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De Laurentis' boat on fire in the Gulf on Naples

BASICS OF FIRE PREVENTION ON BOARD

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

boat surfing

OUTBOARDS: PERFECT BALANCE AND LOW CONSUMPTION WITH TRIMS

A proper use of trim has some important beneficial results. A properly trimmed hull, in fact, sails perfectly balanced, faster, safer and with reduced fuel consumption. Unfortunately, however, this instrument is often overlooked by recreational

HR44 double rudder blade

DOUBLE RUDDER BLADES: FASHIONABLE OR NECESSARY?

At the Boot Düsseldorf 2017, from a certain position of pavilion 16, it was possibile to see the ClubSwan 50 and the new Hallberg-Rassy 44. Two completely different boats: a modern monotype in the first

sailing fog

SAILING IN THE FOG: EMERGENCY MEASURES

Visibility was low but we could still rely on a visible horizon few thousand miles away. Then, slowly but progressively, fog shrouded us. The bow had ripped a white cloud, which have locked behind us,

sailing cruise to Capraia

FIVE REASONS (+1) TO LOVE THE MAINSAIL FURLER

After our article about the “three reasons why I hate the mainsail furler“, we feel that we must discuss this subject further and give a voice to the numerous yachtsmen who use it with satisfaction. The result

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

picking up a mooring under sail

MOORING UP UNDER SAIL

Is it forbidden to enter the port and berth under sail? The navigation code doesn’t seem to have a specific rule banning it explicitly. But in practice, because of a series of ordinances adopted by all

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

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