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I used to with Pantaenius (EU/Monaco), transatlantic included, confirmed in writing. I recently dropped full cover and now have only...

What is "fridge temperature" ? I have about -20°C at the evaporator, while all inside the box temperatures can vary by several degrees...

We met a Canadian couple in Cabo Verde who did exactly that, well almost, they went to bed at 20:00. When we were organising to set-off...

These were less lucky: en route from the Caribbean, they probably put a waypoint to Horta marina, without considering there is a huge...

A curiosity :) Italics comes from Aldus Manutius, a Venice printer of about 1500AD, he invented a typefont which was more similar to...

Like at school, "You have two hours, discuss", one could easily write a hundred pages. :) You would find the complete spectrum, from...

Stopped ocean cruising at 69. I kept tabs on many dedicated ocean cruisers during my time and found the typical age for giving up was...

I packed it in this year, aged 83 (and my wife/crew) is even older. It wasn't actually handling the boat that was becoming difficult...

There was so much unpleasant abuse on the SA forum (with admittedly some well informed and interesting comment) that I gave up on it...

Agreed. Ridiculous! When that happened to me I just removed my transom hung rudder, harnessed a pod of orcas and was able to steer the...

There is theory "always wear shoes" and there is actual life, I always wear some kind of shoes while sailing or doing jobs on deck, but...

It must be frustrating when you do 580nm in 24 hrs only to find out someone else did over 600!!!! These latest generation boats are...

It's upside down, so it must be Sydney, Oz

LOA is the French language term for Location avec Option d'Achat, the typical boat financing scheme a financing company buys the boat...