Leggi l’articolo in italiano We have seen how it is important to interpret weather signs in order to understand weather evolution. And this is particularly true in the Mediterranean area, where variables are more frequent than in other
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Between October 27th and 30th 1991, the meeting of two deep depressions provoked what was defined the “perfect storm“. A book before and a movie later rebuilt its origin and the dramatic
Leggi l’articolo in italiano “For all those who sail alone, sleep management is a very important element in regatta strategy. Learning to dominate sleep and wakefulness is possible but you need training, self-knowledge and a
The hardest obstacles will be sleepiness and the big traffic along the route”. 30 days before the beginning of “Roma per 2, per Tutti e per 1″ (Rome for 2 people, for everyone and for one
First of all, reefing needs a close-hauled. This a gospel written on all sailing guides. But, in practice, it is not always possible to head up and sail close-hauled. So? Let’s break the taboo; reefing downwind is possible. This is
When people talk about passengers at sea, they usually refer to people travelling on ships or ferries. The term “crew“, on the contrary, generally refers to all personnel operating aboard a ship or a boat.
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
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
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.
A check to the anchor, the Log label cleaning, a test to the hull or the bulb, the recovery of a fallen object into the water. There might be many reasons for an apnoea diving, including
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