A Crane Operator

Cool camera angles, cool music, a very cool boat, and one cool crane op.

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Around the World | Incredible ocean | Maritime News | Modern Yachts | Racers | Sailing | Solo Sailing | Vendee Globe Challenge 2012-2013

Vendee Globe Crosses The Equator

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Check in with the fleet for day 12 highlights. The weather is still warm, but the competition keeps shrinking as Zbigniew “Gutek” Gutkovski of Energa had to retire from the race due to a non-working auto helm .Thanks VendeeglobeTV for the much needed american translation. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wqiqdLMa-E&w=560&h=315]

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Which Radar Reflector?

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A radar reflector is used to help make your vessel more identifiable by other boats and ships that use radar to scan for vessels as well as other obstructions. In the world of radar reflectors there are many, many options. For sailboats the options are narrowed down a bit, but there is still much controversy over…

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Power at Your Fingertips

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This is the yacht that leisure off shore sailors have been waiting for. Behold the future of sailing is right around the corner. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq173AXAdkY&w=560&h=315] The Discovery 57 features some of the latest and greatest powered rigging products on the market. This kind of technology isn’t just for mega yachts anymore and is becoming more and more…

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Boom Brakes and Preventers

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When sailing down wind we eventually may find ourselves having to perform the dreaded gybe. Depending on conditions and wind strengths, this can be relatively painless or really scary. A violent gybe, which causes the boom to crash from one side of the boat to the other, can cause major damage. In some instances the boom…

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Views From Aloft

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I guess this time of year we go aloft a lot, because I sure have been aloft a lot. Can anyone tell me what shore this is? We have certainly been to this place before but not down at this end. How about, which marina is this? This was one of our standard FREE inspections….

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Servicing The Chain Plates

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The chainplate is typically a metal plate used to fasten a stay to the boat. One end of the chainplate has a hole for the pin of the turnbuckle, the remainder of the chainplate is used to attach the plate to the boat via a bulkhead, knee, tie rod or the hull itself. Chainplates get their name…

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A Crane Operator

Vendee Globe Crosses The Equator

Which Radar Reflector?

Power at Your Fingertips

Boom Brakes and Preventers

Views From Aloft

Servicing The Chain Plates

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