
Mooring to a buoy: with bow or … poop!
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Mooring off-shore to a buoy offers at least two advantages: enjoying the peace of a bay and its beauties, and having a safe mooring at the same time, without the risk

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Mooring off-shore to a buoy offers at least two advantages: enjoying the peace of a bay and its beauties, and having a safe mooring at the same time, without the risk

Leggi l’articolo in italiano As usual for Bénéteau, the Exhibition of Paris is a good occasion to reveal its doozy, the hottest item of next season. In this case, we are talking about the new

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Just few minutes ago we travelled in calm. Then, a light breeze starts to blow and it obliges us to lift our sails. Behind us, a big cloud grows faster and

Leggi l’articolo in italiano May the sailors who passed the legendary Cape Horn forgive our irreverent comparison. But, if the Straits of Messina hindered the valorous Ulysses and inspired the famous Homer, there’s a reason. Scilla and Cariddi, of course, are

Leggi l’articolo in italiano The season we are living now is winter. It is the meteorological winter, completely different from the astronomical one which marks the beginning of the “bad season” 20 days later. But

Leggi l’articolo in italiano The boat leaves, a fast and violent comeback windward starts, the boat bends and swerves more and more, the crew falls, somebody grabs on to the winch, someone reaches the bottom of

Leggi l’articolo in italiano When you imagine ocean sailing, at tropical latitudes, with your boat pushed by trade wind and waves, you usually don’t think to stress and fatigue. In fact, these are suffered only

Leggi l’articolo in italiano It aroused our curiosity last September, when Bavaria and Vripack announced the arrival of their new revolutionary boat. At the Boat Show of Cannes, they presented the first drafts and few information.

Leggi l’articolo in italiano We have already said that seamen are a pride of maniacal housewives, and I am not an exception! I am not only a clean freak but I also worry about environment and

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Given that there is only two more weeks until the first departures, let’s spend a bit of time on the necessary provisions for our Atlantic crossing. We have already given some