Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards
Sailing doesn’t have to be difficult but it does take some knowledge. Spinnaker Crew Sailing has developed Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards to make the job just a little easier. These portable cards serve as your go-to guide on the water, packed with invaluable tips, techniques, and essential information for sailors of all levels.
The 8.5” x 11” set comes with 10 separate cards on durable 5 MIL lamination (double-sided, compact and waterproof). With Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards, there are over 90 full color pictures/illustrations on 75 different topics including: ATONs, VHF Radio, Weather, Crew Overboard, Coastal and Celestial Navigation, Docking, Anchoring, Rules of the Road, Sailing in the Groove, Heavy Weather Sailing and more!
Now you can have the key aspects of sailing at your fingertips and they can be 3-hole punched to put in a binder. These cards provide you quick access to essential sailing knowledge, on-the-water confidence, and immediate solutions and guidance. Think of it as your handy companion during every sailing adventure.
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Sailing doesn’t have to be difficult but it does take some knowledge. Spinnaker Crew Sailing has developed Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards to make the job just a little easier. These portable cards serve as your go-to guide on the water, packed with invaluable tips, techniques, and essential information for sailors of all levels.
The 8.5” x 11” set comes with 10 separate cards on durable 5 MIL lamination (double-sided, compact and waterproof). With Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards, there are over 90 full color pictures/illustrations on 75 different topics including: ATONs, VHF Radio, Weather, Crew Overboard, Coastal and Celestial Navigation, Docking, Anchoring, Rules of the Road, Sailing in the Groove, Heavy Weather Sailing and more!
Now you can have the key aspects of sailing at your fingertips and they can be 3-hole punched to put in a binder. These cards provide you quick access to essential sailing knowledge, on-the-water confidence, and immediate solutions and guidance. Think of it as your handy companion during every sailing adventure.
Scroll down to see more!
Sailing doesn’t have to be difficult but it does take some knowledge. Spinnaker Crew Sailing has developed Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards to make the job just a little easier. These portable cards serve as your go-to guide on the water, packed with invaluable tips, techniques, and essential information for sailors of all levels.
The 8.5” x 11” set comes with 10 separate cards on durable 5 MIL lamination (double-sided, compact and waterproof). With Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards, there are over 90 full color pictures/illustrations on 75 different topics including: ATONs, VHF Radio, Weather, Crew Overboard, Coastal and Celestial Navigation, Docking, Anchoring, Rules of the Road, Sailing in the Groove, Heavy Weather Sailing and more!
Now you can have the key aspects of sailing at your fingertips and they can be 3-hole punched to put in a binder. These cards provide you quick access to essential sailing knowledge, on-the-water confidence, and immediate solutions and guidance. Think of it as your handy companion during every sailing adventure.
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The Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards is a set of 10 separate cards (20 pages) worth of educational quick reference material that each sailor should have at his or her fingertips. Each 5 Mil laminated card measures 8.5” x 11”, is double-sided and is waterproof. They are compact, portable and can be shuffled in any order that you like before filing or putting into a binder. The set is handy, colorful and in an easy-to-understand format with beautiful, intuitive illustrations.
Compare our cards to the leading manufacturer of quick reference cards. They charge $60.00 for 6 cards, $40.00 for 3 cards or 1 for $15.00. Highway robbery when you can get our Sail Smart: Sailing Reference Cards that covers 75 key topics taught at the American Sailing Association with over 90 full color pictures/illustrations. All of this for the low price of $39.95. Get your own set of these valuable cards today!
Card Topics include:.
Card 1 - Aids to Navigation - Buoys, Beacons, Lights and other lateral ATONs
Card 1 - Aids to Navigation - Marks with no-lateral significance included mid-channel mark, dayboards, special marks, etc.
Card 2 - VHF Radio - Safety situations, Responding to a MAYDAY call, Emergency radio procedure
Card 2 - Nautical Flags & Morse Code - Letters and Numbers, their meanings, and their morse code signatures
Card 3 - Weather Overview - High & Low Pressure Systems, Buys Ballots Law, Warm and Cold Fronts, USCG Warning displays
Card 3 - Predicting the Weather - Cloud formations, Sea and Land Breezes, Observations, and more.
Card 4 - Crew Overboard - Priorities, Procedures, and Hypothermia survival and treatment
Card 4 - Crew Overboard Recovery - Figure Eight, Quick Stop, Heave-To Method, and Jibe Stop
Card 5 - Coastal Navigation - Coastal navigation overview and steps, Nautical Chart scale, Dead Reckoning, Navigational Notations
Card 5 - Coastal Navigation - Estimated Position, Getting a Fix, Running Fix, Danger, Turn, and Transit Bearings
Card 6 - Celestial Navigation - Essential concept, Diagram, Latitude & Longitude overview, How-to and specific steps with a logical stepwise flow from beginning to end.
Card 6 - Celestial Navigation - The Sextant, Using the Sextant, and Plotting the Assumed Position
Card 7 - Docking - The Game Plan, Boat Management, Prop Wash & Prop Walk, Pivot Turn, Preferred Docking Method
Card 7 - Anchoring - Finding the right spot, Dropping and Retrieving Anchor, Anchor Rode Calculations and Anchor Watch
Card 8 - Rules of the Road - Overview, Lookout, Safe Speed, Risk of Collision, Action to Avoid Collision, Narrow Channels, Sailing Vessels, Overtaking
Card 8 - Rules of the Road - Head-On Situation, Crossing Situation, Action by Give-Way Vessel, Action by Stand-on Vessel, Hierarchy of Privilege, Application, Power-Driven and Sailing Vessels, Anchored Vessels, Definitions, Maneuvering & Warning Signals, Restricted Visibility, and Signals to Attract Attention
Card 9 - Sailing in the Groove - Points of Sail, Changing Course, Helm Balance, Weather Helm and Direction References
Card 9 - Sailing in Heavy Weather - Overview, Jack-Line System, Storm Sails, Decision Making, Heave-To, Drogues and Sea Anchors
Card 10 - Knots - Round Turn & Two Haff Hitches, Clove Hitch, Slipped Clove Hitch, Cow Hitch, Rolling Hitch, Trucker’s Hitch, Cleat Hitch, Anchor Hitch, Halyard Hitch
Card 10 - Knots - Overhand Knot, Square Knot, Sheet Bend, Double Overhand Knot, Ashley Stopper, Figure 8, Carrick Bend, Bowline, Bowline on a Bight
