E? sera. Al calar del sole la brezza è ancora tesa e la barca bolina a meraviglia su queste miglia che vorremmo non finissero mai. Ma la fatidica frase ci riporta alla realtà ?A che ora si cena??. Siete il cuoco di una bella barca a vela o semplicemente è il vostro turno tra gli […]
1- Loren Eiseley ( antropologo, filosofo e docente statunitense) ha scritto?If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water?: è così? L?acqua, il mare, è magia? Cosa c?è sotto il pelo dell?acqua? La frase citata cattura perfettamente l’importanza e la bellezza dell’acqua. L’acqua è essenziale per la vita e ha un potere […]
1. Organizzazione: Il foto contest, denominato ?SEA what Looks like? di seguito definito ?contest? è organizzato da Yacht Pro Hub, in seguito definita ?YPH?. 2. Tema e obiettivi: ?SEA what looks like?. Come vediamo il mare? Cosa ci ispira il mare? Mettiamo in immagine la nostra passione. L?obbiettivo di questo contest è quello di creare […]
The Mediterranean is a fascinating sea full of excellent anchorages. In recent years, the number of boats sailing in the Mare Nostrum has increased dramatically and the number of anchorage possibilities has shrunk considerably. As a result, especially in summer, one finds oneself having to anchor in crowded bays and this [...]
The through-hulls are one of the critical points of boats; a break or copious seepage from one of these "holes" can even lead to sinking. On the other hand, in order to allow an exchange of water between the interior of the boat and the sea, and with this also the correct functioning of much of the equipment on board, we have no other choice [...].
02/01/2023 11:26 UTC LATITUDE 77°13?N LONGITUDE 41°07?W COG 268°T SOG 10 Kn Le barche a vela ad oggi sono un insieme di attrezzature, strumenti, meccanica e fantasia. Per dare il maggior comfort possibile all?equipaggio le imbarcazioni moderne sono diventate sempre più facili da manovrare, piacevoli da vivere, ma più complesse da gestire e manutenere. Il […]
Respect rudder (or emergency rudder): how many try it before setting sail? During the checks we did to prepare a boat for an Atlantic crossing, we tried it out: as you can see from the photos, as the shipyard made it, it is unusable, it has too much play. Remedy? We had two derlin bushings made. [...]
(from the Introduction of 'Rigging', by Danilo Fabbroni, ed. Incontri Nautici, p. 7-9). Many times in the past, I have wondered deeply about the meaning of a book on rigging and especially what the sense of such a book might be in Italy. The question is only apparently idle. And in any case, before talking about rigging [...].
Since we left Gibraltar, I started teaching my crew how to navigate before the advent of the G.P.S. I have four young guys on board who have never sailed without this very useful instrument that tells us our position at all times, with an error of just a few metres. I had to start from the basics, namely [...]
Carlo Sciarrelli used to say that sailing is subtly beautiful, but it is as timeless as riding around a metropolis on horseback. A paradox indeed, on which I often reflect, and even smile a little. It is a fact that ever since the motor has appeared on boats and ships [...].