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Dangers at sea, watch out for signals!

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Rocks, low bottoms, wrecks: sailing along a coast, approaching to a bay, passing between an island…

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BEARING AWAY: FEAR AND DAMAGES

Leggi l'articolo in italiano The boat suddenly swerves windward, it bears away, the speed increases and the boat swerves more…

9 years ago

BOAT STRANDED: ALL THE TRICKS TO FREE

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Beached and stranded on the cliffs. There is a great difference between running ashore and getting…

9 years ago

VHF RADIO BASICS: RULES AND GOOD MANNERS

A proper use of Vhf radio is first of all a safety matter and the respect of few basic rules also contributes to…

9 years ago

THE 3 ESSENTIAL RULES TO SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND

Leggi l'articolo in italiano “ …. Till it remains an idea, an idea is only an abstraction; if I could…

9 years ago

BASIC MARINE DICTIONARY FOR NEOPHYTES

Leggi l'articolo in italiano In order to avoid making a poor showing like Fantozzi, the comic character of a popular Italian…

9 years ago

Night Landings

Leggi l'articolo in italiano We saw how to prepare to night sailing last days. With the right precautions, sailing at…

9 years ago

SAILING AT NIGHT

Leggi l'articolo in italiano The strongest perception was smell. Salt and myrtle, land and Mediterranean scrub plunged into the night…

9 years ago

Mooring to a buoy: with bow or … poop!

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Mooring off-shore to a buoy offers at least two advantages: enjoying the peace of a bay…

9 years ago

FROM THE CALM TO THE WIND BLOW: HOW TO ACT IN CASE OF SQUALL.

Leggi l'articolo in italiano Just few minutes ago we travelled in calm. Then, a light breeze starts to blow and…

9 years ago