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Gear Review – Base Layers
So, further to my blog on foul weather gear, I mentioned that I would follow up with a base layer gear review. First we need to establish our wish list: warm breathable low stink factor (since I’ll be wearing them a few times over…
Gear Review – Foul Weather Gear
REBLOG from Summer 2018: As I prep for my upcoming trip this summer, I am realizing that my old foul weather gear is just not up to the challenge. I donated my Offshore Mustang Survival suit many years ago as it had become stiff…
NELSON SAFE BOATING WEEK 2019
Sail Nelson is proud to host a free safe boating community event for all community members on May 25, 2019! Come out and learn how to be safe around and on the water! Our partners are eager to share their knowledge and information with…
Nelson Winters…
Our poor boating community has taken a real beating these last few months on Kootenay Lake. We have gone from warm, mild, winter weather, to freezing, windy, cold weather. Many of the boats in the area have become casualties of this ice and wind…
The Commandments of Ocean Sailing
As I complete my thoughts about our trip, I have realized that there are some basic rules and things to know before heading off on a trip like this. Here I shall share them with you. My commandments of offshore sailing: Know thy stomach….
Sailing World
- What’s the optimum Fastnet route? Navigator Ian Moore crunches the weather data to find out
- 5 tips: How to manage fatigue when sailing offshore
- Top female skippers to watch in the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race
- Fastnet Race 1979: Life and death decision – Matthew Sheahan’s story
- Andrew Bishop profile: Meeting the man behind the ARC rallies