Beautiful, but not harmless: Jellyfish in the Mediterranean Sea – What to do when touched?
What looks at first glance as if a skipper had slipped the morning fried egg over the rail is in reality a so-called fried egg jellyfish.
Buoy fields in Croatia: First check, then tie down
“Is it fixed or not?” In Croatia, this anxious question is posed by countless skippers who moor their ship to a buoy instead of anchoring or land in a marina.
Wrong tanker caught: Cheaper “diesel” can be expensive
“Fill her up, please.” Directly from the tanker it should actually be particularly cheap, thought obviously a skipper, who was on the way before the north Dalmatian island Molat and discovered a tanker at the quay wall.
Croatia: Tourist tax for skipper for the year 2019 adopted
At the beginning of August, the Croatian state initiated the new regulation of the tourist tax for skippers. For boats with a length of five to nine meters, which want to stay in Croatian waters for up to 90 days, it will again be up to 50% more expensive compared to the previous year. For boats with annual moorings, however, it will be 10% cheaper from 2019 than in the previous year. For short breaks a new regulation has been introduced: the tourist tax can also be paid for a period of at least three days.
Port of Entry closed? Customs officer sometimes also in the field
In the recent past, the SeaHelp headquarters in Punat increasingly received complaints that apparently some ports of entry are closed and thus a proper entry and clearing is not possible.
SeaHelp Baltic Sea current: Successful salvage off Heiligenhafen
When it comes to technical problems on board, skippers should have the SeaHelp app installed to be able to call for quick help, because a powerful 600-horsepower RIB has also been stationed at the Baltic Sea, which can be deployed quickly in an emergency. The owner of an elderly, but at least as lovingly restored motor glider had to painfully experience what can happen if you do without it: Shortly before the Heiligenhafen fairway, the engine suddenly failed in a high swell, the ship drifted to shore and sprang a leak.