Bluewater Sailing Club Winter Seminar Series ing uis

Bluewater Sailing Club Winter Seminar Series ing uis Cr “Preparing Your Boat to Go Offshore” By Greg Flederman

Checklists Rigging & Sails Navigation & Routing Electrics & Electronics Upgrades SA FE TY

Checklists • Systems Checklist • Delivery Checklist • Pre-departure Checklist • Post Departure Checklist

Systems Checklist • • Exterior Bilge Batteries AC power Engines and Generators Electronics Navigation lights Interior lights

Delivery Checklist • • • Hull Sails & Rigging Nav Lights & Shapes Safety Engine & Electrical Tools Charts & Navigation Paperwork Spares Recommended Items

Rigging and sails: Rigging • Cruising rigs are often neglected • Rig check by a recognized rigging specialist • Less work, peace of mind, insurance value. Sails • Sails inspected and repaired • Additional reefing points • Roller furling Genoa Luff pad • Tri sail and storm jib • Repair/replace running rigging as needed

Navigation and Routing Navigation • Basic navigation including finding and plotting position, maintaining a log , basic dead reckoning plot. • Paper charts for entire area of cruise including Charts for safe harbors along the route. • Maintain library of navigational books including Bowditch, Reeds Almanac, and others pertaining to cruising grounds. • Celestial navigation Routing • Weather windows • Commander's weather • Seasonal considerations

Electrics and Electronics Electrics • Supply - Wind, solar, generator, engine alternator • Storage - Battery banks, Chargers and Inverters • Demand - Decrease usage -LED's, dimmers, and foot pumps Electronics • GPS, DSC VHF-radio, AIS and Radar • EPIRB's, PLB'S and MSLD's

DSC enabled VHF radio Stand alone DSC radio with dedicated GPS DSC radio with GPS data input from Chartplotter

AIS – Automated Information System Standalone installation

Radar • No real breakthroughs that affect offshore sailing. • High definition and broadband radar. EPIRB’s • Electronic position indicating radio beacon • Now include GPS connectivity and or integration

PLB’s Personal Locator Beacons • Three main types - EPIRB, EPIRB with GPS, GPS • Spot - 406 MHZ with GPS and Globalstar messaging, SAR by company • ACR mini B -121. 5 MHZ and 406 MHZ, non GPS, SAR by USCG/AMVER • Mc. Murdo - 121. 5 MHZ and 406 MHZ, GPS, AMVER SAR • ACR Aqualink - 121. 5 MHZ and 406 link, with I'm OK and Aquaview LED test function, AMVER SAR

MSLD’s Marine Survivor Location Devices • Sea. Marshall - base unit and PLB, extensive commercial use • Mobilert - transmitter activated by water, generates GPS tag • Firstlight Mermaid ID - base, thru hull and ID -pods, water activated, generates GPS tag • Emerald marine alert 2 - As above with optional R. D. F kit • Raymarine Lifetag - tag activated by distance, sounds Seatalk alarm, records position and creates mob target on all Seatalk devices, lowers range on chartplotters and radars to optimum for MOB/SAR, up two 16 tags per base station.

Upgrades • • Electrics Electronics Tankage Water maker Wind vane Life raft Foul weather gear

Bluewater Sailing Club Winter Seminar Series “Preparing Your Boat to Go Offshore” References: Books. The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat - John Vigor Offshore Sailing - Bill Seifert The Voyagers Handbook - Beth A. Leonard Websites Electronics www. panbo. com, www. acrelectronics. com, www. raymarine. com, vespermarine. com Products and pricing - www. westmarine. com By Greg Flederman