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At least here in France, Decathlon kid lifejackets are (or were) from Plastimo, IIRC they come in three sizes depending on weight. They...

Glad to read "Nudity will be welcome and expected on board except when in port and during meal times". When we first sailed around...

Cable lifter? Disgraceful uncouth newfangled Americanism. What's wrong with capstan? Nelson, Drake and Bligh never ordered 'More men to...

First question: yes, it proves ownership. The acte de francisation has been replaced by this certificat d'enregistrement a few years...

I made this thing to help hook/unhook the cringles/rings to the horn, one can pull with both hands it works quite well, I keep it at the...

After listing all the gales they got tired and forgot to change the last line of the bulletin :)

Funny how terms change from language to language, in French they are called "dog's ears". The headsail feeder is called "cat's...

1) Yes, if in the name of an individual and not a company. 2) Yes, if issued by the authorities.

You may like this: map and 3d representation of one of their fortresses, made by the Republic of Venice, circa 1600AD. The blue spheres...

This discussion has gone - as many others - into a rather technical direction. While this is very interesting and might produce some...

Looks like they will have to follow suit towards the Cape Verde, if they want any decent wind :)

ooops, posted on an anchor thread :)

of course they all have starlink this time so they can watch all the YouTube analysis they want.

Great personal success I managed to make my first animated gif :) Example of the ITCZ dynamics, data from Eumetsat available in almost...

They are arriving at the ITCZ, the green cross at 7N 30W, is getting the first squall :) Eumetsat image at 0900UTC, RGB Convection...