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C/5 Meter class sailing canoe. Steering simply with a paddle. Technorati Tags: sailing canoes, c class sailing canoe, 5 meter class sailing canoe

Plotting Having marked the courses between buoys, the “legs” of your intended trip, you will want to measure them. And, having measured them and added them up for total mileage, you will want to figure out how long it will take to make the trip. Since distance divided by speed equals time, you will first have to learn how to tell boat speed.

Coastal piloting, or piloting, is basically the art of getting from here to there without going aground or getting lost. It requires a few basic tools—a compass, a chart, parallel rules, dividers, a sharp pencil— and a few simple, easy to learn skills.

One of the important skills to master if you plan to cruise from one area to another is anchoring. While there is no one anchor or method that will cover all situations, the basics of anchoring so that your boat doesn’t drag or endanger other boats are fairly straightforward. Anchoring requires some practice.

Going aground can result from operating in shallow water or from leaving your boat on a beach when the tide is going out. The situation is often nothing more than a minor annoyance and an embarrassment since it is usually easy to push the boat off or float it free when the tide rises.

Helping Others Boats Towing August 30th, 2008 — dodo A fundamental custom of the sea has been for seamen to help each other out of scrapes. Today’s skippers still offer assistance to those having problems. This may be as simple as a tow back to the fuel dock or launching ramp, or helping free a boat that’s run aground.

Puluwat sailing canoes coming home. From Guy (Guy is "The Yellowstone guy."): LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY I WAS AN ANTROPOLOGY PROFESSOR. You should locate and read "East Is A Big Bird" by Thomas Gladwin. The detail of the canoes, the seamanship, and the sheer balls of the navigators is telling of the seafaring wanderlust.

International Boating Sound Signals August 14th, 2008 — dodo Sound is used to signal intent or action between vessels. While the Inland Rules and the International Rules are generally similar, sound signals under Inland Rules for head-on, crossing and overtaking situations are signals of intent, whereas under International Rules they signal an action taking place.

Sailing into the Sunset Posted in News on August 11th, 2008 at 11:45 pm by BCT staff photographer Pete Picknally | John French, of Burlington Township, pilots his Sunfish sailboat in the Delaware River, Monday evening at sunset, off of Edgewater Avenue in Edgewater Park.

Row, row, row your boat through New York’s waterways (or paddle, sail or kayak, if you prefer). The city’s rivers, bays, creeks, inlets and oceans offer boating opportunities for the water newcomer and the experienced captain. Here are your best bets.