Journal

Boat engines require a lot of care in order to keep them going steadily. Particularly older engines are often being neglected for any number of reasons.

Wonderful as navigational systems are, human intuition and intervention remains a necessity.

Although sailing uses the energy of the wind, every trip leaves an ecological footprint. Every sailor, be it on his own boat or on a chartered boat, can reduce this footprint with just a few small changes.

Arrive, unpack, enjoy, leave – nice! If only it could be like this at the beginning of a charter trip! But before you can relax into your holiday, it’s important to check the boat thoroughly and instruct the crew. Gunnar Brock from Pantaenius explains why this procedure is more than just an annoying compulsory programme, and what you can do to make it as organised and efficient as possible.

Make sure to keep your basic first aid knowledge up to date in case of emergency.