Nico Caponetto

WEATHER FORECAST, HOW TO ORIENT OURSELVES ON THE WEB

Leggi l'articolo in italiano We have seen how it is important to interpret weather signs in order to understand weather evolution. And this…

10 years ago

BOAT ABANDONMENT, PANIC AND ACTION

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Between October 27th and 30th 1991, the meeting of two deep depressions provoked what was defined the…

10 years ago

MICELI: “AT ROMA X1 WITH THE DREAM OF A WORLD TOUR”

Leggi l'articolo in italiano “For all those who sail alone, sleep management is a very important element in regatta strategy.…

10 years ago

ANDREA MURA: “MY OBSTACLES AT ROMA PER…? SLEEPINESS AND SHIPS

The hardest obstacles will be sleepiness and the big traffic along the route".  30 days before the beginning of "Roma per…

11 years ago

REEFING DOWNWIND. A CRAZY IDEA?

First of all, reefing needs a close-hauled. This a gospel written on all sailing guides. But, in practice, it is not always…

11 years ago

INFORMED CREW, SAVE CRUISE

When people talk about passengers at sea, they usually refer to people travelling on ships or ferries. The term "crew",…

11 years ago

FIUMARA GRANDE, THE GHOST HARBOUR

The biggest harbour of the Tyrrhenian Sea doesn't exist. Fiumara Grande, the natural Tiber's mouth hosting four thousand boats, shipyards,…

11 years ago

BITT KNOT AND ITS VERSIONS

It is known as bitt knot but the proper name is cleat knot since our boats usually don't have any bitts.…

11 years ago

PRISONERS OF THE TIBER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQYvEwT11ZY " Because of unfavourable weather conditions, the regatta has been cancelled". After some deferments, the Sailing Committee of Fiumicino,…

11 years ago

APNOEA BELOW THE BOAT WITH NO RISKS

A check to the anchor, the Log label cleaning, a test to the hull or the bulb, the recovery of…

11 years ago