This article is the first of two about installing a complete inboard power train on an Alberg 30. Its focus is on the design. An inboard power train is not the sole engine paradigm compatible with Alberg 30s. Although not covered here, one may also be interested in the design where an outboard engine is installed in the aft lazarette (AtomVoyager, 2020).
I am preparing for an ocean crossing. We will be leaving La Rochelle, sail south the Canary Islands, which will be our springboard for the trade winds. We hope to finish our crossing in Antigua, but our final destination is Nassau. It is a bit late in the season, as...
Prior to the invention of computers, calculators, or even sliding rules, having what is known as a « sine table » was however of critical importance.
How did we find those values?
Celestial navigation has the reputation of being complicated, obscure and, depending on your relation to mathematics, bordering black magic.
Here is a great video by the channel Waterlust explaining tidals forces at work.
Kirsten Neuschäfer has rounded Cape Horn and is leading the race.
