Getting your bearings while navigating is essential. But it’s even more important knowing exactly where you are. Good news: it is enough to know how to correctly consult the terrestrial coordinate grid, made by meridians (the vertical lines) and parallels (horizontal lines). Meridians Meridians are semicircles that join the earth’s… Read More »Coordinate system and map scales: how to read nautical charts
Estimating navigation correctly is very important for sailors, as much as plotting a course. Indeed, it is a matter of being in control of the space and time of navigation, and thus knowing how to plan one’s trip in a pleasure craft, whether short or long. The tools for estimating… Read More »Estimating boat navigation
In Italy, we consider this the main symbol of sailing: the rules applied to lighthouses are very strict and every sailor should know them, to get a sailing license. Marine signaling is very important within the topic of lighthouses. It helps a lot during the first phase of landing, but… Read More »Marine signaling: the lighthouses