The anchor bend is a knot that defies one of the fundamental characteristics of knots used in seafaring: the ability to secure firmly while still being easily undone when needed. Once tightened, the anchor bend
When you need to apply significant force, setting up a pulley system onboard is an excellent solution. It’s often used to secure something on deck, like a tender, or, as shown in the photos, to
A jammed line, a mooring line that needs shortening, or an anchor line to relieve—there are countless reasons on a boat to transfer tension from one line to another. The range of improvised methods people
Useful, simple, it can be tied in a few seconds, and more importantly, even with the rope under tension. It’s the hallmark of the clove hitch, primarily used to secure or hoist any kind of
Casting off safely: three tricks for easy maneuvres in port It’s time to cast off. A nice fresh wind promises exciting navigation giving us a few hours of pure sailing. But… But the same wind
Boating superstitions: when superstition takes off When the two guests that I was waiting for looked out on jetty P4 of the Marina di Procida, a mixture of curiosity, astonishment and panic spread among skippers, mooring
Sunset is probably the moment when night sailing really starts. On the emotional level, first of all. I think it doesn’t matter how many nights you have spent at sea throughout your life. With experience,
Lavezzi and Budelli Drawing the anchor in the waters of Cala Lazzarina in Lavezzi or Manto della Madonna in Budelli means to run the risk of confusing the border between sea and sky. Here, water
The fatal shipwreck opposite the harbour of Rimini, Italy, last April 8th, in which 4 people lost their lives, brings into the foreground a matter which is often underestimated, namely the responsibilities of a skipper.
Jib trimming Like mainsail trimming – that we’ve already dealt with in a previous article – jib trimming, too, is intended to give the sail a correct shape. In general terms, we can say that
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