Old Navigational Instruments for Sailors and How They Worked
Navigating the seas before the advent of modern technology was no easy feat. Without satellite...
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Category: Seamanship & Sailing Skills
Seamanship is the craft behind every safe passage: keeping watch, navigating with and without electronics, handling traditional rigs. These articles come from the crews of Seven Seas Yacht Delivery and from the history of the trade we work in.
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- Watch keeping routine: how a delivery crew runs the boat around the clock.
- Old navigational instruments: from the astrolabe to the sextant.
- A window into tall ships history, and our tall ships transport service today.
Sailors who want to build sea miles with us can read about miles building. Owners who want their yacht moved by a professional crew can see how yacht delivery works.
The Majestic Square Sail Rigging: A Window into Tall Ships History
The Majestic Square Sail Rigging: A Window into Tall Ships Maritime History Introduction The sight...
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Watch keeping routine
Watch Systems at Sea: A Sailor's Real-World Guide The Complete Guide to Watch Systems at Sea: A...
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Transatlantic Skipper Delivery
Days of sailing 27 days
Estimated Cost: 18.600 GBP
Supply:
- Experienced Captain
- Professional Crew
- Communication and monitoring
- Yacht checking and preparing
Tools:
- Iridium satellite communicator
- Garmin InReach 2-ways communicator and monitoring system
- Printed Charts
- Independent electronic plotter
- HAM Radio
- EPIRB
- Trysail set
- Spare sails