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Sail Smarts with Jake - Picking up a mooring

by James Eaves 17 Jul 2020 11:00 BST
Sail Smarts with Jake - Picking up a mooring © RYA

This week on Sail Smarts Jake goes through how to pick up a mooring. Including plan, approach, manoeuvre and escape. He covers spill and fill and how wind and tide can affect your approach.

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