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If I have a site inside the Yacht Club site, can I get e-mail there or what?

( A ) . Yes and no. Yes, you can get e-mail which is directed to you through the E-Mail clicker at the bottom of your site; but to do that you have to subscribe to AOL, Prodigy, Compuserve, or some service that has an e-mail account for you. Unless you found this page through an Internet provider at work or somewhere, you already have the capability to receive e-mail from here. If you did connect through a provider at work, no you can't read e-mail at this site, you have to read it at your office e-mail address. If that doesn't answer your question, ask for more details one-mail capabilities. Almost anything is possible with computers.

How come it takes so long for the boat pictures to come onto my screen?

( A ) . We use the fastest-loading, smallest file-size photos available, unless a request to the contrary is received. If it takes a long time to see the photos, the network has too many users and things get jammed up. We do the best we can; the rest is up to the service providers and their equipment.

I have a boat to advertise, but the only photo I have is really bad. Any hints on photos?

( A ) . Ordinary 35mm cameras, are best because you can take interior photos as well. Use color PRINT film, not film for slides (transparencies); the slower ASA or ISO the better, as long as there is enough light inside. Don't use a flash unless you have to; go to a slightly faster film (higher number). The reason for that is to prevent glare on the shiny surfaces inside boats. Some flash photos turn out just fine; if they do, use them.

If you don't have a 35mm, get a throw-away at the drugstore; they cost about $7 to $10 each, though, so it's not cheap to go that way. They'll have a fast one for inside photos and a slower one for outside. Then have a good time and get a thorough photo shoot, showing off the boat to its best advantage inside and out. Be careful about glare on the inside if the sun is shining through a portlight.

That's basically all there is to it. There are many other tricks to getting impressive photos, however. If you need more info on this, there are many books on the subject, and there is also a slightly longer discussion in Some Keys to Good Photography, right here at the Yacht Club. Look at that page if you like.

Then specify GLOSSY color prints, either 3.5"x 5" or 4"x 6", whichever. We'll scan'em into the computer and create a document to show them and e-mail them to you, or you can download them from the web for use in your own documents.

What do "up helm" and "down helm" mean? I know they're steering commands, but tillers move from side to side and wheels go around, but neither one goes up and down. So, what's that all about??

( A ) . Our sailing instructor posted a few comments on tiller steering and wheel steering in the Yacht Club newsletter. "Up helm" (not to be confused with "Up your helm"), was one of the terms mentioned. Take a minute and see what he had to say in a short article entitled Steering Commands Simplified.

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