24h EMERGENCY CALL EUROPE
ALTERNATIVE
EMERGENCY NUMBER EUROPE
24h EMERGENCY CALL EUROPE
ALTERNATIVE
EMERGENCY NUMBER EUROPE
Winter temperatures in Germany have increased noticeably since the 1980s. The frequency of cold winters is decreasing, while mild winters and higher average temperatures are becoming the new normal. For this reason – and to save effort and expense – more and more boat owners are choosing to leave their boats in the water over the winter. However, there are...
Read more
Clean drinking water is essential on yachts. There are various water filtration systems available to remove harmful substances such as bacteria, viruses, heavy metals or chemicals. SeaHelp lists the most important options. Clean drinking water on board a yacht is essential. On smaller boats and yachts or for short (day) trips, you can certainly make do with bottled water that...
Read more
If you want to go boating more often, at some point you will be faced with the question: buy or charter? Or are there perhaps other models for reducing costs and realising the purchase at a reasonable price - without compromising the fun of water sports? Thoughts on an expensive hobby. Anyone who has caught the boating bug will be...
Read more
When the summer comes to an end, you should already think about the winterization of boats and yachts. In part 1 of our news we devoted ourselves on 14.9.2023 to the topic "Gasoline and diesel don't last forever". Today the SeaHelp editorship calls further topics, which should be absolutely considered with the Einwintern of boats yachts, if one does not...
Read more
The rigging, i.e. the rigging with all parts of the standing and running rigging including mast and spars, is one of the most important components of a sailing yacht. SeaHelp lists the different types and gives tips on maintenance and care. When choosing the correct rig, two systems can be roughly distinguished first: Top rig or partial rig. Both types...
Read more
Life jackets can help save lives. The problem: in Germany and most EU countries there is no uniformly regulated life jacket obligation. SeaHelp explains when and where in the German-speaking countries and the bordering states there is an obligation to wear a life jacket. Life jackets can help save lives. Relevant this becomes especially when the water is cold or...
Read more
The next vacation season is already in sight, the planning for the summer trip with your own or chartered boat is in full swing. But where to go with dog and cat? Depending on the destination, it may be a good idea to simply take the animals along. The European Consumer Centre Germany gives tips on what mistresses and masters...
Read more
When do we really need our life jacket? When it gets serious. When we are no longer on board due to an accident, an accident or even carelessness, but in the water. When theory suddenly turns into practice and the wet oilskins stick to you and hinder your swimming. And the inflated, automatic life jacket helps to keep your head...
Read more
Who would like to buy a yacht, is well advised to secure itself, otherwise a bad surprise could threaten. But also who wants to sell his used yacht, should look carefully, with whom he gets involved: a SeaHelp member informed the editorial staff about a criminal scam of alleged boat buyers - who are actually but not at all about...
Read more
