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Seamanship Tips from the Masters

by John Rousmaniere, | Feature Article
Subject: Seamanship and Awareness
A collection of a few tips from the acknowledged masters of sailing Anticipation “A seaman laboring under an undue sense of security becomes at once worth hardly half his salt.” (Joseph Conrad, The Mirror of the Sea) “The rule…

Seasickness: Prepare for It, Treat It

by Jeffrey Wisch, MD, | Feature Article
Subject: Medical, Medical
The Bermuda Race’s medical chair (a race skipper) describes the causes, prevention, and treatment of this all-too-common and potentially dangerous condition.

Man Overboard Recovery For Shorthanded Crews

by Dick York, | Feature Article
Subject: Overboard
The methods for dealing with Man Overboard emergencies on a short-handed boat require a few modifications from the standard recoveries taught for fully-crewed race boats. The purpose of this note is to highlight those differences in technique and…

A Seamanship Ethos

by John Rousmaniere, | Feature Article
Subject: Seamanship and Awareness
Adapted from the foreword to the 4th edition, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship,

Rescue of a Sinking Crew done Perfectly 

by John Jourdane, | Feature Article
Subject: Fire/Flooding, Abandon Ship/Liferafts
CCA Member John Jourdane sailed the 2008 Hobart Race on the Spencer 65, Ragtime.   He witnessed a successful rescue of all the crew off a sinking boat. The following is from John’s journal.: 

Suggested List of Tools and Spares

by Michael Keyworth, | Feature Article
Subject: Tools and Spares
This list of tools and spares is intended to be a minimum guide to tools and spares that might be helpful in routine maintenance at sea or effecting emergency repairs when outside assistance is not available.