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Wearing sailing gloves is not only for rookies, but also for experienced sailors who don’t want to have burned and sore hands. They come in different shapes and sizes so you can easily find the ones that best suit your needs. They will boost your efficiency onboard and are a good decision in both hot and cold weather.
Hopefully, you will never find yourself in a life-threatening situation when sailing. But you should be prepared for one at all times. On your boat, you should have a backpack or a bag that contains items which can help you survive at sea. These items are meant to keep you alive until the help comes, in case of emergency.
SailSim is an application that simulates sailing conditions on the screen of a smartphone or tablet that uses iOS. You can adjust and customize all the parameters that matter for your sailing and the application will calculate it and show you the effects of your maneuvers. This application is available at the App Store.
Dock&Go is an intuitive docking system from the French yacht builder Beneteau. It will make maneuvering a yacht look like playing a game with a joystick. Both the stern and the bow can be controlled by Dock & Go system in case of strong wind, allowing the skipper to avoid collision with other boats.
Croatian company Datacol presented their Tank Cleaning System at the recently held Biograd boat show. It is the size of an average vacuum cleaner that has a strong pump. It is the perfect solution for keeping your yacht prepared for the next season.
Tandem Anchor System® is here to solve your anchoring problems. It is an innovative system of anchoring using single anchor chain with two anchors. Tandem Anchor System® was presented by Slovenian Weber Marine Ltd., under Wemar trademark.
“To be or not to be: that is the question…” was Hamlet’s famous dilemma many centuries ago; in the world of sailing, ours would read: “Roll sail or full batten: that is the question…” One of the most frequently asked questions when choosing a sailing yacht at the charter company is whether to choose a …
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GRIB, GRIdded Binary or General Regularly-distributed Information in Binary form is a weather forecasting model, especially useful if you are planning a long route. It is a simple and user friendly display of current state and forecast for a certain sailing area. There is a wide range of navigation programs using the available GRIB formats.
A new online nautical guide for the most popular sailing destinations in Europe – Greece, Turkey, Croatia – is called mySea. It is a database with more than 25.000 points of interest for sailors and travelling enthusiasts. Anyone can upload new data accompanied by a real photo. mySea will soon be available as an application for your smartphone.
Quatix is a new watch by Garmin, a producer of navigation instruments. Quatix is equipped with a GPS system, it allows you to view wind speed and direction or water depth. The watch is compatible with Apple devices or HomePort marine planning software for Windows and Mac. Quatix was nominated for 2013 DAME.
