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A TRICK FOR A “SOFT” AND SAFE ANCHORAGE

Today, we want to update an article we published last year with a photo taken underwater where you can clearly…

8 years ago

BOAT TRIM VIDEO TUTORIAL

Leggi l'articolo in italiano What's a boat trim? What is it for? How to use it to improve our boat's…

8 years ago

SAILING IN SQUALLS

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Sea surface changes appearance, it becomes darker and, under the sun, a multitude of small ripples…

8 years ago

MANOEUVRING IN THE DOCK, TUTORIAL

Leggi l'articolo in italiano How to get out of a narrow side berthing? Which tricks can help doing it safely?…

8 years ago

5 GOOD REASONS TO SLEEP AT ANCHOR

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Here you are five good reasons to decide to sleep at anchor: 1) Because we're on…

8 years ago

MAY DAY, MAY DAY… I RAN OUT OF FUEL

Leggi l'articolo in italiano The first two words are unmistakable: May day. Someone is into a life-threatening situation. I go below deck to…

8 years ago

HOW TO TOW AT SEA

Leggi l'articolo in italiano I was sailing near Favignana when I saw a man standing on a rubber boat moving…

8 years ago

THE FOILS VIDEO USER MANUAL

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Here's an useful video to understand the real working of lateral foils, a great innovation introduced by…

8 years ago

HOW TO DROP AN ANCHOR WHILE SAILING

Leggi l'articolo in italiano And if our engine dump us at the very moment? We answer the most rhetorical question with the…

8 years ago

WINDLASS, LET’S USE AN EYE

Leggi l'articolo in italiano A serious danger for the windlass is the the force applied by the chain on its axis…

8 years ago