Living on a Yacht Abroad: Documents and Expenses
Experience of a crew that has lived on a sailing yacht for two years: documents, marina and anchor, boat purchase, maintenance, and a budget for two.
The best yachting destinations
Water areas
Yachting in Russia
Yachting in Russia: sailing trips on seas, lakes, and rivers, a variety of routes, training, seafaring practice, and yacht recreation.
Yachting in Turkey
Yachting in Turkey: sailing cruises along the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts, quiet bays, ancient cities and yacht trips.
Yachting in Thailand
Yachting in Thailand: cruises among tropical islands, picturesque bays of the Andaman Sea, warm water, seafaring experience, and yachting holidays.
Yachting in Spain
Yachting in Spain: cruises in the Balearic and Canary Islands, coastal routes, seafaring and sailing trips.
Yachting in France
Yachting in France: sailing cruises along the Côte d'Azur, Corsica, and the Atlantic, scenic routes, seafaring experiences, and yachting holidays.
Yachting in Portugal
Yachting in Portugal: sailing trips across the Atlantic, routes along the coast and islands, ocean practice and yacht holidays.
Yachting in Madagascar
Yachting in Madagascar: tropical islands, coral reefs, secluded bays, ocean routes and unusual yacht trips.
Yachting in Greece
Yachting in Greece: sailing cruises along the islands of the Aegean and Ionian Seas, scenic routes, seafaring practices, and yachting holidays.
Articles about yachting
Logbook
How to find a cheap yacht without making a mistake
A practical guide: where to look for cheap yachts, how to estimate your budget, inspect a boat, and choose a life-on-board option.
Yacht Transfer: Risks, Liabilities, and Costs
A captain's experience: why a yacht that's in good working order at the pier is replaced at sea, what kinds of breakdowns occur, and how responsibility, insurance, and payment are distributed.
A small yacht in a storm: how it survives
Why a small ocean-going yacht can withstand big waves, recover after a roll, and is sometimes safer than a life raft.
How much does a round-the-world yacht trip cost: a 4-year budget
We're breaking down the budget for a round-the-world yacht trip: boat price, preparation, maintenance, crew life, registration, marinas, and reserves.
Preparing the yacht for leaving the marina
A practical guide: steps and a checklist for preparing your yacht for sailing – deck, saloon, engine, gas, shore power, and final checks.
7 Mistakes When Buying a Yacht: How to Choose Your Boat
We explore the mistakes made when buying a yacht: size, cabins, equipment, VAT, the US market, and damaged boats. Practical guidelines for choosing.
How to choose a sail based on wind strength
We'll explore the balance of the mainsail and headsail, the rigging procedure, reefing, and hauling systems for stronger winds.
Best yachting places (part 1)
Do you know what happens when stable and strong enough trade winds come face to face with hundreds of scattered islands and bays? The surface water is driven away from the shores and the deep waters rise, which are rich [...]
How Boats and Ships Work: Physics on the Water
We examine how hull length, sail, keel, stability, anchor chain, and sacrificial anode determine a vessel's performance.
10 Mistakes Beginner Yachtsmen Make and How to Avoid Them
A practical guide on how a novice sailor can avoid injury, loss of control, line tangling, and maneuvering errors.
Sailing yacht structure: hull, rigging and systems
A typical Bermuda rig consists of a mainsail and a staysail—two triangular sails. Each sail has three corners: the halyard, the tack, and the sheet—to which the corresponding lines and weights are attached.