This is a story about how I took an accidental swim in April, when sea temperature doesn’t go over 15°C. I wanted to moor the yacht. Everything was going great until I realized that my engine has stopped working and that the neighbouring lines were unexpectedly too tight. Fortunately, only my pride was damaged.
The legend behind Captain Runaway, a small figurine that I got recently goes something like this. Captain Runaway (Captain Bježo) is in love with his darling Lady of Sugar (Gospa od Cukra). He sails the seas and she makes beautiful cookies waiting for him to get back. In reality, it is a story of every seafarer and his lady, a beautiful story of sharing rather than possessing when being in love.
Circumnavigation has always been an obsession of humanity. Meet some of the bravest circumnavigators from the history.
Interview with the sailor and Olympic Gold medalist, Šime Fantela.
Rota Palagruzona or the Route of Palagruža first took place on June 12th 1593. A typical fishing boat at that time was gajeta falkuša, a traditional Adriatic wooden boat powered by both sails and pedals. Thanks to a few tradition lovers and enthusiasts the route has been revitalized.
Every culture, region, or community have their own legends, beliefs and experience which help them establish when one season of the year ends, and another begins. The same goes for people whose livelihoods depend on nature. Better than anyone else, they have learned to predict the weather and recognize the shift of the seasons. This post talks about such people in the coastal region of Croatia.
It happened few weeks ago when I took the command over a luxury 60 feet catamaran. This yacht usually sails with a skipper and one crew member as a shipmate, in line with regulations. The added value of this guy on this boat is that he as an excellent chef so guests can enjoy local specialties prepared and served onboard.
Sailing club JK Val from Šibenik is giving an exceptional prize for good seamanship for an individual or crew who contributed in search and rescue actions which involved sailboat or a crew of sailors.
Hobie Alter, the Henry Ford of the surfboard industry passed away at the end of March at the age of 80. He developed the idea of a light, downsized version of a catamaran. The first model was launched in 1968, and it was a success. Catamaran design would not be what it is today was it not for Mr. Alter’s inventions.
Steve Callahan survived 76 days adrift on the Atlantic Ocean in a life raft. What helped him survive, among other things, was his ability to see the nice things in the worst situations – he described the night sky over the ocean as “A view of heaven from a seat in hell.”
