Troubled water: dealing rationally with bridges
Article Abstract:
Superior boathandling skills are required to negotiate bridges. Aside from advance planning, other practices for safely passing under bridges include, the use of binoculars to consult tidal and vertical-clearance gauges and signboards, and giving downbound vessels the right of way.
Publication Name: Boating
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-5374
Year: 1997
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Article Abstract:
An easy way to plot a course through water with strong currents is presented. The steps include establishing a course over ground, determining the angle between it and the correct course and slightly overcompensating to change course.
Publication Name: Boating
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-5374
Year: 1995
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Mind game: staying out of trouble ... without a chart
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A quick-and-easy method for calculating a course change to avoid a navigational hazard is described. The method requires an accurate approximate distance from the light.
Publication Name: Boating
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-5374
Year: 1993
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