The boat

Seamanship

Winds
Wind, depression and anticyclone The layer of (breathable) air around the Earth has a...

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Sailor’s knots
At sea, knots often ensure safety. Every knot has a specific function. You have to allow for...

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Clouds
Clouds are vital to sailors for predicting the arrival of changes in the weather and altering...

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Points of sail
A sailboat gets its propulsion from the action of the wind on the sails which, like a plane’s...

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Flags
Signal flags are "signs that float" in the wind used to communicate between ships or with the...

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Buoys and beacons
In 1806 Napoleon created a Lighthouses and Beacons Service to identify hazards (rocks,...

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Lighthouses
The first French lighthouse was built in Cordouan, at the mouth of the Gironde around 1360. In...

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