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2012 Sailing Calendar Released
Next year's sailing calendar was released from the Port Townsend Sailing Association's central home office. To download your copy of next year's scheduled fun on the Bay and surrounding waters, click the link below. 2012 PTSA and Regional Sailing Schedule-1.pdf. |
Quick & Easy Winter Projects To Make Your Boat Safer (And Avoid Big Headaches Later) Sometimes, it’s the little things that get overlooked; something as minor as a worn impeller or dead battery can ruin a day on the water. Even major things like a dismasting from a cracked fitting or a ruined [...] Time to clean up some of those fraying lines, from Boating Safety Tips, Tricks & Thoughts from Captnmike This is the quick and secure whipping I use to whip the ends on double braid line. I have not seen this in any book. It has some of the elements of the classic [...] If the wind is going to roar this winter, your rigging needs a check. Sail-World picked up a post from Captain John at Skippertips that lists the most vital rigging checks you need to make. Sailing Rigging Inspection Checklist: Just as pilots of aircraft large or small wouldn’t think of taking off without [...] A post by Ryan Scott on the West Marine Rigging-Newport site that might be helpful as you prepare your boat for the coming season. One common misconception that I am asked about, is whether stretch and creep are the same thing. They are not. I saw an analogy a while ago describing the difference, and I still think it is one of the best ways to demonstrate it. Rubber bands stretch, taffy creeps.
 One of the symptoms for a heart attack in women is pain in the shoulder blades. — Rosanne Olson/Getty Images If you Googled this article because you think you’re having a heart attack — stop. Call 911. Then chew an aspirin. Spending precious minutes searching for information about heart attack symptoms as you experience them is not wise, doctors say, because “time is heart muscle.” Heart Attack Symptoms One of the symptoms for a heart attack in women is pain in the shoulder blades. — Rosanne Olson/Getty Images “If you think you’re having a heart attack, that’s not the time to try and figure out whether you’re right,” says Gordon Tomaselli, M.D., president-elect of the American Heart Association, who adds he has patients who have done exactly that. |
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