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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Exciting-Mention-123 on 2025-01-19 13:13:11+00:00.

With todays tech should not artic sailing boats have a closed indoors cockpit? Why does almost every sailboat not have a closed cockpit?

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/m2spring on 2025-01-19 00:24:46+00:00.

I'm following the Vendee Globe on Youtube. I hear them talk a lot about the "ropes" on their boats. I had learned that the only rope on a boat is the bolt rope. Has the terminology changed?

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Randoman98 on 2025-01-18 20:52:58+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/TangoLimaGolf on 2025-01-17 12:15:36+00:00.

I have the unique opportunity to relocate to either Charleston, SC or Wilmington, NC. We currently sail on the Great Lakes so I don’t have much Coastal sailing experience in addition to that.

Housing costs, and income are roughly the same for both cities. I’m primarily focused on which would offer the best sailing opportunities, I.e marina costs, harbor availability, sailmakers, and last but not least time to open water.

I appreciate any insight!

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/waterarttrkgl on 2025-01-19 01:18:12+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/bratwurstmuesli on 2025-01-18 19:48:01+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/stumanchu3 on 2025-01-18 07:44:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/SailnGame on 2025-01-18 06:05:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Double-Masterpiece72 on 2025-01-17 22:36:37+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/jfoucher on 2025-01-17 21:37:57+00:00.

It's in french but the autotranslated subtitles should allow you understand it somewhat. They go half crazy in the middle of the atlantic from the doubts about their location.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/MasterAsk on 2025-01-17 14:51:01+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/AllShadowFox on 2025-01-17 04:49:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/we-otta-be on 2025-01-17 05:50:08+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/FuzzyOne5244 on 2025-01-16 23:32:50+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/MrAnonymousForNow on 2025-01-16 23:25:56+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/imadethistofindasong on 2025-01-16 12:36:43+00:00.

I'm gonna get a sailboat once I've graduated uni so, I have about 3.5 years to save. I think the absolute most I could possibly save within that time is about 20k (is that enough to suffice a year's worth of expenses? even maybe two?). There are 22-28 ft boats within by budget of 12k located near me - some in good condition and others that need a bit of fixing. What other expenses do I have to consider? (fees, repairs, equipment, docking, etc)

Any help would be amazing thank you :)

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/PM_ME_UTILONS on 2025-01-15 22:19:11+00:00.

Edit 4: Mystery is now solved: they weren't. See comments below. Wikipedia was inaccurate & is now corrected, we'll see if the edits stick.

Cannon range wasn't much more than a kilometre, so they could barely reach the mainland, let alone the nearby bays well away from them.

Wikipedia says that this was due to the prevailing winds & currents making the easiest approaches pass right by the rock, but I'm really struggling to visualise that.

My sailing experience is dinghys & 20-40 foot bermuda sloops in sheltered waters around NZ, but I thought older ships still had some ability to sail upwind, and wouldn't the currents reverse with the tide? I don't get how they could blockade ports so far away, I'm not understanding something.

Edit: Made after the first 4 responses

To clarify, the fortified rock with a few cannon on it with their approximate range is the red circle. The access to the port to the north (Fort Royal/ Fort-de-France, red arrowed was somehow required to go past that rock so that it could effectively blockade the port.

For 17 months, the fort was able to harass French shipping trying to enter Fort-de-France.[4][18] The guns on the rock completely dominated the channel between it and the main island, and because of their elevation, were able to fire far out to sea. This forced vessels to give the rock a wide berth, with the result that the currents and strong winds would make it impossible for them to arrive in Fort Royal.[19] -

I do not understand why they couldn't just go around & cut in. I can read that paragraph I just quoted, but I do not understand why specifically that simple-seeming manoeuvre was impossible: it seems like if their ability to manoeuvre against wind & tide was so poor that that they couldn't do that then any sort of back-and-forth trade between the islands would be impossible.

I can work out "something to do with the currents I guess" myself, I'm hoping somebody might know the specific answer here or the key words to search for it.

Edit 2: I've tried googling around the Antilles current & currents in the Caribbean, but mostly only got very zoomed out info that rounds to "a half knot from the east, but variable" This guy's short blog post about being caught in a 4.8 knot North-Easterly current around that region gives some useful semi-relevant context, but I'm still ignorant on the specific patterns around Martinque itself and what options this gave an 18/19th century sailing vessel.

Edit 3: I think I've cracked it: it wasn't impossible to get into FDF without coming close to the rock, it just made that trip take long enough that the primary blockade ship could intercept them. This interpretation isn't in the primary source (kinds directly contradicts it, but he wrote 30 years after the fact) I checked, but it makes the most sense to me.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/best_laid_plan on 2025-01-16 13:51:12+00:00.

I'm early on in my sailing career (have taken a several lessons and successfully been out solo in dinghies many times) and am just about ready to take the next step and buy a small boat (something like a Catalina 22, maybe). I've seen in the sub lots of talk about befriending other sailors for advice, etc., and am wondering: are people really that willing to spend their time and energy helping out someone new? I really hope that's the case, but I'm a bit apprehensive about approaching people who are somewhat strangers with questions, etc., and annoying the heck out of them. Thoughts??

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Own-Development2299 on 2025-01-16 13:16:43+00:00.

Most of the sailors I’ve met have started sailing when they were todlers because of their family owning a boat or for other reasons. So I was wondering about people who starts learning later in life and reach a point where they sail by themselves on long haul trips.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/FreakyOrphan on 2025-01-15 20:56:33+00:00.

So for about the last year or so I’ve become obsessed with sailing. I started with dinghies at my local yacht club and now I’m being asked to crew on keelboats and even tall ships for longer voyages. I’ve been hesitant to accept because I would need to bring my prescription with me and I’m worried that bringing it up could cost me some great opportunities.

So I guess what I want to ask is how would you handle this situation? Do you have any experience with situations like this?

Edit: I’m from Australia

Edit: I’m sorry if I gave the impression that I was ever considering sneaking my prescription on board, or that I needed to be briefed on the easy-to-google legal status of cannabis. I was more looking for experiences and advice on how/when to broach the topic. But thank you all for your responses, they have been informative and helpful

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/bigbagballer on 2025-01-15 01:59:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Sea_Sorbet1012 on 2025-01-14 21:05:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Anstigmat on 2025-01-14 19:08:40+00:00.

Really hoping the thief has a forthcoming YT series.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/LeMonde_en on 2025-01-14 13:44:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/gg562ggud485 on 2025-01-14 13:29:31+00:00.

Amazing old video showing a strong gust and 60 seconds aftermath during practice. In the French audio, amazing professionalism and lots of cursing. “Get back inside now” “ Wait… the mast must break!” “Knife! Cut the net”