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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

The small Italian Cape Horn

Leggi l’articolo in italiano May the sailors who passed the legendary Cape Horn forgive our irreverent comparison. But, if the Straits of Messina hindered the valorous Ulysses and inspired the famous Homer, there’s a reason. Scilla and Cariddi, of course, are

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SAILING IN WINTER: BEAUTIFUL AND POSSIBILE

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

Broooooaching: and now?

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

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