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Your Marine Products Pro Shop Knows What All the Professional Sailors Keep In Their Pockets   Raritan Engineering Company your macerator pump  analysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding essential tools not to leave at home when sailing.  Your macerator pump experts know that YBW asked professional and amateur sailors what they kept in their sailing jacket pocket when they are out on the water. What do you keep in yours?  5 things in my pocket: Knife – I never sail without a knife Phone – Especially if I am sailing on the coast. It also has my nav software on there and I can get weather information Waterproof case for the phone, as electronics and seawater don't mix Piece of flapjack which has to be homemade Cup of tea…it's not really in your pocket…oh..perhaps a compass. Dee Caffari Dee Caffari has sailed around the world five times. Your marine parts suppliers professionals know that in 2006, she bec...

Your Marine Toilet Experts Understand That Vision Impaired Sailors Are Some of the Most Enthusiastic  Raritan Engineering Company  your marine toilet professionals keep you well informed about the fact that being visually impaired doesn't have to mean retirement from sailing. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to run a North U Match Racing Clinic for the vision impaired sailors preparing for the 2016 World Sailing Blind Match Racing World Championship, being held September 21-25 at the Sheboygan Yacht Club in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The clinic was in the Sonars they are racing in the Worlds, with three sailors to a boat. The skipper is required to be 100% blind, and the two others can have varying degrees of vision impairment. They had some goggles I could wear to experience what their vision ability was like. One common view is like looking through wax paper. You can make out shades and rough shapes, but there is no clarity.  They use two marks to form their starting li...

Your Marine Hardware Analysts Say Survival Education Is Necessary Raritan Engineering Company your marine hardware  experts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how to survive a boat capsizing. Your marine hardware specialists know that an investigation is underway after a yacht carrying 30 people capsized in San Francisco Bay. Eight people, including three children, needed hospital treatment. The 34-foot yacht, Khaleesi, capsized 100 yards from Pier 45 in San Francisco Bay, throwing 30 people, including three children, into the water.  Go to http://www.raritaneng.com/ and see how you can find more information as well as get assistance on marine hardware and on how to survive a boat capsizing. Your marine hardware professionals know that at the time, the yacht had 27 adults and three children, on board. Both the US Coast Guard and the San Francisco Fire Department responded to the incident, along with many so-calle...

Your Macerating Toilet Professionals Talk About Some Major Racing Rule Changes Raritan Engineering Company your macerating toilet  analysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how racing rule adjustments will help increase female participation. Your macerating toilet experts understand that the Volvo Ocean Race is making a major rule change to give world-class female sailors a much clearer pathway to compete at the highest level of offshore sailing in the 2017-18 edition. The possible crew combinations for 2017-18 will be: 7 men 7 men and 1 or 2 women 7 women and 1 or 2 men 5 men and 5 women 11 women Your pump toilet professionals know that teams will be able to change their crew combinations from leg to leg in the race, which starts from Alicante in October 2017 and visits 11 cities around the globe, but as in previous editions, teams will be required have the same crewmembers on board for the In-Port Race...

Your Marine Holding Tanks Analysts Understand That You May Not Be a Fan of LPG Systems on Boats   Raritan Engineering Company  would love to share with you this week this amazing information on marine holding tanks and on how double-checking your propane tanks for leaks is very important. After my recent post on portable marine heaters and insulation, a few people asked our opinion of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) heaters. Simply stated: We are not fans of portable LPG systems on boats. A boat fire in New England last month offered a pretty good example of the risks inherent with this type of equipment.  In the first part of our upcoming series of tests of propane system equipment, marine surveyor Capt. Frank Lanier outlines the basics of marine propane systems. Because propane is heavier than air, it can slip into the bilge undetected, where a spark can set the boat ablaze. Propane locker explosions have also occurred.  Here are some of his observations on propane safety: Every ...

Your Marine Products Specialists Appreciate the Importance of a Group Effort   Raritan Engineering Company your marine products  analysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding the importance of teamwork to victory. Your marine products experts know that the member lounge in the San Diego YC is typically the site of quiet conversations or restful reading. Last spring, it served as Ground Zero for five teams taking steps to excel in the 2011 Etchells World Championship. Your marine supplies professionals know that the genesis for the group was earlier in the year when Bill Hardesty, who won the Worlds in 2008, started to focus his efforts on winning another title. While the purpose of our group was to be prepared to compete in the Worlds, our goal was really to be our very best for one week. It could have been any event.  One early key to the program's success was establishing a routine. At our morning meeting w...

Your Marine Sanitation Device Professionals Celebrate Overcoming Adversity Through Sailing Raritan Engineering Company your marine sanitation device  analysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding why a disability shouldn't take you away from sailing. A three-year pilot program at Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) has culminated in a formal partnership between the University's sailing team and Rhode Island-based Sail To Prevail, the not-for-profit organization that has pioneered overcoming adversity through the sport of sailing. In collaborating with Sail To Prevail CEO Paul Callahan (Newport, R.I./Cape Coral, Fla.), a Harvard graduate and accomplished sailor, O'Connor has brought a new dimension to the Cambridge campus, as well as the local community. O'Connor dedicates at least 15% of his overall practice time to allowing members of the sailing team to work with specially trained instructors ...