Thursday 7 January 2010

Yachting: Sailing From Langkawi to Phuket : Part 1

After the IODA Championships I sailed with my family on a 39ft sailing yacht from Langkawi to Phuket. I was a competent crew and had two important tasks :

  1. Sail Trimmer
  2. Mooring duties
  • Sail Trimming:

I saw how the tale tails were and adjust if they were not right, pulled in the main sheet/ let out the sail and trimed the sail according to the weather conditions.

  • Mooring duties:

I had to find a good spot to anchor, see if there are lines floating in the water, see if there are any mooring buoys, let out the anchor/ bring in the anchor, make sure not to drop the anchor on coral but sand and see if the anchor bit.

1 comment:

Michael said...

That is good, looking for a sandy spot for the anchor. It would probably hold better, and not break up the underwater environment.

By the way, did you have a power driven anchor, or did you have to raise it with muscle power?

mh