Nautical insights from the harbor
Arriving well means knowing who to call, which channel to enter, where you will lie and what paperwork waits ashore. A practical guide to...
October 29, 2026
A practical framework for planning a short coastal sail from a Mediterranean port, covering sea breezes, small but tricky tides, ferry traffic,...
October 27, 2026
Arriving well means knowing who to call, which channel to enter, where you will lie and what paperwork waits ashore. A practical guide to...
October 29, 2026
October 26, 2026
Mediterranean harbors turned generations of pilotage know-how, trade-route experience and coastal memory into the first practical charts...
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October 25, 2026
Inflatables win on comfort and foam wins on simplicity. A practical look at buoyancy, upkeep, rearming costs, and which jacket suits...
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October 21, 2026
A practical spring commissioning checklist for coastal cruisers, covering hull and running gear, rigging, engine systems, electronics,...
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October 10, 2026
Official tide tables and mobile tide apps each have blind spots. Here is how to cross-check them, correct for secondary ports, and plan...
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October 08, 2026
A practical dock-side checklist for coastal passages: weather, charts and tides, fuel and engine checks, safety gear within reach, and a...
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Mediterranean harbors turned generations of pilotage know-how, trade-route experience and coastal memory into the first practical charts and...
October 26, 2026
October 19, 2026
A practical guide to the unwritten habits that keep busy marinas pleasant, from quiet hours and line handling to waste disposal and dock...
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October 18, 2026
The last mile into harbor is where good passages quietly come undone — and where a calm, ordered checklist makes the biggest difference.
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October 26, 2026
October 13, 2026
The mistakes that catch new sailors are rarely dramatic — a misread chart symbol, a course steered without leeway, one screen trusted...
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October 12, 2026
A practical introduction to IALA Region A and B buoyage, covering lateral and cardinal marks, the red-to-port versus red-to-starboard...
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