Leggi l’articolo in italiano Nowadays, almost all cruise boats are equipped with a folding fore sail which opens or closes through the jib furling. A simple operation, since it’s sufficient to “pull” a rope toopen and “pull” a
“Leggi l’articolo in italiano” Spring has arrived and with her the moment to clean our boat’s hull. The choice of the right antifouling paint depends on many factors: the kind of boat we have (sailing or
Leggi l’articolo in italiano One of the latest products by Raymarine is Quantum CHIRP, a compact dome radar for pleasure-crafts navigation, provided with CHIRP impulse compression technology. Among its main features, its extreme lightness and the ability to indentify and reproduce the
Still 20 days are left for the start of the “Roma per” and the list has already reached the amount of 40 subscribers, it’s been a long time since it last happened, therefore it’s a
“It’s a wonderful and unique race, but you must perfectly understand your own limits and know when to say stop when it becomes too hard”. Valerio Brinati, 70 years old, ex airline pilot, hasn’t missed any
Leggi l’articolo in italiano This morning the 14 members of Kon-Tiki II expedition have arrived in the harbour of Talcahuano, in Chile: they tried to travel from Peru to Easter Island (and return) on two balsa rafts,
Like all maneuvers, lowering the mainsail includes a sequence of actions and some precautions to be safe and successful. Let’s see the traditional method, with the mainsail luffing in headwind. We’ve already seen that, in particular conditions, it is
Unity makes strength. Aquijo is the result of the joint work of Vitters and Oceanco, two of dutch best shipbuilders in the megayachts world. On top of that, exterior lines and naval architecture have the prestigious signature of Bill Tripp.
Despite the great amount of water, fire on board is one of the most frequent and most dangerous accidents for any kind of boat: wood to fiberglass, every construction materials burns fast. Statistics claim an average 12-metres
https://youtu.be/O_xuc0dp9QE Sometimes, it might be impossible to start the engine in the traditional way, that is by using the starting board. The reasons can be different: a breakdown , a disconnected wire or, in the
