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Old 06-06-2020, 19:00   #1
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FOLC-Free Online Learning Compilation

Okay, I looked for it, and it's probably there (and it eluded me), but there ought to be a compilation of best free stuff online for teaching the new sailor the ins and outs of seamanship and sailing.
In an effort to help the newbies amongst us. Here's a starter for VHF radio usage:
https://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/vhf-basics.asp
Don Casey is an excellent writer. He's worth looking up for repairs, especially.
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Here's a useful and very succinct lesson on anchoring:
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Navigation on the cheap:
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Lots of times you get what you pay for...

There are a lot of great books on these topics... or am I being old fashioned to prefer learning from something that has at least a minimum of vetting?
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