INDEX

Click on any of the following titles to read the article

For anyone who is going to do either a theory or practical course with me I have put the letters RYA in red after the articles that would be a help for you to read prior to your doing your course. You can also buy books from the RYA online bookshop by clicking on the following link ....

1. Sharing the secrets of Algarve cruising.
2. Flying the Flag. RYA
3. Are we loosing our traditional skills. RYA
4. Understanding Algarve summer weather patterns. RYA
5. Understanding the Algarve & Meditteranean tides & currents. RYA
6. Diver down? RYA
7. A stitch in time at Vilamoura Marina
8. Is your boat tied up correctly? RYA
9. To give way or not to give way? RYA
10. It isn't as easy as it looks? RYA
11. Radio at Sea. RYA
12. An incredible journey!!
13. The Yachtmaster exam. RYA
14. Morse Code & Flags. RYA
15. Cascais Marina.
16. Round the World in a Concrete Boat.
17. Distress - Search - Rescue. RYA
18. Importing a boat into Portugal.
19. Buyer Beware!!
20. SOLAS V - If you and your boat don't comply, you are breaking the law!! RYA
21. Portimao Marina.
22. Nautical Charts. RYA
23. A history of the Guadiana river.
24. Atlantic Tides  RYA
25. Safety RYA
26. Collision Regulations RYA
27. Boca do Rio Resort
28. Swinging a Compass RYA
29. A new buoy! RYA
30. Marina Guadiana - A new boatyard at Vila Real St Antonio
31. Oeiras Marina - A new marina between Cascais & Lisbon
32. Automatic Identification System (AIS)
33. Mal de Mer - or in English just plain sea sickness!
34. Documents!! RYA
35. Pilotage RYA
36. Rescue at Sea RYA
37. The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
38. We didn't mean to go to sea! RYA
39. The danger of being over reliant on GPS RYA
40. Leading Marks and Lights RYA
41. There are two Norths! RYA
42. 1st Aid RYA
43. Antifouling - You don't always get what you pay for!!
44. Salvage!! - If you are not prepared, it could cost you and your insurance company a lot of money RYA
45. Cruising - Highs and Lows
46. Yacht Refridgeration
47. Tróia Marina
48. Circulation Tax and Light Dues in Portugal
49. No more Rock and Roll
50. RYA Day Skipper Training Courses in the Algarve Portugal
51. Anchoring in very strong winds RYA
52. Portimão to Silves by boat
53. The total re-construction of an old pilot boat and her conversion into a cruising yacht
54. Cardinal Marks  RYA
55. Anchor Balls and Lifejackets  RYA
56. Yacht Belinda's Re-Birth by Mike Fellows. The story of a refit on a 1955 R & A Hamper 3.5 tonner. LOA 22ft
57. Passage Planning  RYA
58. How to increase your chances of passing the RYA Yachtmaster exam  RYA
59. Ria Formosa - Algarve
60. Shorthanded berthing with a Classic Yacht  RYA
61. Alvor - in the western Algarve  RYA