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Most monohulls larger than a dinghy require ballast, depending on the design ballast will be 20 to 50 percent of the displacement. The ballast is often integrated into their keels as large masses of lead or cast iron. This secures the ballast and gets it as low as possible to improve it's effectivness. External keels are cast in the shape of the keel. A monohull's keel is made effective by a combination of weight, depth and length.
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Once you have decided on buying a boat you will need to think about where you are going to store it. If it is not possible to store at home then you will need to moor your vessel. There are several types of moorings available and these include a marina/harbour, boatyard, or a swinging mooring.
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Some Boating, Sailing And Marine Stories

Piracy Attempts On Cruising Yachts - Analysis of the 1st 9 months of 2007.

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:04:23 +0200
This analysis of reported attempted attacks on Yachts sailing the world has been carried out by Cruiserlog Moderators in order to evaluate the events/incidents from a cruisers point of view. It is not meant to be a criticism of the ICC International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Report Center's Q3 report for 2007. They receive reports from ships, boats and yachts and précis these for publication in their weekly piracy report which is then widely circulated. It is probable that the IMB is not able to check the veracity of the initial incident, therefore having to accept it at face value even though it may sound incomplete, inaccurate or even exaggerated.

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Gripping account of Sailing Yacht Aquarelle while crossing to Australia from New Zealand.

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:23:54 +0200
"We are back in Nelson after departing for Australia and running into considerable trouble. Here's what happened. Ken, Graeme our crew, and I finished with New Zealand Customs at about 9:00 am on Thursday, April 12 and headed out toward Farewell Spit headed to Sydney, Australia in calm conditions. The predicted forecast was for a 15 knot winds building throughout the day until Friday afternoon when 30kts and 3 meter swells were expected to peak and then ease late that night with westerlies to15 kts on Saturday".

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Financial analysts lower expectations for Brunswick

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:31:25 GMT

" After Thursday's announcement that Brunswick would cut 1,400 additional jobs, several analysts have downgraded their forecasts for the company.



4 or 5 Sailing Crew Wanted from Key Largo to Chesapeake Bay.

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:47:21 +0200
Leaving July 23, sailing direct from Key Largo to Cape Canaveral Florida--Ocean, no intra coastal and sailing crew can expect to spend two weeks at Cape Canaveral having new engine installed. Old one works fine, just want a bit more power. Then from Cape Canaveral to Chesapeake.

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