First of all, reefing needs a close-hauled. This a gospel written on all sailing guides. But, in practice, it is not always…
When people talk about passengers at sea, they usually refer to people travelling on ships or ferries. The term "crew",…
It is known as bitt knot but the proper name is cleat knot since our boats usually don't have any bitts.…
A check to the anchor, the Log label cleaning, a test to the hull or the bulb, the recovery of…
Leggi l'articolo in italiano The boat is mooring with the stern to the quay, the linesman is ready to receive…
Leggi l'articolo in italiano Rocks, low bottoms, wrecks: sailing along a coast, approaching to a bay, passing between an island…
Leggi l'articolo in italiano The boat suddenly swerves windward, it bears away, the speed increases and the boat swerves more…
Leggi l'articolo in italiano Beached and stranded on the cliffs. There is a great difference between running ashore and getting…
A proper use of Vhf radio is first of all a safety matter and the respect of few basic rules also contributes to…
Leggi l'articolo in italiano “ …. Till it remains an idea, an idea is only an abstraction; if I could…