02 gennaio 2013
(A basic guide to a complicated subject)
Last year, that wet year of 2012, one subject was on everyone's lips and has been cited as the ...
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17 dicembre 2012
On November 5th 1872, the Mary Celeste, a brigantine merchant ship, commanded by Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs, set sail from Staten Island, Ne...
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03 dicembre 2012
During the cold, dark, foggy evenings, there is no better time for a good ghost story; and ghost ships or phantom ships make up a large portion o...
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30 novembre 2012
The sun is over the yardarm (well – as good as), you've finished boating for the day and you feel you really deserve a gin and tonic or...
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20 novembre 2012
Why go boating?
If you want to get away from the daily grind of the modern world, there is nothing as satisfying as taking to the water and ...
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12 novembre 2012
As little as thirty years ago, marine electronics was in its infancy, at least as far as pleasure boating was concerned. Chart Plotters and GPS w...
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25 ottobre 2012
What does the term mean?
Originally a chandlery was the office in a medieval household responsible for wax and candles. It was run by the ch...
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15 ottobre 2012
One of the most important considerations, when owning or buying a boat, is where you are going to keep it. Good moorings do not come cheap, but t...
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15 ottobre 2012
With the world consisting of over 70% water, it goes without saying that the scope for boating holidays is endless. From the most adventurous, to...
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08 ottobre 2012
(Why do you need them and how do you choose?)
Few of us would embark on the process of buying a house without arranging for a survey to be c...
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02 ottobre 2012
Access to a reliable transportation service is essential for private boat owners and boat businesses that need to deliver boats to new sailing ar...
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24 settembre 2012
The flying of flags on a boat might seem, to some, to be a practice passed down from history, which has nothing to do with the modern concept of ...
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19 settembre 2012
Buying a boat is an expensive business which few of us can enter into without resorting to some sort of finance deal. While some may favour direc...
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13 settembre 2012
Most seafarers have studied or been examined on the rules regarding emergencies at sea. Fortunately emergencies happen rarely, but it’s eas...
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21 agosto 2012
Are you searching for the perfect boat name that captures the essence of your prized vessel? Choosing a boat name is a time-honored tradition th...
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