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Tuna Drifting, Basics for beginners

Tuna Drifting: basics for beginners

Tuna Drifting: Basics for beginners The increased number of bluefin tuna fish (some areas seem to register a real return of the species), clearly supported by specific laws restricting their catching and therefore by the short

bluefin tuna catching

How to catch bluefin tuna: lines and terminal tackle

In Italy, where tuna fish generally has a size ranging from 30 to 70 Kg (with some rare exceptions where fish is even bigger), drifting  often replaces drift-net fishing, fishing at anchor or other fishing

mainsail trimming

Mainsail trimming: 4 steps to keep it “in shape”

Mainsail trimming is the key element when looking for good performances on board. A correct trim in the mainsail not only makes your boat more performing but, above all, it is synonym with a well-balanced boat

Adriatic Knot Emiliano Gabrielli

Finding the Adriatic Knot

The Adriatic Knot, the perfect knot for catching big preys In the previous article, we’ve already seen how a strong, highly reliable knot is the essential key to consistent fishing success. Everything else is secondary. There

solid knot

Big preys? Let’s use the solid knot!

A highly reliable knot: the Solid Knot. What you are about to read is the first article of Boatandboats Fishing, the new thematic section that Boatandboats dedicates to recreational boat fishing. The article initiates a new path

heavy weather sailing

Heavy weather sailing. How to handle waves

We’ve already seen how important is to prepare our boat and crew for heavy weather sailing. Now, it’s time to find out a few, general rules to enjoy a safe navigation in heavy weather without

heavy weather sailing

How to prepare for heavy weather sailing

Weather reports indicated a 18-knot south-east wind, rain and some storms would be approaching us along the Tuscany Coast in the next hours. Our destination was the Gulf of La Spezia; in short, a safe

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