Sailing - Page 8

The History of Nautical Navigation

Wednesday, 27th of August 2014

When you take home a paper chart from Seachest, you're not just buying a map, but a bona fide piece of history. Whether Admiralty or Imray, every marine chart is an updated version of a previous attempt to map our expansive oceans, with some of the precursors

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How to Use a Sextant

Thursday, 14th of August 2014

With a structure and shape both marvellous and perplexing, the humble Sextant is a sight quickly spotted by anyone wishing to pursue the high seas. First introduced in its iconic, 60° form in 1759 by John Bird, it's gone from its support-necessitated size

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The World's Roughest Seas

Tuesday, 29th of July 2014

Why would anyone sail in that?!" is often a question you'll hear asked when images like the one above pop up on news feeds or on TV. Embracing rough seas and standing up to stormy weather isn't the goal of most sailors, and indeed sometimes

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Nautical Almanacs: A Seafarer's Companion

Wednesday, 25th of June 2014

It can seem quite quaint, to a dry outsider at least, the value mere pieces of paper can have at sea. Whilst a switch is being made from print to pocket electronics and iPads, a handy fold out chart still has exceptional value over the many other expensive

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5 Amazing Mysteries of the High Seas

Thursday, 19th of June 2014

An ocean as large as ours could not possibly exist without a deep library of unsolved stories and unresolved sightings to wet sailor's appetites. Whether its shipwrecks, ghost stories or cryptozoology that peaks your interest, Earth's waters hold many stories

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Tips for Sailing Foreign Waters

Tuesday, 3rd of June 2014

It's not hard to imagine the possibilities of sailing, even before the first payment for your boat is put down. All the countries, ports and harbours you've ever dreamed of visiting are now a little closer to your fingertips, and now just the journey alone

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