safety cruising

we recently came into possession of this Newport 28 sail boat, 1981, and I cannot seem to find out if the mast is grounded. There is nothing about it in the factory manual, and there are no wires that we can obviously see that are grounding the mast. If the mast was grounded via the chain plates...

I am going to have my 2nd talk in NYC about the most important (IMHO) subject of sailing and cruising: SAFETY!!! So if you have any plans to spend time on the water... It is very important for you to have a good understanding of safety while sailing. There are two questions I get asked all the...