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choosing a used sailboat

Choosing a used sailboat

Used sailboat: selection guide I remember that, in 1990, a Grand Soleil 39, which had been built and launched in 1988, was worth 175 million lire; in 1995, her price, in the second-hand market, was

YACHT CLUB ADRIACO: THE DISCREET CHARM.

They come from Udine, Pordenone, Padua, Milan and many other cities of northern Italy. We’re talking about the members of the most prestigious yacht club of the Adriatic: the second oldest one among all the

maritime safety equipment

Maritime safety and DIY equipment

I was walking along the hiking trail overlooking the Cantore refuge, almost at the top of the Tofane mountains, when I was stopped: first by a Carabiniere, then by a man of Guardia di Finanza

anchor on board

And you, how are you fixed for anchors?

The well-thought-out choice of the right anchor Grumbling had been already rife among the crew members for some days but, that time, it looked like the beginning of a real mutiny. I did not want

ketch

The pros of the ketch rig

Gennaro Coretti and the ketch rig John Goode is a sailing instructor who lives and works in Southampton. He is a member of the Royal Institute of Navigation and a RYA examiner. This sacred monster of

Felucca ride on the Nile

The tale of a felucca trip

When Alì gestured to me that, if I wanted, I could take the helm, I was primarily concerned to grab it where I thought he hadn’t touched it with his feet. So, I got up

boat

But what’s a boat?

How can one think about his boat when it’s snowing outside? Yet it is possible if we consider that this means is part of us and has already taken root inside that part of our

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