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A sailing ship is a wind-powered ship. Historically, sailing ships were the primary means of transportation across long distances of water (e.g. rivers, lakes, oceans) before the invention of the first workable steam engines. They were used for carrying cargo, passengers, mail, supplies etc. In modern times sailing ships are less common but are still used in some parts of the world, such as the Indian Ocean, as commercial vessels. ...
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South FL Yacht Charters - Sponsored Link Ad - www.yachtchartergroup.com Jul 3 2009 7:23PM GMTTaking on the 'barn door'Alfa Romeo II is after Morning Glory's Transpac record TheDailySail.com Jul 3 2009 7:23PM GMTMid-fleet underway...Aloha yachts set off on the Transpac TheDailySail.com Jul 3 2009 7:23PM GMTBarcelona World Race's first entry...Winner of the firs trace, Jean-Pierre Dick, signs on the dotted line TheDailySail.com Jul 3 2009 7:23PM GMTHawaii bound...An update from the Transpac's first set of starters TheDailySail.com Jul 3 2009 7:23PM GMT
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Boating Safety Equipment You Must Have By Kadence Buchanan Whether you're piloting a 40-foot sailboat or a canoe, the United States Coast Guard requires that every boat carry certain safety equipment. The equipment is not expensive or hard to find Read more...
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Pilothouse Sailboats
Good for heavy weather sailing, but not so good in hot climates
Pilothouse have an inside steering position – this is the pilothouse. So why buy a pilothouse sailboat? A pilothouse sailboat is ideal if you sail in colder places, or wish to extend your sailing season into late autumn, and start early.
The main advantage is that you can control the sailboat from inside the pilothouse and keep warm and dry. However, the pilothouse must be quite high to give you standing headroom and the ability to see forward well, increasing windage.
Generally, pilothouse are heavier than sporty yachts and are intended for motor sailing as much as out and out sailing. Most do not sail to windward quite as well as conventional sailboats, but they have other advantages. Because Scandinavian waters are so cold, the Scandinavians build many good pilothouse including the Najad and Nauticat ranges.
The pilothouse is aft of the main cabin, and at deck level, and there is usually a small cockpit behind, with an outside wheel. However, you need to be high up to see over the pilothouse. In the normal arrangement, the engine is below the pilothouse, and the main cabin will lead to the heads and hanging locker, with a V-berth in the forepeak.
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Slip To Ship Regatta, Memorial Weekend, Ocean Springs Yacht ClubOcean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, Mississippi Discuss Slip to ShipIt's getting close to the Slip to Ship Regatta (May 23-24, 2009). This is a fun two day distance regatta in its 24th year. It is a blast and we are ready to put S2S "Back on the Map."
I have listed the top three reasons not to miss it this year.
1. New club: Katrina be damned. We now have a beautiful facility, full kitchen, fuller bar expansive balcony.
2. New management/New Value: With the openning of the new building, we have sailors at the helm. We have heard your complaints and are responding.
Entry Fee: $50.00 (single handed), $60.00 (double handed). Late registration (after May 15, 2009) will be an additional $10.00. Entry fee will include the following:
a. a custom S2S regatta t-shirt for you and your crew (if applicable) b. contintental breakfast Saturday morning c. Beer and chicken out on the Island d. A Saturday Cajun dinner extrodinaire created by Robbie Halstad; e, An automatic entry in the sailor's door prize; f. Two Raffle tickets for the raffle;
3. Old school: We remember what makes a regatta fun: good wind, good food, good drink and friends. This year, we are striving to bring back the fun from the days of old. Call it our Reggatta stimulus package.
Remember, camping is permitted on our grounds.
Please fax or email your completed registration to fleetcaptain@osyc.com or (228) 865-7885. Also, while our physical address is 100 Front Beach, Ocean Springs. Please send all mail to P.O. Box 821, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Please get your registration form in early to avoid the $10.00 late fee. I would also appreciate an email just to help us gauge the number os sailors to plan for.
More information can be found at www.osyc.com
may be an aft sleeping cabin as well, reached from the pilothouse. The smallest pilothouse sailboat is probably the Fisher 25, but there is also a larger model. Fishers are aptly named, as they resemble fishing boats with a tall pilothouse , and a very shallow keel – they do not sail well to windward, but can be motored or motor sailed in bad weathers.
Moody produced a pilothouse version of its 32 and 38 footers called Eclipses, and these are more like ordinary yachts than many pilothouse sailboats. They have either fin or twin bilge keels.
Another interesting range of pilothouse are the Southerlys – 110, 115 and 135 -these are 35 feet, 37 feet and 45 feet LOA with a shallow pilothouse. They are remarkable for their swing keels which provide shoal draft for exploring rivers, yet have a deep keel when sailing. The 115 has a draft of 2 feet 4 in (0.71 m) with the keel up, and 8 feet 2 in (2.48 m) with it down; the figures for the 135 are 2 feet 9 in (0.84 m)and 9 ft 9 in (2.56 m). These pilothouse are beautifully equipped but have a fairly low ballast ratio.
Pilothouse – they are sometimes called motor sailers – include:
Designs by Ted Brewer and Bruce Roberts
Colvic 33 and 35
Cooper pilothouse 41
Corbin 39
Cromarty 36
Fisher
Gulf 32
Moody Eclipse 32 and 38
Nauticat 515, etc
Pacific Seacraft 32 Pilothouse
Roamer Motorsailer 38
Southerly
Vancouver 36 pilothouse
Voyager 35
Westerly Konsort Duo (29)
Trailerable Sailboats Do you have enough room to keep a sailboat of, 20-27 feet at home? If so, you should consider a trailerable sailboat, as this will save you a lot of money. Of course, you need a car that is Read more...
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Bermudian rig sailboats By John Hartley Popular, and the best for racing, but not the best for cruisingSince it displaced the gaff rig, the Bermudian or Bermudan rig has become the most popular for sailboats. It Read more...
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Choosing The Right Boat For You By John Rodgers If you’re a first time boat buyer the choice of boats available for purchase can be bewildering. How do you make sense of all the choices? Well, the first time boat buyer needs to avoid Read more...
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Choosing The Right Boat For You By John Rodgers If you’re a first time boat buyer the choice of boats available for purchase can be bewildering. How do you make sense of all the choices? Well, the first time boat buyer needs to avoid Read more...
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