Working with a Nautical Chart: Coordinates, Bearings, and Depths
Practical instructions for working with a nautical chart: checking the edition, reading depths and symbols, plotting coordinates, bearings and distances.
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
Best yachting places (part 2)
Read Part 1 of the article. 7. Whitsunday Islands, Australia. A fashion postcard designer’s dream – cloudless skies, azure seas and 74 flawless islands. Most of this half-sunken mountain range has been designated a National Park. The Great Barrier Reef […]
Safety on board a sailing yacht
Sailing yacht safety is a practical system of actions and habits that truly saves lives. This article provides a concise, helpful guide: what to check on a vessel, how to prepare the crew, which lifejackets and signals to choose, and […]
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.
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.
Sailing a boat: courses and sails
A practical guide to boat parts, hoisting the mainsail, heading downwind, sail trimming, reefing and basic gybing.
Special travel under sail
For some yachts, these are girls, martinis, for others - races, splashes, victories, for others - a family vacation. For some, an opportunity to reach distant shores and look at the land from the sea or ocean. Everyone has their own view [...]
Life on a yacht
More and more people prefer yachting travel. And not only because of romance. The yacht is comfortable and calm. The yacht is a means of transportation, a hotel, a restaurant, and a beach. Despite its size (and a yacht for comfortable [...]
Yacht Transfer: Risks, Breakdowns, Insurance, and Cost
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.
How to register a yacht in Spain
Step-by-step instructions for empadronamiento on a yacht: mooring in a marina, documents, cita previa, Ayuntamiento, cost and further use.
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.
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.