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The correct light guidance (setting of navigation lights, carrying of lights) is defined - for Germany - in the Collision Prevention Regulations (KVR), the Seeschifffahrtsstraßen-Ordnung (SeeSchStrO) or the Binnenschifffahrtsstraßen-Ordnung (BinnenSchStrO) are regulated to prevent collisions and accidents. Which lights are mandatory on recreational boats? When do they have to be carried? - Skipper tips from the SeaHelp editorial team for...
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What is true on the road is even more true on the water: Vehicles must be refueled regularly. There are a few things to keep in mind here. Tips from the SeaHelp editorial team for a successful trip. On the safe side: observe due diligence when bunkering! Who wants to refuel his boat, is on the safe side, if he...
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Some claim that it is the most important piece of luggage on board a (sailing) boat: the first-aid kit. Our skipper tip from the SeaHelp editorial team explains which medicines are important at sea and why the first-aid kit is an important part of preparing for a trip. What to do if an injury occurs during a cruise, a crew...
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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...
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Fortunately, 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...
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What 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...
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A radar system supports safe navigation in uncertain weather and is extremely helpful when you are underway at night, in bad weather or in fog. Objects such as sea marks, pilings, other ships (even without lighting) and even rain fronts and of course the islands and coastlines that you cannot see visually due to the visibility restriction are detected by...
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There she lies, the booked dream yacht. The spacious cockpit faces the jetty, the hatch is open. Now only bags and provisions have to be put on board the charter yacht and off we go, right? Before skippers and crew enthusiastically cast off the lines of the charter yacht they have chartered for the trip, it is important to make...
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It is difficult to leave pets at home or put them in a boarding kennel, especially during the vacation season, but it is sometimes the most relaxed solution for everyone involved. The decisive factor is how the crew gets to the ship, where the trip is going and how long the sea voyage should be. For a one-week charter vacation...
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