I FUEL AND WATER
May 9, 2016
How many times did we surprise? Many and in that moment, when fuel goes out from the entrance hole, our regret is double: for the sea where it spills, even if the waters are those
How many times did we surprise? Many and in that moment, when fuel goes out from the entrance hole, our regret is double: for the sea where it spills, even if the waters are those
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Fenders? How, when and where must we use them? These questions might seem banal but the matter is essential to prevent serious damages to the hull. People often consider fenders as something fixed, with
Leggi l’articolo in italiano A clean cut made by a resolute hand and a sharp blade. This is how the Corinth Canal appears. A groove dug in the rock, little more than 3 miles long and 25 metres
Leggi l’articolo in italiano “And now a breeching forward and another one aft…” And then springs, painter forward and spring aft. The names of mooring ropes, sometimes synonyms, are different according to their functions and, sometimes, their local
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Only few instruments are so delicate as the mainsail furler. Low performances, poor regulation, the risk that the mechanism can get blocked are the main pretexts used by all those who don’t love
Leggi l’articolo in italiano We might need to take a water bucket while we are sailing. Something stupid? Not so much. First of all, because it can easily escape from our hands; secondly, because the
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Jib furler has removed the necessity to make a fore sail change, an essential manoeuvre to reduce sails like a reef band. Generations of sailors maybe haven’t ever done it. But,
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The time of cruises has come. We have already seen what to check in our boat’s engine, batteries and deck equipments before sailing off; now, it’s time to check sea chests,
The title of the footage we’ve found online was “wrong turn”. Actually, it’s not a simple wrong turn but a real sailing course where the absolute Don’ts are all efficiently illustrated. The crew of this
Leggi l’articolo in italiano We’ve already seen what to check and how to intervene on the engine before cruise season. Now, it’s time to get on the deck and check our equipment. Let’s start from standing rigging. On
