Flight and sailing: Vendée Globe, America’s cup and surroundings
August 22nd 1851 the Royal Yacht Squadron organized what nowadays we would call “a club race” on a route that winds around the Isle of Wight. Fourteen local boats and a New York Yacht Club boat participated. At stake was a silver pitcher (quite ugly…
Memories of nautical chart table
You used to use me to track the route On all boats beyond a certain size (even quite reduced actually) is proudly displayed a furniture element that, until not so long ago, was a real cult piece. It was a sort of secular temple that…
Pets on board: some tips
Whether it is a spilled litter, pet passports or dogs overboard, sailing with our cat or dog can be a challenge. At the same time, since pets are often an integral part of our families, leaving them at home just isn’t an option for many…
Rigging: checking and replacement
Today, we will be addressing a very important and delicate topic: we are talking about a real art, that of rigging, which consists, basically, in the discipline that studies, designs and produces the necessary equipment to arm a sailboat, sustaining the mast and making it…
Safety on board: briefing is important
No matter you take a sailboat or a motorboat, with friends or for business, safety on board is always crucial and everyone agrees on a good briefing before leaving the port: just like when you step on an airplane, same stuff. Be it a watercraft…
KIDS ABOARD. Family navigation in the wave of safety and fun.
Sailing lovers who have kids can heave a sigh of relief: family and sailboat aren’t incompatible and no one will be obliged to give up one’s own passions. More and more parents in fact rediscover the pleasure of seafaring life with their children because family…
