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Volvo Car UK are excited to announce 5 new venues and dates for this years Volvo Sailing Academies: 2nd May, Bewl Valley Sailing Club, Kent 9th May, Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Devon 16th May, Port Edgar Watersports CIC, Edinburgh 8th August, Cowes Week, Isle of Wight 12th September, Fishers Green Sailing Club, Essex Open to people of all ages and abilities join some of the British Sailing Team’s top sailors and coaches on the water for a fun and FREE introduction to the sport. To find out more about the 2015 Volvo Sailing Academies visit: www.volvocarssailing.co.uk/a/volvo_sailing_academy Or book your place, please contact: volvosailing@intotheblue.biz In association with: RS Sailing & RYA 'Push the Boat Out'

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Captain John with 25+ years of experience shows you the no-nonsense cruising skills you need for safer sailing worldwide. Visit his website at https://www.skippertips.com and sign up for his highly popular Sailing Tip of the Week. Discover how you can gain instant access to hundreds of sailing articles, videos, FREE e-Books and much more!

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Sailing through orca territory isn’t something we take lightly and while preparing this post for you guys, we heard another sailboat calling for help on the radio..How we stay informed and reduce the risk as much as possible: 📍We monitor:• GT Orcas App – To stay updated about interactions, sightings and risk mapping. • www.orcas.pt – MMSI verified fellow sailors for live-updates. • Telegram groups – Live updates from fellow sailors. • Orca Facebook groups - to stay updated. • We listen to channel 16 (as always) and when we here something related to a orca situation we start recording the conversation so we can go back and listen to it again ex. if we didn’t get the position, name of the vessel etc. ⚠️Our precautions:• We have chosen to only sail in daylight – Which sometimes means early mornings to do a long leg. If something were to happen, we rather want to handle it in full visibility than in the dark. • We have chosen to stay in shallow water - inside the 20m depth counter when possible, but still keeping a safe distance from breaking waves and shallow hazards. • We carry a duffel bag full of sand on deck– The most humane way to try and deter orcas, should they approach the rudder. • We maintain constant lookout – For tall dorsal fins, but also for coastal fishing gear when close to shore. • We talk through roles and action plans - so everyone onboard knows what to do in case of an emergency. 🚨Our procedure in case of an orca interaction: 1: Engine on, max speed, turn boat towards shallows and/or land. 2: One person in charge of throwing sand in the water to hopefully prevent the orcas from damaging the rudder. 3: One person in charge of flipping the swimmingladder down in the water and banging it with a hammer to make loud noises in the water to deter the orcas. 4: Other important things is to issue a Pan-Pan call on the vhf, continuous lookout and video documentation of the interaction. N.B that this is simply the way we’ve chosen to handle the situation, not a detailed A–Z guide on how you should proceed. Always make sure to research the specific area you’re sailing in. Stay safe. #orca #sailing #shortoftheday #circumnavigation

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Follow head catamaran charter broker Laura Jagielski as she travels around the Virgin Islands with her family onboard a chartered catamaran. In this series she's going to show you all of the must do items while exploring the US and British Virgin Islands. For more information on chartering in the Virgin Islands please contact Laura. Laura Jagielski 340 473 0073 Laura@CatamaranCentral.com

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