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Signal advantage

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On-the-water emergency tips on signaling device, navigation and safety while cruising or sailing is offered. It is suggested that a mirror is a very effective signaling device while an extended arm indicates the direction to steer and a clenched fist and pointing finger indicates a rock or obstruction to watch out for.

Author: Casey, Don, Cunliffe, Tom, Kuhn, Bruce
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2006
Aids to navigation, Navigation aids, Aids to air navigation

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Rock and roll

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On high seas there are many occasions when use of labor savings device results in more work than intended. The definition of a proper sailor who can stow, reef, and steer is undergoing a change with these criteria being systematically undermined by unthinking progress.

Author: Cunliffe, Tom
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2003
Canvas and Related Product Mills, Sails, Canvas and related products, Personal narratives

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Slowing down under sail

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Skills for controlling a boat with the sails are described. The techniques needed to handle a boat under sail and in certain situations such as slowing down and stopping are presented.

Author: Cunliffe, Tom
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2000

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