A couple of weeks ago I went sailing with my family. We were all happy to meet and get a chance to sail together on a beautiful sunny day. Things changed however after an hour or so…. With slow winds and a wavy sea, there were soon some people who were feeling sea sick. Actually, [...]
When sailing, one has to be careful of mistakes, be ready for things going wrong. Because when it happens - it is somehow always the worst timing... The boom suddenly cracks. Before you manage to take a look what's the damage, it's broken and of course a part of it falls on one of [...]
Before taking out your boat or yacht out for sailing, there's a Pre departure checklist to follow. This list is a long one, and goes from checking your registration papers (valid and present in the boat), all the way to verifying you have all of the required emergency equipment. In between there are dozens of [...]
