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Dangers at sea, watch out for signals!

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Rocks, low bottoms, wrecks: sailing along a coast, approaching to a bay, passing between an island and mainland or an archipelago often means to approach to some dangers. Recognising their signals

BEARING AWAY: FEAR AND DAMAGES

Leggi l’articolo in italiano The boat suddenly swerves windward, it bears away, the speed increases and the boat swerves more and more. Within a few seconds, an involuntary swerve, the boom wipes the deck out and,

BOAT STRANDED: ALL THE TRICKS TO FREE

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Beached and stranded on the cliffs. There is a great difference between running ashore and getting stranded on the rocks. First of all, for the possible damages. Often null in the

VHF RADIO BASICS: RULES AND GOOD MANNERS

A proper use of Vhf radio is first of all a safety matter and the respect of few basic rules also contributes to describe our education and nautical culture. It will certainly have happened to everyone, especially in

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THE 3 ESSENTIAL RULES TO SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND

Leggi l’articolo in italiano “ …. Till it remains an idea, an idea is only an abstraction; if I could eat an idea, I would have done my revolution”. Few things, like the provocation of

BASIC MARINE DICTIONARY FOR NEOPHYTES

Leggi l’articolo in italiano In order to avoid making a poor showing like Fantozzi, the comic character of a popular Italian movie,  did when the Count Marquis shouted at him “cazzi quella gomena” (fuck, that tow rope),

Night Landings

Leggi l’articolo in italiano We saw how to prepare to night sailing last days. With the right precautions, sailing at night is simple enough. The most important thing is to recognize the lights of the

SAILING AT NIGHT

Leggi l’articolo in italiano The strongest perception was smell. Salt and myrtle, land and Mediterranean scrub plunged into the night were dissolving their smell in the hot sirocco. The rest was only darkness and silence.

Mooring to a buoy: with bow or … poop!

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Mooring off-shore to a buoy offers at least two advantages: enjoying the peace of a bay and its beauties, and having a safe mooring at the same time, without the risk

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