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		<title>Taking Down a Star Boat Mast</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/taking-down-a-star-boat-mast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking down a Star mast can be a tricky task if you are new to it.  The first thing to remember is that you should make sure to have at least one or more other people to help take down the mast if you are new to this task.  Be sure to remove the pins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Boat Sailing Concepts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Captain Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following are basic concepts for a small boat training class: 1)  Understanding of the parts of the Laser and what they are used for. Example &#8211; when to release or tension the Cunningham, Vang, outhaul etc. 2)  More confident and aggressive use of the main sheet. Example &#8211; hand over hand pinkies forward after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cat Sailing Attitude</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/cat-sailing-attitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tall Tails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon, I never look at websites, especially those with &#8220;chat&#8221; or &#8220;forum&#8221; pages as they seem to be full of too much blah, blah and the same can be said for the 15 pages I have just scanned through on the Yachts &#38; Yachting pages that you directed me to. This will be my first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlantic Sailing Mistake</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/atlantic-sailing-mistake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/atlantic-sailing-mistake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tall Tails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joyon Finally Makes A Mistake (A Big One)&#8230; After setting the solo transatlantic record yesterday, Francis Joyon turned IDEC toward France and went below for a little nap. Exhausted as only a solo record-breaking sailor can be, he, umm, overslept and woke up only when his 90-foot tri ground ashore on the rocks of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy Weather Sailing</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/heavy-weather-sailing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/heavy-weather-sailing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Captain Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boattransportcompany.com/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are my top four tips for heavy weather sailing:   #1 Stay hydrated, rest, and eat food.  This can really make a difference in how tired you get and how fast in heavy weather.   #2 In fog a sailboat sounds One Prolonged Blast followed by Two Short Blasts.  This is true for Sailing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nautical Flags IFCs Sailing Visual Signals</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/nautical-flags-ifcs-sailing-visual-signals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/nautical-flags-ifcs-sailing-visual-signals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Topic: Nautical Flags History: Visual signals have been used to help communicate on the water since sailing began. &#8220;In 1857, the British Board of Trade created the International Code of Signals. The flags had 17,000 different meanings, and they used 18 different flags. Then in 1932 the code was revised to include seven different languages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roll Tacking A Small Boat</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/roll-tacking-a-small-boat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. fall off 5 degrees and sheet out 10 cm to power up if not already moving fast 2. point high 3. rock torso to leeward (starboard) while pushing tiller to starboard 4. as boat heads to wind move weight aft 5. just as bow passes through wind, hike out hard to port and ease [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why does tightening the downhaul flatten the main?</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/why-does-tightening-the-downhaul-flatten-the-main/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/why-does-tightening-the-downhaul-flatten-the-main/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Captain Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best I&#8217;ve come up with is that tensioning an area of cloth pulls the threads farther apart, which draws the cloth perpendicular to the tension towards the tensioned area.  Grab a piece of cotton cloth (like your T-shirt) and pull on it to see the effect. As far as sail control goes, tensioning the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Laser Rigging From Small Boat Yacht Clubs</title>
		<link>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/basic_laser_rigging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boattransportcompany.com/basic_laser_rigging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laser]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boattransportcompany.com/?p=55</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Basic Laser Rigging This rigging guide is intended as a reference showing one way to rig a Laser to get higher purchase in the cunningham and outhaul. It is not a substitute for personal instruction and you should have at least an Intermediate Single Handed rating before attempting to rig and sail the performance Lasers [...]]]></description>
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