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Leggi l’articolo in italiano The season we are living now is winter. It is the meteorological winter, completely different from the astronomical one which marks the beginning of the “bad season” 20 days later. But

Leggi l’articolo in italiano The boat leaves, a fast and violent comeback windward starts, the boat bends and swerves more and more, the crew falls, somebody grabs on to the winch, someone reaches the bottom of

Leggi l’articolo in italiano When you imagine ocean sailing, at tropical latitudes, with your boat pushed by trade wind and waves, you usually don’t think to stress and fatigue. In fact, these are suffered only

Leggi l’articolo in italiano First of all, let’s clarify what  bad weather means at the sea. Of course, it has nothing  to do with sun or rain. A mistral blowing in a sunny day with a 8-meter

Leggi l’articolo in italiano  Given that there is only two more weeks until the first departures, let’s spend a bit of time on the necessary provisions for our Atlantic crossing. We have already given some

Leggi l’articolo in italiano During my sailing courses, I usually love repeating this phrase: the most annoying noise on board is that one of the engine when it doesn’t start. I don’t remember the person

Leggi l’articolo in italiano Who knows if the wheels of the Amerigo Vespucci in the picture above have the same wheel ropes than ours. Maybe sizes and relationships are different, but the motion transmission system which transfers motion from the

“Which boat has the right of way?”, the old boatman seems wonder. The question is interesting but the moment to ask it is maybe wrong. This is why – even if the matter of right of way