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Missing laser sailor Lorenzo Garosi has been sighted

ITALIAN LASER SAILOR LORENZO GAROSI IS ALIVE

The Italian 24-year-old laser sailor Lorenzo Garosi, reported missing after leaving the mouth of river Tiber yesterday, has been sighted about 60 miles off the coast few minutes ago from a Port Authority helicopter. The

transmission belt nautical didactics

ENGINE BELT: A STIFF FIGHT TO ITS ENEMIES

Essential for the motion transfer, the oil circulation, the water pump and alternator correct operation, the engine belt is one among the most precious elements of our propulsion system. We’re lost without it. For the

Gaetano Mura

GAETANO MURA: THE COURAGE TO GIVE UP

All dreams have a price and some are more demanding than others. The price paid by Gaetano Mura to break the solo round-the -world record on his Class 40 Italia, has the bitter flavour of the

dufour yachts 63 exclusive bow

DUFOUR EXCLUSIVE 63 WORLD PREMIERE

It seems like she wants to catch a little of warmth sticking out her bow from the hangar where the Dufour team is taking care of her. But, in doing so, Exclusive 63 reveals her

boat chain

HOW TO CARE OF CHAIN, ANCHOR AND LOCKER

We’re in the middle of spring, just few weeks before summer cruises. Sea trips become more frequent but we have to sacrifice some days to carry out some checks and maintenance works. What about starting

mainsail furler- disavantages

3 REASONS (+1) WHY I HATE THE MAINSAIL FURLER

I hate the mainsail furler – certainly that fixed to the mast, a little less that one housed in the boom – for different reasons. The first one, although less important, concerns aesthetic. That’s coming from a man

TO RAISE THE ANCHOR

HOW TO RAISE THE ANCHOR WITH A HAIRPIN

All we know that the anchor remote control is a very breakable item. Very subject to the action of the saline environment where it spends most of its life, often abandoned for days or weeks connected to

tender towing

TENDER TOWING IS SAFER WITH A TRIPLE ROPE

Leggi l’articolo in italiano We often see some boats towing their tenders. This is certainly comfortable, especially if you often use your tender, but let’s not forget some precautions. First of all, weather must be

sailing-in-squalls

SAILING IN SQUALLS

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Sea surface changes appearance, it becomes darker and, under the sun, a multitude of small ripples start to run. These are the symptoms of a squall. During races, many experts immediately

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