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.
If you are looking for the best restaurant on the Adriatic, you will find yourself in a very difficult (although not entirely unpleasant) position. There are plenty of excellent restaurants and taverns on the Croatian coast that offer simple, authentic, high-quality seafood. However, one such restaurant is considered by some to be the best of all.
The ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year award is the Oscar or the Nobel Prize in the sailing sport. The winners for the year 2014 are Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze in female competition and James Spithill in male competition.
Marina Lumbarda is situated in the easternmost cape of Korčula island. The marina has a capacity of around 115 berths. You can even book the berth online. While you are there, you can explore the environment in Lumbarda, have a delicious dinner, try the autochthonous wine Grk or go for a walk through Lumbarda’s field.
Sicily is a large island whose beauties and secrets cannot be discovered during a single sailing trip, which is why it has to be visited more than once. During one of those visits, be sure to sail around the Egadi Islands, which offer peace, isolation and beautiful sea.
What to do when you have too much grilled fish or just a lot of sardine leftovers? In Dalmatia you make savur or saur. It is a perfect way to store fish. You need to prepare the marinade and the fish separately, then mix it all together. Fish prepared this way can last for days and is very refreshing served as a starter.
ACI marina Umag is located in the N part of the town port, offering 475 moorings equipped with fresh water and electricity nozzles and connections. ACI marina Umag can accommodate yachts up to 40 m LOA and is one of the few marinas in Croatia equipped with yacht wash-up waste water treatment plant.
The Greek Blue Cup, an international sailing regatta taking place annually in the Argosaronic Gulf, is not just a sailing race. It is a popular event gathering sailing enthusiasts from all over the world who come together to enjoy both sailing and socializing with many who share their interests.
Sardinia is the second largest island in Italy and the Mediterranean. Set between Europe and Africa, it displays the influences of both in its incredible nature and interesting culture. As it is a quite large island, a sailing journey around its entire coast takes up a lot of time, so we recommend you go at it one section at a time.
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.
