Couple of years ago I was skippering a charter yacht with a young couple which was going to get married shortly. They invited two more couples – her best friend with husband and his best man with wife. Their mood was very cheerful and bright so was the weather forecast for that week.
Follow the journey of our new Lagoon 42 as it travels from France to Croatia. Read all about the interesting stories that happen to the crew along the way!
World is full of people who, despite all odds, succeed and find happiness in life. Many of them experience difficult obstacles, but refuse to quit and live a half-life. Today’s post talks about one such person. Her name is Hilary Lister and her life story is incredible. She is a sailor who broke numerous records, despite a rare medical condition. Read more and learn that nothing is impossible.
Sailors have many superstitions. They developed them in hope that they will be able to influence weather and prevent storms and sinking. Here is a list of some of the most common superstitions, both those that bring bad luck and those that bring good luck.
On June 2nd, 1870 captain Nikola Primorac, a sailor from Dubrovnik, started his voyage across the Atlantic ocean in a small boat, 6.09 m long and 1.82 m wide. He started in Liverpool, reached New York and went back to Liverpool, making him the first sailor to cross the Atlantic in both directions in the smallest boat in the world.
Sailing can give you many opportunities to meet new people. This is a story about one odd encounter with a very interesting and uncommon person.
The International Association of Cape Horners is an organization that gathers people who have sailed around Cape Horn, one of the least hospitable places in the world. It is said that, since 1953, more people have climbed Mount Everest than sailed around this cape.
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They are threatened by climate change and pollution. Find out why they are important and how you can help to protect them.
In autumn 2015, Croatian citizens were bombarded on a daily basis with political news regarding elections with no clear winner and the problematic constitution of the government afterwards. Our skipper found all of this tiresome, but lucky for him, he managed to escape to ORC Croatian Championship on the Adriatic coast…
Tragically, some of the most remarkable ocean liners ever built have gone down in history not for their impressive structure, but because they sank with the loss of hundreds of lives. It is quite haunting, and yet eerily fascinating, to see such mighty ships now permanently consigned to the bottom of the ocean. This infographic from EFYC highlights some of the most famous shipwrecks in history.
