Boating and Sailing.pdf - Moja ladja

Contents
14 Nautical Radio Gear and Procedures and Your First Longer Cruise 195
Marine Communications ....................................................................196
Reach Out and Touch Somebody ........................................................196
VHF—Everyman’s Radio ....................................................................196
In the Palm of Your Hand ....................................................................198
The Lingo of VHF................................................................................199
Weather Stations, Too ..........................................................................200
Breaker One-Nine … Not! ..................................................................200
SSB for Maximum Range ....................................................................200
A Typical Cruise—Do Your Homework First ....................................200
Cruising Day ........................................................................................202
The Color of Water ............................................................................203
Murphy Rules ......................................................................................204
Dead Reckoning Is Alive and Well ......................................................205
Vectoring In ..........................................................................................206
Part 4: Nature’s Triple Play: Wind, Weather, and Tides 207
15 Weather You Like It or Not 209
Forecasts—Don’t Leave Home Without Them ................................210
The Highs and Lows of Air Pressure ..................................................210
A Feel for Nasty Weather ....................................................................211
Weather Proverbs ................................................................................212
Wind Speeds ........................................................................................213
Fetching Considerations ......................................................................213
The Beaufort Scale ..............................................................................214
A Personal Experience ........................................................................215
Land and Sea Breezes ..........................................................................215
Thunderheads ......................................................................................216
Squall Lines ..........................................................................................217
Lightning ..............................................................................................218
Water Spouts ........................................................................................219
16 Mastering the Tides 221
How the Moon Influences the Tides ..................................................222
Tide Ranges ..........................................................................................222
Playing the Tides ..................................................................................223
Tide Tables ..........................................................................................224
Using the Tide Tables ..........................................................................226
Tide Heights and Navigation ..............................................................226
Bridge Clearance ..................................................................................227
Tides in the Estuaries ..........................................................................228
Spring Tides ........................................................................................229
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