Leon’s Good to Know Videos

Leon’s Good to Know Videos

Leon answers your questions and shares his thoughts around coastal, offshore and ocean sailing, boats and equipment.

Leon Explains: How to swing and calibrate your compass

Leon Explains: The Synoptic Weather Chart with Fronts and Fog

Leon Explains: Sources of weather forecasts

How to avoid cuts and burns in the galley

Galley hacks for stove and more

Emergency Transmitter (PLB) for small-boat adventuring

How a preventer is set up on Regina Laska

Why classic celestial navigation is worth learning

Reasons why I have sailed with an EPIRB for 30 years

Future of Paper Charts when planning a passage

H20 on a float free EPIRB

The new generation EPIRBs

Navigation & Communication Thoughts

"Spronging off" from dock

Using a bow thruster to move diagonally forward

Mediterranean mooring stern-to

Mooring alongside driving into the midship spring

MOB Traning with POB-Net

Filling and filtering water

Anchors and Anchoring Technique

Radar navigation in real fog

Comparing Paper Charts

Learning from mistakes and a quick repair

Using the template for Secondary Port Calculation

Bowline and Hunter's Bend on Regina Laska

Finding best departure time & route using PredictWind

Planning an offshore leg with TimeZero

Planning a coastal leg with TimeZero

Vector and Raster Charts

How to throw a lasso line

How to sail dead downwind on Regina Laska?

How to install a Hammar H20 Small Raft on a sailing boat?

How to install running backstays on a sailing boat?

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