We’ve had the best time with friends cruising and sailing around Split. And it’s a ‘home-coming’ for Waiata as she returns to her first home port
Now most cruisers choose a collapsible bike like a Brompton or these days they go for an electric scooter to get them around. We’ve learnt
When you go stern to with lines ashore, or even onto a town key using your anchor not lazy-lines, the weight rests on your windlass.
Ok, this might seem extreme but its not. If you are not using an anchor alarm get one now!!! But more importantly for those moments
One big thing on a boat is what’s your plan? things change and go “wrong” all the time but its not a drama if you
They say, “better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick”, well I can tell you having just had a poke in the
Sailors that are free diving to clean their hulls, especially, might not have been trained and not understand this simple safety rule. Humans have a
We’ve got a coppercoat hull, which means its a hard (epoxy based) hull paint that can be scrubbed cleaned with some gentle maintenance. Make sure
There’s a yellow gale warning in place which means anchor well and hunker down at the Wall of Oštrica. Anchor watch and snorkeling still rule the day
Mind you some would say it costs its weight in gold. But not our experience. We got Waitata coppercoated in Southampton through a highly recommended