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A skillful anchor maneuver is the basic prerequisite for a quiet night on board, but not the guarantee for it, goes a sailor's saying. What should be considered when anchoring, how a proper anchor maneuver should be driven, when an anchor watch is appropriate, and how SeaHelp's Premium Pass helps with anchor diving when the anchor gets stuck during retrieval...
Read moreFortunately, the days are long gone when women on board (as well as clergymen, by the way) were viewed with suspicion by seafarers. According to superstition, both brought bad luck in equal measure. Successful female sailors such as Isabelle Joschke show that equality has long prevailed on the water: exactly four weeks after the first racing yachts, the 44-year-old German-Frenchwoman...
Read moreWhat is a flag and how does it differ from a flag? Well, it's quite simple: a flag is initially quite simply a rectangular, single- or multi-colored (also: patterned in different colors) piece of cloth, which is inlaid on one narrow side (the hot) and is provided with an eye of cordage at the upper end of the leech, with...
Read moreThose traveling by charter boat in Dalmatia should spend at least one day for Hvar einplanen. The old town on the Adriatic island of the same name in Split-Dalmatia County is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful towns anywhere. The "Croatian St. Tropez" has an eventful history. A good insight into its history is provided by...
Read moreDue to its strategically favorable location, Vis has always been interesting for the military and was therefore also called the Gibraltar of the Adriatic. Until the collapse of the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia, the island was a restricted military area and not accessible to foreigners. It was not until 1995 that the island was opened to the outside world again....
Read moreThe spontaneous things in life are often the best. And so we promptly agree when asked if we wouldn't like to go sailing for a week in Croatia. The boat was to be a new, spacious 45 foot Lagoon sailing cat. Without haste, the islands of Solta, Vis and Hvar, not too far away, were to be sailed from Trogir,...
Read moreAbout 30 % less water sports enthusiasts in Croatia, about 50 % less tourists in hotels, Appartements and also campsites - SeaHelp member Sonja Weidlitsch and her husband were among the first owners who, after the opening of the border from June 14 to July 9, 2020, set out to explore the Adriatic Sea, which was still almost untouched by...
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