by Natalie | Oct 9, 2017 | Editorials
James Reiley, ex resident of Mallorca headed off earlier this year to his new home, his beloved Yacht Saphir in Tortola BVI. He has spent a very pleasant few months at Bitter End Yacht Club on his mooring before heading off to Nanny Cay’s hurricane hole for the...
by Natalie | Aug 7, 2017 | Editorials
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, a young man called Pepe Escaño ran a fishing fleet off Spain’s Cantabrian coastline. It was competitive, tough, and financially unrewarding. Suddenly news began to travel that Frenchmen Jacques Cousteau and Émile Gagnan had invented...
by Natalie | Jul 24, 2017 | Editorials
By North Sails Woven or laminate? That’s the choice for anyone in the market for cruising sails – until now. Chris Beeson finds out how North Sails has blown the debate wide open As with most things in life, choosing new cruising sails involves compromise. You can opt...
by Natalie | Jul 10, 2017 | Editorials
Marlow Ropes Paul Dyer, technical manager at Marlow Ropes, tests the effects of knots and splices on rope strength. It’s likely anyone who has ever used ropes has learned to tie knots – to create eyes, connect rope to objects or even just for decoration. There’s...
by Natalie | Jun 26, 2017 | Editorials
The light disappeared as the bus from Boston trundled its way further north. Shimmers of mirrored light caught my eye as I passed giant lakes and rushing streams. The red glow of closed shop and restaurant signs lit up as we passed through villages and towns....
by Natalie | Jun 12, 2017 | Editorials
La Vie is a new Princess 82 , and is based in Moll Vell marina, Palma. Built in late 2016, La Vie has the feeling of a much larger yacht, with clever use of mirrors, light wood finishes and innovative design. Moll Vell is in an iconic location in Palma, sat at the end...
