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Weather report from Southampton Dock head

ABP Southampton Water Yachtsman’s Guide

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SCRA – Solent Marks

RYA Training Overview

RYA – Safe Sailing

RNLI – Lifejackets and Buoyancy Aids – link to RNLI site (also see below for fitting and use videos)

• RNLI “Why to wear lifejacket crotch straps” short video, you only need to see it once

• RNLI/RYA/MCA “How to fit a lifejacket” another shortish video (3 mins), always worth a refresh

• RNLI “Wearing a buoyancy aid” another short video, check it out.

WEBSITES

Sailing kit:

Andark Diving

 

Boat bits:

Force4 – chandlery

RS Sailing (bits for Vision)

Sailboats – dinghy oriented chandlery

Marine Store – online chandlery

LDC Sailing – another chandlery

Boat Jumble

 

Sailing Links:

RNLI

Sailing Index

Department of Sport and Wellbeing

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Nice explanation of Southampton double high, and other complexities