Boldly Go Sailing

A website for those who don't yet have decades of sailing experience.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

How Kickball Changed My Life

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     Or, “Gee – you (used to) walk funny!” “I’m not clumsy. It’s just that the floor hates me, the tables and chairs are bullie...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Update on Replacing Navionics on my Phone

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I went to the T-Mobile store online and found at least eight different programs supported by my phone that will give latitude and longitude....
Saturday, May 31, 2014

The Half a Fish That Got Away

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Or, Actually I've Seen This Before ... My friend Samantha Ring, whom I sailed with last Saturday, loves to fish. I think she may love...

Charts vs. Chart Plotters -- Yet Again

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If you read my entry "Seasickness," you know that my last sail had its ups and downs. That's putting it midly. I became extrem...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Seasickness

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Or, I Didn't Know it Could Happen to Me! Somewhere in this blog I said once that seasickness can turn into a true medical emergency. ...
Monday, May 19, 2014

Teaching Friends to Sail

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I've been doing this, and I discovered something. As we learn to sail, our instructors tend to focus on language. In fact, some of the...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Colonoscopy vs. Live-Aboard?

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Fugeddaboudit! Find yourself a NICE hotel/motel room for three days, one with a refrigerator. Two days for prep, one day for the actual te...
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Susan Setley
This blog contains some of what I've learned about sailing, particularly the stuff I wish I'd known at the beginning. This blog is for those just getting into sailing, who want to learn all they can. Without wanting to sound *too* grumpy, it's not for nit-picking or one-upsmanship. Posts that state or imply that someone "should have known better" will be deleted without notification, because this is going to be a SAFE PLACE for new sailors to talk about their experiences.
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