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Sailing knowledge: Tips & info about sailing!

What really matters when slipping

Start of the season
What really matters when slipping

Thought of (almost) everything again? How to make the yacht's air show a success

Cranes
Thought of (almost) everything again? How to make the yacht's air show a success

Clear to spark with a glow

Practice
Clear to spark with a glow

Law

Attention, control!

Red diesel
Attention, control!

Speculation tax on yacht sales? Court judgement gives the all-clear

Law
Speculation tax on yacht sales? Court judgement gives the all-clear

No New Year's Eve fireworks with expired pyrotechnics!

Distress signalling equipment
No New Year's Eve fireworks with expired pyrotechnics!

Navigation

Why skippers get nervous about flowers and rabbits today

Friday the 13th
Why skippers get nervous about flowers and rabbits today

The new DK sports boat charts are here!

Buy pleasure craft charts online
The new DK sports boat charts are here!

New examination simulator for professional and yacht skippers

Radar
New examination simulator for professional and yacht skippers

Meteorology

Monster waves off the Balearic Islands again

Mediterranean
Monster waves off the Balearic Islands again

How do you prepare for sailing in heavy weather?

New podcast episode
How do you prepare for sailing in heavy weather?

Ice art in the harbours and along the coasts

Bibber winter
Ice art in the harbours and along the coasts

The best weather apps for the 2026 sailing season

Apps for sailing
The best weather apps for the 2026 sailing season

Storm "Harry" from a meteorological perspective

Storm "Harry" from a meteorological perspective

Driving licence

Federal Ministry of Transport announces end to lending practice

Recreational boating licence
Federal Ministry of Transport announces end to lending practice

Amended regulation provides relief

Small vessel product
Amended regulation provides relief

New EU study recommends Europe-wide recognition

Recreational boating licence
New EU study recommends Europe-wide recognition

Anchoring

The best apps for everyday life on board and cruise planning

Apps for sailing
The best apps for everyday life on board and cruise planning

Better anchoring, episode 1: Chain or line, how long?

Anchor special
Better anchoring, episode 1: Chain or line, how long?

Better anchoring, episode 3: safely run in the ground anchor - 9 manoeuvres

Anchoring special
Better anchoring, episode 3: safely run in the ground anchor - 9 manoeuvres

Manoeuvre

How quickly can cruising catamarans capsize?

Accidents
How quickly can cruising catamarans capsize?

Port manoeuvres without a crash - how to dock successfully

New podcast episode
Port manoeuvres without a crash - how to dock successfully

Sail more relaxed with these checks

Helicopter view on board
Sail more relaxed with these checks

Sailor's knot

This wind pressure is generated on yachts during storms

Seamanship
This wind pressure is generated on yachts during storms

Sailors must be able to do these six knots

Knots
Sailors must be able to do these six knots

Make your own soft shackles from Dyneema

Rope customer
Make your own soft shackles from Dyneema

Insurances

What should sailors look out for in yacht insurance?

New podcast episode
What should sailors look out for in yacht insurance?

When snow becomes a burden

Winter storage
When snow becomes a burden

The right insurance for an ocean crossing - with Timo Elfes from Pantaenius

New podcast episode
The right insurance for an ocean crossing - with Timo Elfes from Pantaenius