BoatHowTo Boat Electrics Educational Courses

BoatHowTo.com is the most dependable source of technical knowledge for sailors and boaters around the world. Their online courses and guides help users to enjoy trouble-free boating and solve both common and not-so-common technical problems on their own boats. Developed by renowned marine electrical ‘guru’ Nigel Calder, together with Dr. Jan C. Athenstädt and Michael […]

Steering without a Rudder

This useful guide tests a number of methods and a variety of equipment that any well-prepared cruising yacht would have onboard for an offshore passage. A Guide to Steering without a Rudder: Methods and Equipment Tested Published April 2014.

Spring Fitting Out Checklist for Your Boat

Useful checklist of tasks to get your sailboat ready for the season by Cruising World magazine. https://www.cruisingworld.com/spring-fitting-out-checklist-for-your-boat/ Published April 2018.

Dinghy Bottom Cleaning

A simple trick, but one you perhaps haven’t considered before. https://theboatgalley.com/dinghy-bottom-cleaning-made-simple/

Cooking with a solar oven aboard

SV Totem has one of these and has written a great article about the advantages of using one of these pieces of equipment on board. https://www.sailingtotem.com/2014/05/cooking-with-solar-oven-aboard.html?

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