Indigo Blue Sailing with Chance Discovery – Sailing with a Difference
Cruise the Adriatic and Ionian seas in Montenegro, Croatia and Greece on our Luxury ocean-going Discovery 55 with a Yacht-Master qualified skipper onboard.
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Boat Jumble Dates 2017
This list of boat jumble dates 2017 is now out of date. If you would like the boat jumble dates for 2020 then visit our boat jumble page.
Vendee Globe 2016-2017
The Vendee Globe 2016-2017. This sailing race is ongoing at the time of writing. Those that are ‘in the know’ have been glued to the internet. The current race is fast, very exciting and in its closing stages. It has been brilliantly covered by the internet and the Vendee Globe organizers. The author is going to encourage you to get involved and to explain what the Vendee Globe is all about.
Ensign Etiquette
Ensign etiquette is derived from UK flag etiquette. It combines both law, what you must do, and maritime tradition, which covers the expected standards of behaviour within the seafaring community.
Sailing Dating Tips
Sailing Dating Tips for Lovesail Members
Dating a sailing enthusiast can be both exciting, fun and even life-changing. Here are a few sailing dating tips for Lovesail members new to dating or just a bit rusty:
Squalls
Squalls – What are they?
Look out – there’s a squall coming your way! Squalls can occur in any hemisphere as a sharp and sudden increase in wind speed. They’re often associated with oncoming changes in the weather like rain showers or thunderstorms and can also occur before snowstorms. Squalls provide a sustained increase in wind speed but may also have gusts of higher speeds within them.
Hammock History
For centuries the hammock has been utilized as a simple and efficient use of sleeping space below decks.
Notice to Mariners
Notice to Mariners – What are they?
Today more than 60 countries of the world compile nautical charts for sailors and boating enthusiasts to navigate around the world’s oceans.
Chandlery Origins
A Chandler is a dealer who supplies goods and equipment for ships and boats. A Chandlery is a shop or business of a chandler. The chandlery origins are not what you may expect.
London Boat Show 2016
London Boat Show 2016 London ExCeL
The London Boat Show 2016 is about to sail into London’s ExCeL this week. Starting on Friday 8th January (preview day) and running through until Sunday 17th January, the boat show aims to remind us of the longer warmer days just around the corner and what’s new in the marine industry today.