As many of you have unfortunately experienced, the boat is an inexhaustible source of minor and major incidents which are not comparable with any other “category” of situations. Different types of possible negative events are indeed concentrated
Many years ago, a sailing instructor told me: ” During any navigation, throw a life preserver in the water and shout: MAN OVERBOARD! Don’t care about the manoeuvre and see what happens…Then, imagine you’re in that
There are subjects that people prefer not to mention aboard. That’s generally typical of guests who, for example, seem to be a little surprised when safety equipment is shown to them during the cruise. ” Why
In a 25-knot sirocco, the boat approaches to a buoy, it stops for a while – just long enough to pick up the buoy with the boat hook – and, finally, the bow tilts and
13th August: Santa Teresa di Gallura – Rondinara (14 miles) Mistral has lost its strength during the night, so we leave the Marina di Santa Teresa di Gallura and head to Rondinara. The Strait of Bonifacio
It could have been the pleasure to be arrived after the long crossing from La Spezia to Ibiza, which rouse in us an extreme desire to land , and probably also the fatigue of the
We’ve already written some articles about man overboard rescue operations and procedures. In a case, we’ve even experimented with Matteo Miceli what he considers to be the best rescue method while sailing. Today, what we
We met Marco Massola, Suzuki Marine Italia Technical Staff Coordinator, at Nauticstore in Gianola, Italy. Among the subjects we dealt with and which we’re developing in the next few weeks, we talked about an essential component
Collision at sea is, in many cases, a very serious and, unfortunately, rather common accident which often results in fatalities. According to the statistics from the Italian Department of Transport included in a 2013 report,
Together with leak, fire is the most serious emergency which can occur at sea. Even though the galley is statistically the most dangerous area, the possible causes of fire on board can be multiple: electric
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