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MISCELLANEOUS SAILING INTEREST
These pages contain items of general interest such as: Col Regs, CEVNI Rules, Racing Rules, Flags, Navigation, Maintenance etc. plus a few YOSC Items and some whimsies of my own.
- Anchor Tests - Yachting Monthly and Sail Magazine report on 14 anchors subjected to a comprehensive series of tests. See how yours compares
- Beaufort Scale - from "The Art of Coarse Sailing"
- CEVNI Rules - The European Code for Inland Waterways - to be carried if cruising the European canals
- Col Regs International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea - 1972
- Col Regs Changes - The November 2003 Amendments
- Dictionary - the fine art of getting wet and becoming ill, while going nowhere slowly at great expense
- Directory - This page is designed to provide names and telephone numbers of sailing related Organisations including Marinas, Transport, Agencies, Yacht Clubs, Suppliers, Contractors and many others of general interest to our Members
- Electrical Checks - a Guide to Inspecting Marine Electrical Systems
- Engine Checks - by YOSC's own Marine Diesel Engine "Guru" - Richard Magnay
- Flag Etiquette - the correct way to wear ensigns, courtesy flags, burgees, house flags etc.
- Navigation - Software FREE from the Internet
- Phonetic Alphabet - NATO/International and a few from the past
- Portsmouth Harbour Entrance - Local Notice to Mariners LNTM15/05 Issued by The Queen’s Harbourmaster details new rules regarding the approach channel, small boat channel, swashway and inner swashway
- Portsmouth Yardsticks - handicap ratings for dinghies issued by the RYA
- Racing Rules of Sailing - issued by the ISAF for 2005 to 2008
- Sailing Hints - useful sailing hints, tips, methods, gadgets and dodges
- Solent Waypoints - 140 Waypoint from Nab Tower to Bridge Cardinal in various formats for transferring to your GPS
- Weather Forecast Form - The RYA/Royal Meteorological Society Met Map for taking down the Shipping Forecast and producing your own Synoptic Chart
- Windows Security - Protect your PC from damage from trojans, viruses, worms and other intruders. This article from the June 2005 issue of PCW gives lots of useful advice
- YOSC Quiz - Questions and Answers
John Weale - Past Commodore is keeping these pages up to date.
Please e-mail him with any comments to: webmaster@yosc.org.uk
Last updated: 25 February 2008
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