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Mastering the Bowline for Safe Mooring

Mastering the Bowline for Safe Mooring

At busy marinas and charter docks, planners account for a bowline’s typical retention of 60–70% rope strength, so provisioning and line selection must factor a 30–40% efficiency loss when relying on bowlines for short-term mooring, towing, or rescue operations.

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mars 13, 2026
Upgrading the NIS Centreboard: NACA Foil Retrofit
Upgrading the NIS Centreboard: NACA Foil Retrofit

The modified NIS centreboard retained its original length while reducing the chord, required a 10 mm trailing-edge trim with a...

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mars 05, 2026
Saare 41.2: Estonia’s refined aft-cockpit cruiser
Saare 41.2: Estonia’s refined aft-cockpit cruiser

Saare 41.2 hulls are routinely delivered on 300nm passages from Saaremaa to Schleswig-Holstein, a logistics pattern that demands robust hull-lift...

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mars 05, 2026
Soundtrack for Heartbreak at Sea
Soundtrack for Heartbreak at Sea

Marinas along major coastal routes register a clear seasonal surge in short-term charters each spring and summer, creating a predictable...

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mars 05, 2026
64‑Foot Azimut Flybridge: Miami-Based Cruiser
64‑Foot Azimut Flybridge: Miami-Based Cruiser

Miami marina logistics favor vessels with shallow drafts and efficient maneuvering: this 64‑foot Azimut (2014) draws 4.92 ft and therefore...

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mars 05, 2026
Tested Blades for Sailing and Boating Safety
Tested Blades for Sailing and Boating Safety

When severing a liferaft painter you will often be dealing with roughly 10 metres of wet polypropylene under variable tension;...

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mars 05, 2026
Crewed Yacht Charters: Logistics, Service & Booking
Crewed Yacht Charters: Logistics, Service & Booking

Typical crewed yacht charters require an Advanced Provisioning Allowance (APA) of 20–30% of the charter fee, crew wages commonly range...

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mars 05, 2026
Heesen’s Expansion in the Gulf Market
Heesen’s Expansion in the Gulf Market

Heesen Yachts confirmed its presence at the second Qatar Boat Show (November 5–8) in the Old Doha Port and highlighted...

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mars 05, 2026
Rigging for Long Downwind Voyages
Rigging for Long Downwind Voyages

A 3,000-mile downwind passage from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean generates sustained rolling and repeated sail adjustments that directly...

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mars 05, 2026
2025 Sailfish Sweethearts Tournament Preview
2025 Sailfish Sweethearts Tournament Preview

The 2025 tournament consolidates all operations at Buccaneer Marina from November 13–16, centralizing vessel check-in, safety briefings, dockside staging and...

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mars 05, 2026
Boatboard PVC Repair Kit Essentials
Boatboard PVC Repair Kit Essentials

A compact PVC spares kit of under 1.5 kg and occupying less than 6 liters can resolve roughly 80% of...

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mars 05, 2026
Edura’s Recyclable PET Panels for Marine Use
Edura’s Recyclable PET Panels for Marine Use

Edura’s Woolwich, Maine production line operates in a 15,000-square-foot facility and manufactures structural panels at roughly a rate of one...

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mars 05, 2026
Digital Yacht Unveils New Marine Tech at METS
Digital Yacht Unveils New Marine Tech at METS

Shipping manifests for exhibit cargo to RAI Amsterdam showed Digital Yacht allocated Booth 1:535 with a scheduled rigging window two...

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mars 05, 2026
Farewell Passage: Delos’ Last Transit and Final Haul-Out
Farewell Passage: Delos’ Last Transit and Final Haul-Out

Delos completed her final miles to the marina with a night transit through a shallow, narrow river, negotiating squalls, rain,...

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mars 05, 2026
Millennium Bowl 2025: Wind, Strategy, Results
Millennium Bowl 2025: Wind, Strategy, Results

Dublin Bay race logistics were reconfigured when sustained 30‑knot westerlies forced organizers to abandon the planned 3-vs-3 team racing and...

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mars 05, 2026
Clapcich and Harris Secure Historic IMOCA Second Place
Clapcich and Harris Secure Historic IMOCA Second Place

Port operations in Fort-de-France required tight coordination with Martinique pilots, race committee timing systems and harbour moorings as 11th Hour...

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mars 05, 2026
MacGregor Yachts at Fort Lauderdale 2025 Showcase
MacGregor Yachts at Fort Lauderdale 2025 Showcase

Dock D at the 2025 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show required concentrated berthing coordination to stage MacGregor Yachts’ display alongside...

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mars 05, 2026
Manuard-Designed Foiling Mini 6.50 Moves to Plug Stage
Manuard-Designed Foiling Mini 6.50 Moves to Plug Stage

At JPS Production in La Trinité-sur-Mer, teams have started building the full-scale plug for a new foiling Classe Mini 6.50...

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mars 05, 2026
Watchkeeping, COLREGS and Safe Passage Systems
Watchkeeping, COLREGS and Safe Passage Systems

A closing speed of 15 knots between a 10‑metre cruising yacht and a 200‑metre container ship reduces the decision window...

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mars 05, 2026
Preparing for a Solo Offshore Passage
Preparing for a Solo Offshore Passage

Flag-state safety rules and minimum equipment requirements for an unattended offshore yacht usually include an EPIRB, liferaft, VHF/DSC radio, and...

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mars 05, 2026
Practical Guide to Planning and Executing Blue-Water Passages
Practical Guide to Planning and Executing Blue-Water Passages

For an ocean passage, provision planning must be quantitative: carry a minimum of 10 liters of potable water per person...

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mars 05, 2026
Hollow-core Zparq Z10 electric outboard advances
Hollow-core Zparq Z10 electric outboard advances

The Zparq Z10 outboard — a 10 kW electric drivetrain with a patented hollow-core Hyperflow Cooling system and a motor...

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mars 05, 2026
Fourth Sanlorenzo 50 X-Space Enters Production
Fourth Sanlorenzo 50 X-Space Enters Production

Delivery for the newly contracted hull is scheduled in 2028, with Fraser’s Jan Jaap Minnema appointed to represent the buyer...

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mars 05, 2026
Seawind 1170 — A Fresh Take on Cruising Multihulls
Seawind 1170 — A Fresh Take on Cruising Multihulls

Seawind shifted production to Vietnam after acquiring Corsair Marine in 2010 and opened a factory in Turkey in 2025 to...

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mars 05, 2026
Coastal Home Defense Against Moisture
Coastal Home Defense Against Moisture

Regional logistics data show that delivery lead times for corrosion-resistant building materials to coastal zones stretch to 6–12 weeks during...

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mars 05, 2026