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Answers to a weather question!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Matt

Matt, I submitted the question of “Why there was so much difference in humidity between San Fransisco and NYC Some Telltale readers may find this interesting. Charlie Dear Charlie Wilson, Thank you for your recent question. First, it’s important to … Continue reading →

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Nautical Terminator, June 2011

Posted on June 1, 2011 by TW-Brandy

Part 2 Tonnage Last time we distinguished three sorts of tonnage applicable to boats: displacement, deadweight tonnage, and gross and net register tonnage. The displacement of your sailboat will be given in the owner’s manual. The deadweight tonnage is not … Continue reading →

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Nautical Terminator, May 2011

Posted on May 3, 2011 by TW-Brandy

By Tony Johnson, Tradewinds Instructor If you like getting frustrated, and who doesn’t, you could do no better than trying to understand the nautical terms associated with tonnage. We have long tons, short tons, avoirdupois tons, imperial tons, gross register … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Tradewinds Sailing Blog!

Posted on March 20, 2011 by TW-Brandy

Tradewinds would like to welcome everyone to our Blog.

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