cell phones can have a place on board as an added measure of safety.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cell phones generally cannot provide ship to ship safety communications or communications with rescue vessels. If you make a distress call on a cell phone, only the one party you call will be able to hear you.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most cell phones are designed for a land-based service. Their coverage offshore is limited, and may change without notice. Most everyone has experienced communications out to about 25 miles at times. Yet at other times they could not get through to a land based phone inside of 10 miles from shore. This might well create a communications problem in the event of an emergency at sea.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cell phones do provide the convenience of simple, easy-to-use, inexpensive, private and generally reliable telephone service to home, office, automobile or other locations. Placing a shore-to-ship call to someone with a cell telephone is especially convenient. However, you usually cannot use your cell phone outside the United States, and you may need a special agreement with your carrier to use it outside that carrier's local service area.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VHF marine radios were designed with safety in mind. If you are in distress, calls can be received not only by the Coast Guard but by ships which may be in position to give immediate assistance. A VHF marine radio also helps ensure that storm warnings and other urgent marine information broadcasts are received. The Coast Guard announces these broadcasts on VHF channel 16. Timely receipt of such information may save your life. Additionally, your VHF marine radio can be used anywhere in the United States or around the world.</span></div>
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On VHF radios, however, conversations are not private and individual boats cannot be assigned a personal phone number. If you are expecting a call, channel 16 or the marine operator's working channel must be continually monitored.</div>
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Actually there is no comparison between cell phones and VHF marine radio. They normally provide different services. The cell phone is best used for what it is, an on-board telephone -- a link with shore-based telephones. A VHF marine radio is intended for communication with other ships or marine installations -- and a powerful ally in time of emergency. If you have a cell telephone, by all means take it aboard. If you are boating very far off shore, a cell phone is no substitute for a VHF radio. But, if you are within cell range, it may provide an additional means of communication.</div>
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</span>William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">You can visit his website here</a>.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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William L. Gills - Bos'n Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05526928491247750354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733611626647285102.post-50941492551764317362012-10-09T12:13:00.000-07:002012-10-19T13:29:12.154-07:00Example of Boat Docking Finesse!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Introduction by William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill<br />
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As I pointed out in my last post, "<a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-boaters-worst-fear-docking.html">A Boater's Worst Fear</a>", docking a boat can cause a great deal of anxiety and trepidation to inexperienced boaters. In the video below, "Coming Home With Care" a seasoned and practiced mariner shows how it's done with ease, confidence and finesse.<br />
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William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">You can visit his website here</a>.
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William L. Gills - Bos'n Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05526928491247750354noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733611626647285102.post-21438216470225189702012-09-24T14:09:00.000-07:002012-10-09T10:15:52.199-07:00A Boater's Worst Fear - Docking!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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boat a major cause of apprehension and sometimes absolute, complete
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</span>I've heard affirmations such as, "I'll drive the boat, but please, please
don't make me dock it!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some owners
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be sure, docking a boat requires skill and finesse,
especially in a stiff breeze and accompanying swift current. Most overcome
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experienced at some time in our boating experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The video reminds us that docking a boat
is never as easy as it looks to the uninitiated; the article by <i>Tab Hauser</i> how we can overcome lack of confidence with determination, daring and drill.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">In my first season as a boat owner, I found that after a perfect, stress-free outing with friends, I’d become anxious once we neared the marina. My anxiety arose because my lightweight 35’ Carver was so tall that it mimicked a sail in any wind. My slip was fairly narrow to my starboard side (less than four feet of room for error) while a consistent summer southerly breeze battled me at my beam. I envied those with a north side slip where the breeze carried them in.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I learned that I was not alone in experiencing docking jitters; many boaters with varying years of experience avoided venturing out in breezy conditions for fear of playing bumper boats in a tight marina. Capt. Ken Lavin saw the worst of it when he took a day off work to test out a boat he intended to buy. When he got to the marina, the owner would not take it out, despite the beautiful weather, because the winds were 5 to 7 knots and he would not dock it. (Ken was furious about this, but understood why there were low hours on the motors).</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What Ken’s seller lacked was confidence, and the key to gaining docking confidence is practice. To overcome my skills deficit, I sat at the helm with the dual throttle and transmission shifts and just practiced in place. Then I would take the boat out during the week when the marina was quiet and no one was staring, and run through docking maneuvers (when I upgraded to my 46′ Viking, I practiced early in the season on empty slips, docking stern in on both sides without fear of damaging other boats). I then ventured out in a prevailing wind coming from the opposite direction. As I practiced, I learned how tightly my boat could pivot; I practiced without the bow thruster, only using it as a helper at the end. I found that the wheel is of no use at slow speeds with a twin screw, and all steering is done using throttle controls.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The general rule is “slow is good,” as you shouldn’t come in any faster than <a href="http://boatingtimesli.com/NY/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Marina-slips-docking-by-Tab-Hauser-e1333205741311.jpg" style="color: #006699; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-10219" height="187" src="http://boatingtimesli.com/NY/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Marina-slips-docking-by-Tab-Hauser-300x187.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Marina, slips, docking by Tab Hauser" width="300" /></a>you want to hit the dock. However, there are exceptions, such as docking in wind or against a current. On our first big cruise, I was forced outside my comfort zone when the dockmaster told me to tie up on a slip that had a four-knot tide with a 15 mph wind in the same direction. I practically pleaded to stay at the outer gas dock for the night, but he would not allow it! To get into the channel between the docks as the tide and wind pushed me on my port side, I had to keep the boat very close to the slips on the left and not be pushed into the boats aligned on the right. As a novice boater, I was instructed to go slow, but my instincts told me that I would drift off course. So I summoned up my courage and goosed the throttle to keep on track rather than blow to my starboard. When I got in position, I did a hard tap on reverse starboard while doing the same forward to port, spinning me fast. Then, with another hard tap on both reverse throttles, I was in! I appreciated the hooting and accolades from the extra dockhands sent to help, and as they cleated the boat, I understood why there are bars in marinas.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That memorable situation showed me that the only way to gain boating experience is to get into difficult situations and learn to master them. Docking a boat can bring out the worst or best in any captain. With time and a willingness to practice, I eventually overcame my unease about being mocked at the dock and now look forward to seeing how close I can get to the side of the dock while reversing. While I nail it <em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">most</em> times, I still totally blow it on an odd occasion. Of course, that is when there is no wind and everyone on the dock is watching!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the June 26 post on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><i>What Is It About Boating</i> </span>website, <a href="http://wgills502.blogspot.com/2012/06/boat-camping-overnight-on-hook.html">Boat Camping Overnight "On The Hook"</a> I entertained the reasons why my wife and I enjoy "sleepovers" on our boat as much as we do. In the post I enumerated some of the things you might want to consider before shoving off. The <a href="http://cgaux.org/">US Coast Guard Auxillary</a> has prepared a comprehensive checklist for overnight boat trips which will make preparation a tad more organized and simple. I hope you find this tool useful.</span><br />
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Bring enough food for the amount of days you will be staying. The more you bring already cooked or ready to eat, the less you will have to cook and the less you will have to clean. Some suggestions are:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Cereal mini-boxes<br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Pre-made sandwiches or…<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Bread<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Cold cuts<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Cheeses<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Peanut butter & jelly<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Margarine tub<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Mayonnaise & mustard packets (saved from fast food restaurants)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Hot dogs & buns<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Hamburgers & buns<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Relish & ketchup packets (saved from fast food restaurants)<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Pre-cooked chicken<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Ready-made pasta dishes<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Veggies and onions for grilling<br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Utensils, napkins, plates, cups, cereal bowls, coffee mugs, etc.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Can opener<br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Dish sponge or cloth<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Dish towels<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Garbage bags, plastic shopping bags<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> BBQ spatula or tongs<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Zipable storage bags<br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Frozen bottled water (These will double as ice in the cooler and will melt while being used for drinking, thus making a refreshingly cold drink on hot days.)<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Canned sodas (caffeinated drinks cause the body to feel hotter in hot weather)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Canned lemonade</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Even if your boat has shade, bring additional shade for the shore<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Chairs for the beach<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Beach blanket<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Books, games, music<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Towels<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Cooler<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Small portable table</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Clothes for normal wear and extra in case of wetness or dirt<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Full brim hat or sun visor<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Light long-sleeved shirt and long pants as protection from dusk-time bugs<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Underwear<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Swim wear<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Sweat-suits for chilly nights<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Sweater or windbreaker jacket<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Rain gear<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Sneakers, deck shoes or sandals</div>
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<b>TOILETRIES</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Biodegradable camping soap<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Toilet paper<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Shampoo<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Other normal travel toiletries<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Feminine products<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Tissues</div>
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<b>NIGHTY-NIGHT</b><br />
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<b>FIRST AID</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Band-aids for boo-boos<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Burn ointment<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Antiseptic ointment<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Antihistamine cream<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Lip balm<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Solar protection<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Mosquito repellent<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Sunglasses<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Ibuprophen or other headache remedy<br />
<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> First Aid kit</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Tool kit</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Extra AA batteries</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Camera with fresh batteries</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Books, magazines, safe boating manual to review</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Cell phones with chargers/adapters</div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">o</span> Fishing gear</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. You can visit his website here.</span></div>
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This past weekend my wife and I had the occasion to get out
of the 6 o'clock blazing sun on our dock neighbor's 30 foot express cruiser by
taking temporary refuge in their cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything was impeccably kempt and orderly, comfortable and accommodating
with small mounted flat screen TV, bright work brass matching barometer and
clock, planked wood floors and wood grain appointments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was as inviting as the company, as
comfortable as our living room at home, only it was on our neighbor's boat.</div>
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It's not the only boat on the dock that rivals this
scenario, there are others and my wife felt betrayed by all the
"stuff" we squeeze into a comparable space in the name of convenience
and fulfilling the challenge of meeting any and every possible
contingency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reminded her that we are "boat
campers" and often spend several or more days "on the hook";
we're not day boaters very often, where most of one's creature needs can be met
at the marina or a drive to a nearby store or eatery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we're different in that way, we load up
our boat and try as best we can to keep her shipshape, whatever that really
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I am of the opinion there are two types of boaters, minimalists
and immoderates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my mind a minimalist
believes in carrying the bare minimum of what is necessary, whereas an
immoderate believe just the opposite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
wife and I happen to be of the immoderate variety. Some of my favorite neighbors
are minimalists, but either way there are boating essentials required by law;
you can't escape them lest you be found in contempt or downright foolish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know what they are: life jackets, throwable
flotation device, fire extinguisher, visual distress signals, navigation
lights, horn or whistle, registration papers and flame arrestor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Then, there are things I would never do without,
"helpful boating gear": <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the tool
kit, marine radio, compass, GPS, anchors, mooring lines, sunscreen and
water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A first aid kit comes in handy
for the occasional cuts, bruises, bug bites and slivers as does a portable bilge
pump and a boat hook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water is essential
for any boating trip and we always have high protein, non perishable snacks that
might tide us over should there be a boating delay until we can get help when
let's say, we can't get our engine started and we need a jump or a tow.</div>
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If you're a minimalist you needn't read any further, you've
probably found a space on your boat for the essentials and "the helpful
boating gear".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you're not and
you pack towels, swimming rafts, fishing gear, extra clothing, bedding, soft
drinks and all those other basic fun and comfort essentials not enumerated
here, like food and a cell phone you might want to read further unless you've
got all this covered.</div>
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For us, the most utilized space for larger items is under
the berth in the bedroom or forward cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here we can stow our extra cushions, bedding, towels, water and water
toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below the seat storage is an
obvious choice for storage on any boat, but you can keep items organized and
dry by storing them in plastic storage containers (like those made by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rubbermaid</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tupperware</i>) where you can pack your spare batteries, repair and
first aid kits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Don't forget below decks either. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have air conditioning, there's often
enough space to accommodate cleaning and other boat maintenance supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you're a fisherman, not fishing and have a
live well aboard you might consider using it as temporary storage. </div>
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Side pocket storage is a "no brainer" just
remember to close the sliders if you have them so the cabin looks less
cluttered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mentally designate each side
pocket for an assigned function, e.g., kitchen supplies, food, toiletries, emergency,
cleaning, personal or even miscellaneous for things like pens and pencils,
puzzles and games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suggest if you
chose not to do this you'll have a hard time finding those spare sunglasses
you'll need when the ones you are wearing are sinking in 30 feet of water.</div>
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Other great space saving ideas include using plastic shower
suction cups that are equipped with clips, racks and caddies to hold anything
from soap, tooth paste and hand sanitizer to a clip to hang your cap or
visor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Small hammock cargo nets are also
great for accommodating food, snacks and toys.</div>
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For clothes and linens keep in mind folding takes up more
space than rolling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You'll save more
space than you might think possible rolling and the items will not be in any
worse shape than if you had folded, I promise (that is, if you're a neat, not a
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sloppy roller). Also consider getting a
vacuum packer to remove air from vacuum pack bags to compress them and keep
them dry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Instead of carrying soft drinks in cans or bottles, you can bring
refillable water bottles and make iced tea, Gatorade or Tang from a powdered
mix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same applies with some
foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Buy dehydrated grains,
vegetables, pastas, dried potatoes, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It's a big space saver and comes in handy in a pinch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think dried fruit, granola bars, Wheat Thins,
string cheese, tuna in a pouch rather than a can.</div>
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There are many ways to keep an orderly boat and I'm sure
you've probably got some other ideas I haven't touched on here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Space is at a premium on a boat, it just
takes a little imagination and planning, a few tricks and accessories to find
the best place and ways to keep it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We immoderates may have a lot of "stuff" and even though the
minimalists may not get it, we can coexist in both camps, how much better is
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Bill Dance, one of the world's most famous pro fisherman has won countless bass fishing tournaments over the years. In 1968 he started a TV show, <i><a href="http://www.billdanceoutdoors.com/">Bill Dance Outdoors</a> </i>to promote a lure and his show has grown to be hugely popular among anglers and outdoorsman. Besides his TV show, he's written several books on fishing, does how-to-seminars, tackle endorsements and has his own magazine.<br />
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Bill has a passion for fishing and in this outtake video he shares some useful fishing tips and teaches by example what <i>not</i> to do with rod, reel, tackle box and boat.<br />
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William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book <a href="http://www.lubberslog.com/">Lubber's log</a>, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat.
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The London 2012 Olympics are about to begin with a bang with the opening ceremonies scheduled for Friday, July 27. One of the most exciting events for boaters, especially for sailing enthusiasts are the <i>Men's</i> <i>Finn Races</i>.</div>
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The races are scheduled to be held in Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbor in Dorset on the south coast of England where you'll find some of the best natural sailing waters in the UK, with great facilities on land to match. </div>
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<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_Over_All" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Length Over All"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif;">LOA</span></a></b></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif;">4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This list of the <i>Top 20 Classic Tales of the Sea </i>represents some of the best works of maritime fiction and non-fiction ever written, withstanding the timeless traditions, culture and canons of the sea. Each is a work of art in its own right, a classic, an expression of life, truth and beauty with wide universal appeal to be enjoyed by sailors and landlubbers alike. Here are what I and so many others consider to be the <i>Top 20 Classic Tales of the Sea </i>in no particular order.</span><br />
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Simmons, explores the reality in the myth through the exciting stories of
castaways who, because of shipwrecks, perfidious sea captains, or their own
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native peoples of the South Seas (The Marquesas and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tuamotus</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Islands</st1:placetype></st1:place>). </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">In The South Seas</span></b></i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">, by Robert Louis Stevenson, presents a cross between a journal and slightly
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer is miraculously cast up on a huge, barren rock in mid-Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold, and the terror of his isolation. At the core of this raging tale of physical and psychological violence lies Christopher Martin’s will to live as the sum total of his life.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author, Thor Heyerdahl tried to prove in his book, <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Kon Tiki</span></i></b> that South American Indians could have migrated to Polynesia. The odyssey of him and his crew on a balsa raft stands as one of the all-time great true-life sea epics.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Herman Melville's peerless allegorical masterpiece is the epic saga of the fanatical Captain Ahab, who swears vengeance on the mammoth white whale that has crippled him. Often considered to be the Great American Novel, <i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Moby-Dick</span></b></i> is at once a starkly realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure, and a searing drama of heroic courage, moral conflict, and mad obsession. It is world-renowned as the greatest sea story ever told.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">The Caine Mutin</span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>y</i></b></span> has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Two Years Before the Mast</span></i></b> is a book by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834 and published in 1840. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While at Harvard College, Dana had an attack of the measles which affected his vision. Thinking it might help his sight, he left Harvard to enlist as a common sailor on a voyage around Cape Horn on the brig <i>Pilgrim</i>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He kept a diary throughout the voyage, and, after returning, he wrote a recognized American classic.</span></div>
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William L. Gills - Bos'n Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05526928491247750354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733611626647285102.post-79926169290593142682012-07-12T13:40:00.003-07:002012-08-11T10:47:07.314-07:00An Ode to the Waterfront<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As a boater, the springtime holds a special excitement as
the waterfront begins to awaken. It's a time when the
tarps and shrinkwrap come off, we slowly ease into the rhythm of boat prep;
painting, polishing, and teaking, cleaning, lubing and testing. It's a time when
waterfront clam shacks, fried food eateries, boat yards and yacht clubs start stirring,
just before the activities on the waterfront turn into a veritable rolling boil.</div>
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The following article by <i>William Sisson</i> evokes memories of the sights, sounds, and
smells of the sleepy small village where he grew up on the water and about this
special time of year which carries with it the keen anticipation of all the things that
will make for another unforgettable boating season.</div>
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Early in the season it is a landscape of Tyvek suits and respirators, dirty Carhartts and fresh calluses, the right tools, expensive parts, the mechanic who never shows, heavy chain, shackles and mooring balls, elbow grease and working until dark. The real fuel isn’t gas or diesel or even the wind; it’s the passion for being back on the water, for shoving off from terra firma and experiencing once more the wonderful sense of freedom that comes from being master and commander of your own little ship.</div>
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This is an ode to the waterfront — to all the boatyards, marinas, boat clubs, yacht clubs, repair sheds, chandleries, lobster sheds, brokerages, clam shacks, raw bars, ancient wharfs, dusty nautical antique shops, skiff rentals and anything else that smacks of the sea. It is the smelly beat-up trucks of the pin hookers; the old fishermen’s bars with pool tables and tired, tipsy watermen; fried food wafting from the waterfront eateries; a tackle shop with two dogs sleeping in the corners and a big tank of live eels gurgling away like a fountain; a cold dark ‘n’ stormy in a stuffy members-only club overlooking the harbor.</div>
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It is three boys swimming in the river on a hot spring day while their fathers repair the docks at a community boat club. Cars and trucks loaded down with tools, paint, cleaners, sealants, extension cords, flashlights, boat parts, buckets and Lord knows what else. Not a square inch to spare. It’s Dumpster diving, regardless of your age. And Roger Hall’s big, booming voice, rolling like thunder over historic Lotteryville Marina in Avondale, R.I., where they have been tying up boats in one fashion or another since just after dinosaurs departed the Earth.</div>
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I walk down the lane of the sleepy village once known as Fish Town, past the boatyards to the artist’s studio adjacent to an old saltwater farm where Colonial farmers who rose with the sun harvested salt hay from the estuary. Propped up outside against an antique flatiron is a sculpture of a three-masted sailing ship fashioned from pieces of a wreck tossed up on a winter beach. The weathered piece of wood is about 3 feet long and peppered through with wormholes and the fragments of at least nine large bronze nails. The artist has transformed the relic into a ghost ship of sorts with a bowsprit, rudder, three masts and rigging — after resting on the sea floor these many moons, this gray seabird sails once more.</div>
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Also taking shape on a workbench outside is a wind-driven wooden toy known as a whirligig. The end that will act as a sail and point into the wind is a thin silhouette of a skiff with a dog standing in the bow and a man in the stern, one hand on the little outboard tiller, the other waving goodbye. Mounted at the other end of the 30-inch-long creation is a carved figure of a woman whose two arms are made from lightweight wooden blades designed to turn round and round in a breeze.</div>
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The man in the skiff represents an actual waterfront character known as “Chick,” who works as the caretaker of an island estate. The woman is his wife. The story is that whenever there is work to be done ashore, Chick and the dog can be found sneaking off in his skiff to the quiet of the island just offshore. The whirligig will be mounted at the water’s edge beside the small stone house where they live.</div>
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The talk turns to the rich cast of characters who for generations have given the waterfront a certain color, texture, language and swagger. Guys just barely on the grid. The artist tells a funny story about an incident that happened 30 years ago while he was sipping a beer in a yacht club bar. He was the guest of another sailor whose dues had lapsed. A former commodore — a real stickler for protocol — approached the pair, and the older man tapped the member on the shoulder and whispered that he needed to finish his drink and leave the club. Until the dues were paid in full he was no longer a member in good standing, he was informed, and it was not proper for him to be relaxing in the club bar.</div>
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The scratchy sound of songbirds greets me on the walk back to the marina, where an osprey issues its loud, clear whistle. Down the bay, terns are working. Soon enough, the truck will smell of wet waders, wet clothes, wet dog. A little cigar smoke. As the evening comes you can smell and taste the salt in the fog as it rolls over the dunes and works its way up the river from the sound.</div>
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Article by William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill</div>
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My wife and I are campers.
No, not in the traditional sense at a designated campsite in a tent or
caravan, but in a boat on a body of water for a day or two or more. Both are considered outdoor recreational
activities, the only difference for us and so many others being the vehicle and
the venue.</div>
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Just what is the allure about camping on a boat at an
anchorage of your choice when there's always the uncertainty of stormy or
unpleasant weather, or that your anchor might drag in a stiff breeze? That some guy whose night vision has been
compromised might ram your starboard quarters while you sleep or your starter
or house battery might run dry with all those electrical appliances and safety
lights drawing down the juice, your bilge failing as you take on water, you and
your crew going down with the ship? </div>
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These are often the musings of fictitious, overactive
imaginations, for these things rarely if ever occur and they could prevent you
from enjoying one of boating's most pleasurable experiences. To be sure you have to be prepared for the
worst case, carry the proper equipment, take the proper precautions, but once
organized you should have the tools and wherewithal to handle just about
anything out of the ordinary that comes your way. </div>
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Personally, we like to camp because we're energized by the
challenge of semi self sufficiency, the unpredictability of the elements and
the freedom to chose the day's activities on a whim, unfettered by the
conventions and demands of daily life on terra firma. "On the hook" one has a myriad of
choices and options. You can wake up
with the sun or sleep in, fish, swim, relax, read, feed the birds, explore, BBQ
as you watch the sun set and gaze at the stars and moon emerging in the immense
black dome in the heavens so often obscured by trees or other building
structures on land. Best of all, there
are no time constraints unless you decide you want to impose them. You can leave the watch and clock at home.</div>
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In our earlier days as trailer boaters we were often
troubled at having to return to the launch ramp before sunset so we could beat
it back home to have supper at a decent hour. This was after securing the boat
to the trailer, taking the hour or so long drive home, washing down the boat, flushing the outboard
and putting away all the gear we had packed for the day. We felt we were missing out on a major part
of the boating experience. Instead of relaxing we were harried. </div>
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Things are a bit easier now that we're in a slip and most
everything we need in the way of basic household/boat accommodations, staples
and entertainment are left on the boat. We're prepared for anything and
everything. Having the comforts of home at the marina including
shore power, hot showers and a protected cove is great, but there's something
missing; the sense of adventure, freedom and the challenge of the unknown.</div>
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Perhaps you have a same yen for adventure and self reliance. If so, I have a few ideas to share with the
uninitiated, those who have thought about camping but have never tried it. I've outlined below are a few things you might
consider in your camping plan before setting out. Don't be discouraged by the length of the
list, you won't need <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all</i> these
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<u>What To Bring<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Food</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and beverage</i> is a given, the only
limitation being the size of the cooler(s) you bring, the size of your fridge
and how much storage space you have. If
you'll be grilling you'll need plates, napkins and utensils, butter or
margarine, salt, pepper and other seasonings, a BBQ grill (propane recommended)
or a butane stove, fuel and a torch lighter, spatula and tongs. Don't forget a
sponge/rag, paper towels and garbage bags (plastic grocery bags will do)
because you'll be cleaning up afterwards.
Consider keeping the grilling
simple with hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken.
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Other <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">food staples</i>
might include eggs, bread, buns, crackers, nuts, fruit, salad ingredients, mini
cereals, cheese, mayo, ketchup, relish, canned tuna, peanut butter, coffee, tea
and juice.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Water</i> is the most
important beverage. We find that if you
freeze bottled water it'll stay cool much longer and can serve the dual purpose
of keeping the cooler on ice (your should store enough ice for a couple of
days). The other beverages are a matter
of choice, but count on having at least 7-8 bottles of water per person per
day.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On person essentials</i>
are sunglasses, brimmed hat and long sleeve and long pants for cool evening
weather and mosquitoes, sweater, sweatshirt or windbreaker and swimwear if
you're going in the water. Don't forget
the sunscreen and towels.</div>
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For <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">entertainment</i>
consider music, games, cards, books, magazines, fishing gear, rafts and
inflatable toys.</div>
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Simple <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bedding</i>
like comforters, sleeping bags work well for sleeping and don't forget your
favorite pillow.</div>
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<u>Before You Shove Off<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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Outside of the importance of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">communications</i> (VHF radio, cell phone), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">navigation</i> (nautical charts showing your course and chosen
anchorage, GPS/Chart plotter), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">safety</i>
(PFD's, flairs, fire extinguishers, sound producing devices, working navigation
lights, first aid kit) and proper anchor and weight for the size of your craft,
there are a few things you should do before shoving off to ensure a safe and
relaxing camping trip.</div>
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1. Test that all your
electronics (GPS, chart plotter,VHF) and running lights to be sure they are in
good working order.</div>
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2. Check the latest
weather forecast in your area using, the NOAA broadcast on your VHF, TV marine
forecast or smart phone weather apps.
Pay particular attention to wind and wave conditions, weather fronts,
short and long term forecasts.</div>
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3. Check the tidal
information at the anchorage where you'll be anchoring.</div>
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4. Check the bilge
for leaks and that the bilge pumps are clear of debris and functioning properly.</div>
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5. Leave a boat plan
with a relative or friend or your local marina.</div>
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"<u>On The Hook</u>"</div>
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1. When you arrive at
your destination be sure you're not in swing distance of any of the other boats
in the vicinity taking into account possible changes in wind direction. After dropping anchor, slowly back off on the
line to be sure it's set. You'll feel it
grab and you'll begin to swing on its set point. After the anchor line is secure on the bow,
you can shut down the engine(s). A 7 to
1 ratio of anchor line to water depth is a safe bet in relative calm
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2. Be sure your
coolers and fridge lids and doors are secure.
Electricity is at a premium on the hook.
To keep well charged when you have no shore power and you have been
running down your battery stores use a generator to power up your battery(s) or
run your engine for 20 minutes to half an hour each morning to restore battery
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3. If you're in a
populated anchorage it's a good idea to put a colorful marker, like a small
buoy on your anchor line so other boaters can see it and won't foul your anchor
line. Display a white anchor light all
night long. There are some aftermarket
low-voltage lights that you can plug into your 12 volt outlet that draws very
little current.</div>
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Camping on the water is much like camping on land and like
preparing for any vacation or time away from home, unless your going on an all
inclusive holiday, it takes thoughtful planning and preparation. It's not as burdensome as it might seem though and
it's the key to an enjoyable foray into independent living, on your terms,
"on the hook". Nothing beats
hearing the calming sound of waves gently lapping against the hull, watching
the sunrise, sunset, feeling the cooling effect of water or a soft breeze on a
hot day. Try it just once, it won't be
the last time you leave the ramp or dock for a night or two or more. I
guarantee it.<br />
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Here are some good reasons to overnight on a boat. Thank you Michele & Arden aboard <i>Cinnamon Girl </i>for this spectacular video.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><i>William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;">, webmaster of this site, is the author of the book </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><i>Lubber's log</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;">, published by Llumina Press; a boating journal and adventure story of the author's first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance and piloting of a new, unfamiliar boat. </span></div>
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