SailMentor
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A reference companion to the museum — plant varieties, the pests and threats that challenge gardens, plant biology, and gardening terms. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Learning to Sail
The foundations of sailing — points of sail, tacking and gybing, sail trim, reefing, heaving to, and the man-overboard drill every crew must know.
13 entriesBoats & Rigs
Know your boat — hull and keel, mast and boom, mainsail, jib, and spinnaker, the rudder and centreboard, and how the rig comes together.
12 entriesNavigation & Weather
Finding your way and reading the sky — charts and compass, the sextant and GPS, dead reckoning, tides and currents, and the Beaufort scale.
14 entriesSeamanship & Safety
Staying safe afloat — anchoring and knots, life jackets and VHF radio, distress signals, capsize recovery, and handling heavy weather.
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