Cape May tribulations

Article Abstract:

The unpredictable waters of Cape May, where wind, swell, tide, and sea bottom conspire to produce a matrix of potential trouble, have seen many minor incidents turn into tragedy. It is a place to take care, especially in the spring when the prevailing conditions become particularly fickle.

Risk factors, Ocean, Oceans

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Safety: Clipped on

Article Abstract:

Strong and comfortable jacklines, tethers, and harnesses ensure user-friendly deck safety equipments. The most basic rule of deck safety is to wear a harness that fits and to always clip it on because emergencies on a boat do not give sufficient time to clip on.

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Safety: For want of a rudder

Article Abstract:

High sea emergencies such as the snapping of rudderstock require ingenuity and the generosity of cruising friends to keep going. Details of alternative steering like the pintle-and-gugeon mounted rudder and the cassette rudder are discussed.

Usage, Steering-gear, Steering gear

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