Index

An index of tips, posts and articles on this site, some of which were written with the Achilles Owners site in mind, which links to them or in response to questions on the Achilles Flickr site. Many will also show on the right hand panel but that is rapidly getting rather cluttered and will need thinning at some point.

The Cruise Index is on a dedicated page.

• Iridium Communications with Sancerre (when active).

Sailing round GB:

• General tips, planning and more detailed index including:
• Charts & Guides for a Round GB trip
• Passage making along the east coast.
• Passage making along the west coast.
• Navigating the Pentland Firth.
• Anchorages, marinas and harbours:
• The Solent to Lands End.
• The Solent to Plymouth.
• The Fowey to Lands End.
• Lands End north to Anglesey
• The Isles of Scilly and Ireland from Baltimore to Red Bay
• Mull of Galloway to Ardnamurchan Point.
• Ardnamurchan Point to Loch Ewe.
• The Western Isles.
• Loch Ewe to Orkney and on to The Solent.

Deck Gear and Rigging

• Anchors, Drogues and Emergency steering.
• Anchoring in storm conditions
• Installing an anchor windlass on an Achilles 9 metre.
• How to secure to a visitors buoy.
• Mainsail Reefing
• Main Boom Preventers
• Storm & heavy weather Jibs, including rigging
• Self Steering Systems
• Rigging Spinnaker Sheets
• Halyards and Halyard Diverters
• Rigging lazy jacks (A9m & 840?)

Safety

• Pyrotechnics or Electronics for Emergency / Distress Signalling?
• Low level riding (anchor) lights.
• First Aid Kits
• Washboards
• Pre-Cruise check list

Below Deck & Maintenance

• Boat electrics.
• Replacing the fuel & water tanks (Thread)
• Fitting a diesel fuelled, warm air heater (Thread)
• Converting the forepeak to a wet storage area (post)
• Rebuilding the navigators area, electrics & electronics (2 posts)
• Shore Power and Galvanic Isolators / Zinc savers.
• The engine water pump (post).
• Rain and Spray protection (post).
• Propeller (and cutlass bearing?) removal. (post)
• Changing the starter motor on a Yanmar 2GM20
• Painting Sancerre.
• A failed Seacock.
• Drying out for a scrub.

At Sea and Seamanship

• How to secure to a visitor Buoy.
• Sleeping & avoiding exhaustion.
• Eating at Sea

Miscellaneous

• An overview of Yacht Stability Metrics
• A9m Buyers Guide
• Anchorages and Passages of Note.
• Picture Gallery.