Leggi l’articolo in italiano Let’s admit it: who can really say to not ever felt a certain curiosity in observing other people’ mooring maneuvers? Maybe sat at a coffee bar in the marina, while sipping a beer
Leggi l’articolo in italiano After clove hitch, bowline, stopper and bitt knot, today it’s the turn of flag knot, also known as weaver knot because it was used by weavers to join two heads of
How many times did we surprise? Many and in that moment, when fuel goes out from the entrance hole, our regret is double: for the sea where it spills, even if the waters are those
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Fenders? How, when and where must we use them? These questions might seem banal but the matter is essential to prevent serious damages to the hull. People often consider fenders as something fixed, with
Leggi l’articolo in italiano A clean cut made by a resolute hand and a sharp blade. This is how the Corinth Canal appears. A groove dug in the rock, little more than 3 miles long and 25 metres
Leggi l’articolo in italiano “And now a breeching forward and another one aft…” And then springs, painter forward and spring aft. The names of mooring ropes, sometimes synonyms, are different according to their functions and, sometimes, their local
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Only few instruments are so delicate as the mainsail furler. Low performances, poor regulation, the risk that the mechanism can get blocked are the main pretexts used by all those who don’t love
Leggi l’articolo in italiano We might need to take a water bucket while we are sailing. Something stupid? Not so much. First of all, because it can easily escape from our hands; secondly, because the
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Jib furler has removed the necessity to make a fore sail change, an essential manoeuvre to reduce sails like a reef band. Generations of sailors maybe haven’t ever done it. But,
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The time of cruises has come. We have already seen what to check in our boat’s engine, batteries and deck equipments before sailing off; now, it’s time to check sea chests,
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