InstantForum 2017-1 FinalOCC Forumshttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/OCC ForumsThu, 12 Mar 2026 04:49:14 GMT20https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost8127.aspxHi all, I thought some might be interested although I believe I have posted on the subject on our site before. A Substack journalist on marine subjects, whose work I generally like, wanted to post...Sat, 15 Feb 2025 21:05:32 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost8113.aspxHi all, I had occasion to write the below and thought it might be of general interest. Watch schedules: Watch schedules (for a couple) are a varied lot and if you find one that works for you, embrace...Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:49:58 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost8019.aspxHi all, Just a reminder: o-rings on your deck plates need replacing periodically. I noticed that the o-ring on my fuel deck plate was quite flattened: probably still doing its job, but why worry that...Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:44:51 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7999.aspxEarly warning systems8- ‘24 I do not think about alarms and early warning systems too often: they just exist and are largely ignored, until... Every now and again one really makes a difference in my....Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:14:48 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7997.aspxI may have posted something like this before, but it has come up again and is worth repeating. Search and Rescue services and recreational boats Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy, (last edited, 7-24) I...Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:31:40 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7983.aspxHi all, For too many years, losing the rudder control meant it was likely that you will lose the boat. Years ago, there was research that impressed me using a Galerider drogue and Alchemy already...Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:40:42 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7920.aspxWritten for another venue, but thought it might be of interest Hi all A couple of thoughts on spinnaker/asym use. The only time I have gotten headsail wraps were in light air and swells/wakes. The...Fri, 17 May 2024 12:49:00 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6553.aspxI have now collated all the feedback and passed it on to Martin Thomas who is editing the new edition of "Heavy Weather Sailing". It was great to hear first hand accounts from Randall Reeves, Jeanne....Sun, 21 Jan 2024 17:01:40 GMTnovarahttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost5172.aspxMember Jonathan Lloyd s/v Sophia has prepared a detailed paper on the steps that aspiring world voyagers should take in preparing themselves and their boat for distance sailing. We are posting his...Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:58:53 GMTDariaBlackwellhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7424.aspxFLOODING: PLANNING FOR AND DEALING WITH A SINKING SHIP Submitted: Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy6 Feb. 2014 This article outlines a strategy for managing a flooding situation on board your vessel. By.....Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:46:21 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7421.aspxThe following describes an enclosure that has worked well for Alchemy for ~~20+ years. Last edited, 02/23 Most enclosures, especially full enclosures, in some significant way compromise the safe and...Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:06:39 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7319.aspxI thought this might be of interest to the OCC community: Hi all, I was writing up my guidelines or my “philosophy” (if you will) of fitting out widely wandering sailboats and, certainly, my leaning...Mon, 28 Nov 2022 19:24:51 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7092.aspxHi all, The following is a letter to the editor which I thought might be of interest. Dick An article like this ( https://www.bwsailing.com/anatomy-of-a-tragedy-at-sea/) presents a conflict: the...Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:39:22 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7030.aspxHacks & ideas: storing oil Most of us who wander widely and include remote and isolated destinations want to carry quantities of oil. Storing oil was always a worry on board: a broken gallon bottle o...Sun, 10 Apr 2022 23:50:09 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6928.aspxAlchemy’s maintenance log introDec 2021 A maintenance log (ML), to my mind, should function as documentation of work done, as a tickler for work on the horizon, and as a place to write down work note...Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:42:56 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6899.aspxLog Books:s/v AlchemyNov. 2021 On another Forum content stream, I mentioned, among other responses, writing up an interaction/incident in the Ship’s Log (SL). I am pretty disciplined in this regard,....Sat, 27 Nov 2021 15:29:50 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6902.aspxHi all, Below please find a companion piece to the Ship’s Log stream we have been talking about. I also do a daily Ship’s Log when on passage, more like a journal as much important data is already i...Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:49:50 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost2265.aspxSeveral recent rescues and cat.....Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:15:33 GMTDariaBlackwellhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6281.aspxGood Morning from NZ everyone, I am now finishing quarantine and about to head home before heading back to the Caribbean I thought it might be useful to do a blog on vaccinations and sailing in...Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:46:05 GMTNigel.Studdarthttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6015.aspxTender driving skillsAs I sit and watch tenders or Dingy’s being driven around anchorages it strikes me this is a gap in our training programs.There was a saying was that many people feel they don’t....Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:53:12 GMTNigel.Studdarthttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost4966.aspxPlease find attached the OCC Lay Up Guide. Phil Heaton has very kindly taken all of the discussions from an earlier OCC Forum Thread and consolidated them into an authoritative guide to laying up a.....Fri, 22 May 2020 11:37:06 GMTsimoncurrinhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost5247.aspxWe had recent news from some friends who arrived in French Polynesia and said that they were somewhat deflated rather than elated. When we arrived there it was a time of high excitement. We got to...Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:43:22 GMTPhilipH2https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost5208.aspxThe following is my initial contribution to the development of offshore sailing skills/experience. I have started a new section intended eventually to be a “chapter” if you will, in the larger area o...Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:16:04 GMTDickhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost4723.aspxIt seems to me that we're miss.....Sun, 02 Dec 2018 19:57:39 GMTbbalmehttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost3715.aspx[attachment=477]10329264_10203.....Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:38:44 GMTDariaBlackwell