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In our Reference Library, we concentrate on four areas critical areas for successful passage preparation:
- Know Your Boat
- Required and Recommended Equipment for a Salty Dawg Rally
- Advice from Experts
- Checklists for Offshore
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Know Your Boat
A useful article by Salty Dawg and long time sailor Hank George. Click here to understand the basic parameters of your boat’s performance, and its key features, to be better able to plan and manage your offshore passage.
Required and Recommended Equipment
A list of recommended equipment for your offshore passage, compiled by the Salty Dawg’s veteran offshore sailors. Study it carefully and implement this in the best manner you can for your vessel. Go to List of Required and Recommended Equipment
Advice From Experts
The Salty Dawg’s veteran offshore sailors have prepared this collection of articles providing superb advice to sailors on many topics of important to safe and fun offshore sailing and cruising. Go to Advice From Experts
Checklists for Offshore
The To-Do List before a passage can be daunting. Here are checklists that will help guide you through the priorities for a successful passage. You’ll find guidance about spares, special tools, safety gear, provisions, inspections…and More. Go to Checklists for Offshore