This is a listing of all the Articles / Posts on Captnmike.com. They are arranged alphabetically by Title, some articles are not easy to classify and they are at the bottom, links to some sailing pictures are also at the bottom of the page. I hope this helps you to find the information you are looking for.
Thanks for your interest and support of Boating Safety.
- 2009 Coast Guard Auxiliary Awards
- Aids to Navigation–Class Aids -Class Aids to help your students learn what ATON’s mean.
- Anchor Types and Tips
- Anchoring Your Boat
- Area Charts (Password Protected)
- Bedding Deck Hardware – Secrets to leak proof your deck hardware.
- Boating Etiquette
- Boating Safety Handouts
- Can Your Crew Find The Safety Equipment? – A Safety Equipment List / Sheet card to help the crew find safety equipment.
- Cell Phone Overboard – Tips on keeping things safely on board
- Chart 18446 Lab Exercise – Crew Class–Part 1 – Chart familiarization Lab Exercise done by the sailing crew class in the Fall of 2011.
- Coiling line using the Ballantine Coil on the Adventuress – Coiling line on a tall ship.
- Constrictor Knot – A very useful knot that should be in every boaters skill set. This is a binding knot can be used for emergency repairs and quick whipping on the end of a line.
- Correcting Compass Error
- Crew Tips from George
- Double Constrictor Knot – A very useful knot that should be in every boaters skill set. This is a binding knot can be used for emergency repairs and quick whipping on the end of a line.
- Distress Signals
- Education Challenge 2010
- Great Windstorms of the Pacific Northwest with Cliff Mass
- Guerrilla Marketing Ideas for the Coast Guard Auxiliary – Revised to Pt 2 Below
- Guerrilla Marketing Ideas for the Coast Guard Auxiliary – Pt 2
- Guerrilla Marketing for the Coast Guard Auxiliary Using auxnorthwest.com
- Hello world!
- How to get to the Shilshole Marina
- How to Tie a Bowline
- How to tie a Bowline with your left hand
- How to tie a Bowline with your left hand – Updated
- How to Tie a Cleat
- How to Tie a Cleat – Revised with pictures (new)
- How to use a Winch on a Sailboat
- Hypothermia
- Hypothermia / Cold Water Boot Camp
- Important Seattle Area Boating Information
- Improved Fender Whip to tie a fender to your boat that holds knots much better than a standard Fender Whip.
- Interesting and Useful Boating Books
- Introduction to U.S. Aids to Navigation
- Introduction To U.S. Aids to Navigation – Examples from Shilshole Bay, Puget Sound –
- Introduction-to-Marine-Charts-Part 1 – A short PowerPoint Introduction to Marine Charts showing different scales and explains some basic information that is found on a chart.
- Is This Your Boat? Search and Rescue for lost kayak
- Is This Your Cleat?
- Is This Your Fender? Notes on a quick fender adjuster.
- Knot Boards
- Lee’s Fender Knot – A quick secure knot for tying fenders and storing coils of line
- Man Overboard! / Skipper Overboard!
- Marine Rules of the Road
- Marine Sound Signals
- Mike’s Quick Rope Whipping – Quick and secure whipping I use to whip the ends on double braid line.
- Nautical Training Charts
- Navigation Exercise 1
- Navigation Exercise 2
- Navigation Exercise – Mountaineers Sailing Class
- Navigation Help
- Navigators Quick Reference Card
- The National Aids to Navigation Museum –
- The New Non-Skid – A few lessons learned from my Do It Myself non-skid project on the deck of my boat.
- The New Table – the new table I built for my boat
- Not a Sailing Trip -Wandering from Stockholm to Lisbon on the A.E. Appelberg a Swedish Icebreaker Patrol Boat
- Pictures of Wandering from Stockholm to Lisbon:
- Piloting and Navigators Quick Reference
- Puget Sound Ferry, Tanker and Navy Ships Security Zones
- Puget Sound Area Marine Training Charts
- Quick Overview of Marine Charts
- Re-Bedding Deck Hardware – Secrets to leak proof your deck hardware.
- Sailing Crew Class Resources–Fall 2011
- Skipper & Crew Pet Peeves On the Boat
- Small Boat Marine First Aid Kits
- Spar Hitch – Ground Line Hitch – Picket Line Hitch – a great knot for tying fenders to a lifeline. It is very secure and will hold around small and slick objects.
- Starting Before Captnmike
- Toe Rail Fender Knot – A quick and easy knot for tying fenders for boats with a toe rail.
- Towboat Hitch / Capstan Hitch – a good knot when you need a non-jamming tie to a single post, bit or sailboat winch. The Towboat Hitch or Capstan Hitch can be tied quickly. It can be untied under load.
- The Dim View sees the light
- Tips on Tying Your Boat to the Dock
- Tips on Folding the Main Sail
- The New Look!
- The Vessel Safety Check and the Boarding Officer – Why getting a FREE VSC is a great idea.
- TVMDC – Practice – Correcting and un-correcting the compass
- Useful Web Sites and Information for Boaters and USCG Auxiliary Members
- U.S. Aids to Navigation – U.S. Aids to Navigation with examples from the Seattle area.
- VHF Marine Radio Tips
- Washington State Boaters Licensing
- Was This Your Fender Knot? A not so pretty knot observed in a Puget Sound Marina.
- Wandering from Juneau to XIP and Around Alaska
- Weather Class
- Weight / Exercise Record Sheets
- Welcome to CaptnMike’s World!
- What is Boating Safety??
- Where Are You In Puget Sound? – Test your local knowledge of Puget Sound Marine points.
- Where to dispose of old flares in Seattle
Assorted Pictures
- Mountaineers Aug 10 2003
- Asorted 2009 Sailing
- Mtn May 30, 2009
- Sailing – July 2, 2009
- Sailing July 11 2009
- Sailing July 16 2009
- July 25 CWB
- Sept 6, 2009 Sailing
- Mountaineers Sept 20 2009
- Mountaineers Oct 18 2009
- Mountaineers June 05 2010
- Yacht Club June 12 2010
- Mountaineers July 25 2010
- Not watching the Hydros
- Yet Another Sunset
- Wandering from Juneau to XIP and Around Alaska
Not Exactly Classified
- Not a Sailing Trip -Wandering from Stockholm to Lisbon on an Icebreaker
- Pictures of Wandering from Stockholm to Lisbon:
- Starting Before Captnmike
- The Dim View sees the light – selected thoughts of a Fishpicker in Seward Alaska.
- Weight / Exercise Record Sheets
- Hello world!
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Boating Safety Tips, Tricks & Thoughts from Captnmike 
This is a great presentation. I like it a lot. With mine, I am including a few lines of text to sell the articles to people. But your setup is more practical than mine, and users will like it more, I am sure. Nice photo at top.
Thanks
glad you like the picture – view at sunset from my marina I took last year – good luck with your site