SAILBOATS

HANSE 675, THE NEW FLAGSHIP

With a length of 21 metres and a 32-metre- carbon mast , it is the biggest boat Hanse has never built and the longest sailing boat in Germany. Design is by Judel and Vrolijk and

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, nautica clubs, private marines and restaurants has never been recognized as a gat. Lights at

THE BEST MOMENTS OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL REGATTAS

Emotions, suspense, extreme involvement. We are talking about the most exciting and involving regattas, that ones where expert sailors are severely challenged while they sail around the world in very hard conditions. Vendée Globe is certainly

DUBAI BOAT SHOW: NOT JUST MEGAYACHTS AND SHEIKS

Dubai International Boat Show, the most important exhibition of all you can expect from the land of emirs and sheiks, will start tomorrow, with even some interesting news about not too expensive accessories and free

THE MUMMY OF A SAILOR FOUND IN HIS ADRIFT BOAT

A terrible image: the mummified body of Manfred Fritz Bajorat, a German sailor, has been found in his adrift boat in the Pacific Ocean, near Barobo, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. Many international media report the news

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. It might not even be a real knot, since, however you make it, you must

NAUTICA ITALIANA CLOSES RANKS AROUND TACOLI

We have told you the end of the long collaboration between Lamberto tacoli and CRN (Ferretti Group), of which he was the President and CEO. But Tacoli is also the President of Nautica Italiana, one

STORMS AND SQUALLS: IT’S WEATHER WARNING

“ Weather conditions will be critical in many zones of Italy“. Daniele Gallo, forecaster at Navimeteo, describes clearly the weather situation which will occur next Saturday and Sunday: strong winds, up to 40 knots, waves reaching

ALEX THOMSON’S CRAZY VENTURES

 The boat Alex Thomson had to abandon because of the keel break during the Velux 5 Oceans in 2006 has just been found. But did you know that in 2015 he dismasted and he was rescued again

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, which organises a winter championship with over 100 boats, resigns itself and stops the competition.

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