Thes tips are excerpts from ASA Advanced Cruising & Seamanship book.  The textbook is the official manual for ASA 106 Advanced Cruising.  The textbook was produced as a collaboration between the American Sailing Association and North U.  A central facet of risk management is prevention. As the old navy expression states so well, “The price of safety is eternal vigilance.” Our own actions prevent dangers from becoming disasters. By keeping concerns over safety foremost in our minds, most emergencies can be averted. While this may not match the romantic vision of cruising, it is a stark reality. The following shipboard …