Mainsail trimming is the key element when looking for good performances on board. A correct trim in the mainsail not only makes your boat more performing but, above all, it is synonym with a well-balanced boat
The Adriatic Knot, the perfect knot for catching big preys In the previous article, we’ve already seen how a strong, highly reliable knot is the essential key to consistent fishing success. Everything else is secondary. There
A highly reliable knot: the Solid Knot. What you are about to read is the first article of Boatandboats Fishing, the new thematic section that Boatandboats dedicates to recreational boat fishing. The article initiates a new path
Heavy weather sailing; lying a-hull We’ve already talked about the main techniques to prepare the boat and handle waves in case of heavy weather sailing. As we often say, these general rules are subject to
At 4:00 pm, it’s already dark; yet, it’s 8 hours before the stroke of midnight and therefore the end of the year. Shops are all open and many people are still shopping for New Year’s
We’ve already seen how important is to prepare our boat and crew for heavy weather sailing. Now, it’s time to find out a few, general rules to enjoy a safe navigation in heavy weather without
Weather reports indicated a 18-knot south-east wind, rain and some storms would be approaching us along the Tuscany Coast in the next hours. Our destination was the Gulf of La Spezia; in short, a safe
When spending a night at the anchor, you have different possibilities to anchor your boat. One of them is to take one or more lines ashore. This is not my favourite technique because I prefer anchoring with my boat
As many of you have unfortunately experienced, the boat is an inexhaustible source of minor and major incidents which are not comparable with any other “category” of situations. Different types of possible negative events are indeed concentrated
Many years ago, a sailing instructor told me: ” During any navigation, throw a life preserver in the water and shout: MAN OVERBOARD! Don’t care about the manoeuvre and see what happens…Then, imagine you’re in that
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