Sailing

It is a specific type, size and tensile strength of chain.

Modern day sailing is recreational, and harnessing the power of the wind to accelerate and direct a craft in almost any direction can be stimulating and enjoyable (unless you are in Jaws 2, then it is not so much fun).

Not if you are operating the boat. You must be at anchor or docked. You can be charged with operating a boat under the influence.

Simply rinse it with a high-pressure hose or capsize the boat a few times!

Depends on the configuration of the lights. Where are they at on the vessel. There are many different situations where you could see red and white lights, such as: pilot boat, fishing vessel, engaged in fishing, restricted in ability to maneuver and so on. The most likely answer to this question is a white masthead light with an arc of 225 degrees and port side running light with an arc of 112.5 degrees. In most situations you will be the "give-way" vessel and will NOT have the right of way.

Sir Peter Blake was killed by pirates

It depends on how fast your sailboat is and the weather. If you are in the boat on a trailer it's 55 mph times the distance.

Should you study crime statistics, you will find that the majority of reported crimes are crimes of opportunity. Sir Blake was probably just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

If you are maneuvering a sailing vessel, it would mean that you are off to a strong start.

A Tall Ship. A Caravel. A Bark. A Brigantine. A Clipper Ship. A Brig.

Because they are an area where wind lulls are common, where there is know wind, and can waste time when crossing the atlantic.

Yes. Seaforce 90 is a self-polishing antifoul (it is however relatively hard in comparison to Micron Extra) and so it compatible with other self-polishing antifouling. Give the existing antifoul a wet sand and apply Micron Extra. If you go back to the epoxy, or there are areas where the current antifoul is suspect then apply a sealer coat of International Primicon.

Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to "The Far East" for all the valuable goods that were being imported from there. It is a myth to say he was trying to "prove the earth was round"...navigators and other educated people had known that for a long time. He was a little off in his understanding of the distances involved, though...had the Americas not been there to get in the way, he and his crew would surely have died of thirst or starvation long before arriving at his intended destination! In fact, we sometimes call the islands of the Caribbean "the West Indies" because he thought he HAD made it to "the Indies"!

That would be dependant on the size of the vessel. Even today vessels are restricted to their time away from a port. In the past their time was dependant upon how much food they could carry. Today it is how much food and fuel can they carry.

In the 1400's (Columbus) they could stay at sea for months without restocking food. If they came ashore to reprovision water and food they could go for years such as whalers.

In the mideval times I dont think they stayed out for more than a few months due to food and water.

• dhoni

For some seafarers the ocean is more of a home than dry land. Some like to move from place to place and be free and the sea is one way to do that. Some crave the adventure and risk of seafaring.

The positions on a sailing ship might include the captain, the executive officer, first mate, second mate, navigator, logbook keeper, master-at-arms, and ship's doctor (ship's surgeon) who was often not an actual medical doctor. Larger crews might include a purser (finance), quartermaster, and chaplain.

Common seamen might be designated "captain of the foretop" or similar specific duties. Positions included the cook, coxswain, yeoman, gunsmith, gunner, armorer, or sailmaker. The terms "midshipman" and "master's mate" originally referred to seamen and later to junior officers and petty officers.

(for a chart of Royal Navy positions, see the related link)

Running lights which should be used when towing to indicate restricted maneuverability

Radio antennae , possibly an array, especially if it's a "russian trawler" operating within the International Territory of any country except their own.

The additional underwater surface of the bilge keel creates extra resistance to the side-to-side rolling of the hull, but does not stop rolling altogether.

I took pictures of Stefans yacht, Tawny Pipit, being dashed to pieces on the rocks at Sandymouth Bay near Bude on the night he came ashore. I took pictures of Stefan amongst the wreckage the next morning before taking him back to Bude, where he was staying to recover from his ordeal. We corresponded for a while. A remarkable man! the-bogtrotter@hotmail.co.uk

Only for a complete novice.

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