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efore you head to the tip with your expired or broken sailing kit, consider


giving it a new lease of life. Old boat parts don’t all have ˧ ˘˗ ˨ˣ ˜ ˔˗Ѓ ˠ˔ ˜˧˘ˠ˦ ˔˥˘ ˠ˔˗˘ ˙ ˠ˔˧˘˥˜˔˦ that could be reused or ˥˘˖˖˘˗ʡ ʻ˘˥˘ ˔˥˘ ˦ˠ˘ suggestions:


Batteries ˇ˛˘ ˨˦˨˔ ˜˧˘ˠ˦ that can be and should be recycled are your lead acid ˕˔˧˧˘˥˜˘˦ʡ ˌ˨˥ ˠ˔˥˜˔ should have a bin for batteries but if not, your local household waste ˖˘˧˥˘ ˜ ˧˔˞˘ ˧˛˘ˠʡ


Sails ʶˠˣ˔˜˘˦ ˦˨˖˛ ˔˦ The Old Salt Loft (below) will ˨ˣ˖˖˘ ˦˔˜˖˧˛ ˔˗ ˠ˦˧ ˦˔˜ˠ˔˞˘˥˦ ˖˔ Ѓ ˕ ˔˗ ripped sails.


Anodes ʼ ˚˘˘˥˔ ˦˔˖˥˜Ѓ˖˜˔ anodes should be replaced annually or sooner if they have corroded to less than half their original size.


ˌ˨˥ ˗ ˕˔˧ ˣ˔˥˧˦ ˖˨˗ ˕˘ ˦ˠ˘˘ ˘˦˘Ϡ˦ ˧˥˘˔˦˨˥˘


ˇ˛˘Ϡ˥˘ ˠ˔˗˘ ˙˥ˠ ˧˛˥˘˘ ˔˖˧˜˩˘ ˠ˔˧˘˥˜˔˦ ˜˖ ˔˨ˠ˜˜˨ˠ ˔˗ ˠ˔˚˘˦˜˨ˠ which can all be recycled ˔˦ ˦˖˥˔ˣ ˠ˘˧˔ʡ


Hazardous waste The RYA ˝˥˘˘ ʵ˨˘ ˜˧˘˥˔˖˧˜˩˘ ˠ˔ˣ ˦˛˦ ˨˥ ˘˔˥˘˦˧ ˠ˔˥˜˔ harbour or boat yard providing recycling and hazardous waste disposal thegreenblue.org.uk/ environmental-facilities- map Check what your ˖˔ ˠ˔˥˜˔ ˖˔ ˙˙˘˥ ˧ʡ ˀ˔ ˠ˔˥˜˔˦ ˛˔˩˘ ˔ ˖˘˖˧˜ ˣ˜˧ ˙˥ ˜˧˘ˠ˦ such as half-used tins of in-date antifoul and old, but workable, fenders.


Wildcard Most of us have seen an old boat part ˥˘ˣ˨˥ˣ˦˘˗ ˔˦ ˦ˠ˘˧˛˜˚ quirky. Whether it’s a whole dinghy acting as a planter, ˔ ˗ ˠ˔˦˧ ˥˘ˣ˨˥ˣ˦˘˗ ˔˦ a car park barrier or a winch used to open and close a skylight, lateral thinking and a bit of effort can create a unique talking point and link to a boating life. For more information on waste and recycling visit thegreenblue. org.uk


ˇ˔˞˘ ˧˛˘ ˅ˌʴ boating quiz


1


Approaching a harbour with a narrow entrance at night you see


green, white, green vertical lights. What does it mean? What might ˕˘ ˧˛˘ ˦˜˚˜Ѓ˖˔˖˘ ˙ ˔ ˘ ˜˚˛˧ alongside them?


2 3


ˊ˛˔˧ ˜˦ ˧˛˘ ˘˧˘˧ ˙ ˔ ˔˧˜Ϡ˦ ˧˘˥˥˜˧˥˜˔ ˔˧˘˥˦Ϡ ˔˗ ˛˔˧


does that mean?


Why should you ˞˘˘ˣ ˧˛˘ ˘ ˙ ˔


˥˘˙˨˘˜˚ ˛˦˘ ˜ ˖˧˔˖˧ ˜˧˛ ˧˛˘ ˕˔˧Ϡ˦ ˙˨˘ ˧˔˞ Ѓ˘˥ ˣ˜ˣ˘ʲ


4 5 6


7


ʹ˥˘ˤ˨˘˧ Є˘˥ ˔ ˕˔˚ ˠ˔˗˘ ˙˥ˠ ˘ʠ travelled sailcloth.


8


What, in meteorological terms, is the


Vent Solaire?


ˆ˛˨˗ ˨˥ ˝˃ˆ ˔˘˥˜˔ ˕˘ Ѓ˧˧˘˗ as high as possible or as low as


possible?


Is a high HDOP a good thing or a bad thing?


An overtaking vessel wishes to make clear its intention to pass


to starboard. What sound signal should it make and how should the other vessel respond?


ʴ Ѓ˥˘ ˘˧˜˚˨˜˦˛˘˥ ˜˦ ˠ˔˥˞˘˗ ʶ˔˦˦ ʴʡ ˊ˛˔˧ ˜˦ ˧˛˘ ˦˜˚˜Ѓ˖˔˖˘


˙ ˧˛˘ ˗˘˦˜˚˔˧˜ʲ ˌ˨ ˖˔ Ѓ˗ ˧˛˘ ˔˦˘˥˦ ˣ˔˚˘ ʧ


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Photo: Old Salt Loft


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