The role of a stopper is literally to stop something. It isn’t a player of the opposing team, but the device which stops the rope on the sailing yacht to be pulled uncontrollably. Right timing of releasing and opening a stopper very often means gaining precious seconds when turning the mark during a sailing race.
Sometimes, it is not easy to enjoy refreshment aboard a sailing yacht. It takes some time to cool the drinks, or the fridge is far away from you. Italian fridge manufacturer Vitifrigo released their DW 35 fridge shaped like a drawer, which is pretty useful and easy to install in the cockpit or the flybridge of your yacht. Find out more about this drawer shaped fridge.
Swedish Robship made a lifesaving grapnel called Hook & Moor. It is a simple but effective way to moor your yacht. It helps you moor your boat by threading a mooring rope through a mooring ring with a simple push and pull. It is made of glass fiber reinforced PA 66 and forged aluminium, so its solid but very light.
B&G produced something new for true sailors and competitors. Their latest chartplotter Vulcan 7 combines all essential data for sailors and provides smart functions such as Intelligent Sail Steering and Smart Manoeuvre along with the GoFree option. It could absolutely help you on the racecourse.
MOB (man overboard) light by the English manufacturer Exposure Marine won the design award in the category of life-saving and safety equipment at this year’s Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam. This powerful torch activates when touched and thrown. Its main purpose is to be thrown to a person who fell overboard. It has a light range of 180 m and a strobe light that can reach up to 5 NM.
Seasickness is a real disaster which can ruin you well planned and long-awaited sailing holidays. The new product to fight it are seasickness glasses. Learn what an experienced skipper has to say about them.
The most important thing to know about winches is that they all rotate clockwise and clockwise only. They are most commonly accompanied by the ‘handle’. The problems with using the handle are most often linked to determining to which side the winch rotates. The handle can be rotated in both directions, but the winch only clockwise.
I was rather surprised when I noticed that sailors wear knives on their belts. During one long distance non-stop regatta, some ropes got stuck because of one unexpected gust of wind. If the experienced skipper hadn’t cut the rope, the spinnaker would have been broken and the boat would have been capsized. That’s when I realized the benefits of a knife aboard.
GS Composite Company has a range of product made from composite carbon fibers. Their gangways have an anti-slip thread on the walking surface and are easy to handle and light. The appearance can be customized. GS Composite also has steering wheels in a monocoque technology, further improved by GS no bonding technology.
You should always protect your personal belongings from water when onboard, especially your mobile phones and other devices. OverBoard Company has a wide range of waterproof cases for devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, cameras,… You can also try to improve your stability when onboard, but until you do that, find a waterproof case for your phone.
