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THE NUT ON DECK
What a small warning sign can teach us about prevention and safety at sea There was a nut lying on deck. Just one nut. The yacht was sailing normally. There were no alarms, no unusual noises and no obvious changes suggesting that something was wrong. I found it during one of the rounds I usually…
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From Optimist to IOR: Learning to Make a Yacht Plane
45 Years of IOR Sailing: Watching Yachts Change from the Inside Part 1 — From Optimist to IOR Sailing It All Started Thanks to My Father He had been sailing since he was young, first on traditional lateen-rigged boats, and when I started sailing, he also became my first instructor. The family’s sailing tradition actually…
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How to Prepare a Yacht for an Ocean Crossing: A Captain’s Checklist
To prepare a yacht for an ocean crossing properly requires a very different approach from preparing it for a normal coastal passage. Offshore, small problems can quickly become serious ones, and there may be no marina, technician or spare part available for hundreds of miles. After more than 170,000 nautical miles and five Atlantic crossings…