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Who is responsible for the yacht in the harbour?

Storms and high water
Who is responsible for the yacht in the harbour?

Storm in the harbour - how to secure your yacht

Seamanship
Storm in the harbour - how to secure your yacht

Properly insured for your boating holiday

Charter special
Properly insured for your boating holiday

Law

Typical flag handling mistakes that can be costly

Seamanship
Typical flag handling mistakes that can be costly

Legal safety at sea

Crew contract
Legal safety at sea

Sailors in the sights of politicians

Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan
Sailors in the sights of politicians

Navigation

When visibility is poor - behaviour in fog

Seamanship
When visibility is poor - behaviour in fog

Trump wins on loud air

Foghorns
Trump wins on loud air

Buoyage of fairways - IALA-A and IALA-B

Practice
Buoyage of fairways - IALA-A and IALA-B

Meteorology

Fog - how clouds form on the water

Sailing knowledge
Fog - how clouds form on the water

Explosive hurricane development possible

Weather
Explosive hurricane development possible

New temperature records in the North and Baltic Seas

Marine heatwaves
New temperature records in the North and Baltic Seas

Bizarre things that sailors experience in the harbour in bad weather

Blown in at the harbour
Bizarre things that sailors experience in the harbour in bad weather

The Perseids and the best places for sailors

Shooting star hunting from a boat
The Perseids and the best places for sailors

Driving licence

Give way and swerve: Sailors need to know these rules

Give way rules
Give way and swerve: Sailors need to know these rules

Just not "over and out" - how to radio properly

Marine radio for sailors
Just not "over and out" - how to radio properly

The "devil killer" of rum slaves

International Rum Day
The "devil killer" of rum slaves

Anchoring

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

Better anchoring, episode 2: 6 tips for the ideal anchorage

Anchor special
Better anchoring, episode 2: 6 tips for the ideal anchorage

Manoeuvre

Step by step - providing help in the event of hypothermia

Safety
Step by step - providing help in the event of hypothermia

Is the Rautek handle useful on board?

Medicine
Is the Rautek handle useful on board?

Harbour manoeuvres: 9 mooring variants for single-handed sailors

Manoeuvring
Harbour manoeuvres: 9 mooring variants for single-handed sailors

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

Towing assistance vs. recovery - which is which?

Insurance
Towing assistance vs. recovery - which is which?

Schomacker extends cover for charter crews

Insurance
Schomacker extends cover for charter crews

Is single-handed sailing unseamanly?

Insurance
Is single-handed sailing unseamanly?