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,
The title of the footage we’ve found online was “wrong turn”. Actually, it’s not a simple wrong turn but a real sailing course where the absolute Don’ts are all efficiently illustrated. The crew of this
Leggi l’articolo in italiano We’ve already seen what to check and how to intervene on the engine before cruise season. Now, it’s time to get on the deck and check our equipment. Let’s start from standing rigging. On
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Time of cruises is approaching and with it a long list of controls and small maintenance works, especially if we were lazy in winter. They are waiting for us like a wedding promise: “you’ll be mine
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Between October 27th and 30th 1991, the meeting of two deep depressions provoked what was defined the “perfect storm“. A book before and a movie later rebuilt its origin and the dramatic
Leggi l’articolo in italiano It’s true, our passion for the sea doesn’t force us to be perfect mechanics, electrician or technicians. However, when we sail, we must be able to make some little works on our
Leggi l’articolo in italiano https://youtu.be/Ve3bVhoXkLg Let’s start from a basic concept: even if we leave for only few hours or miles, we always need some spare parts. Among them, there’s the serpentine belt, used to
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