by Natalie | Apr 4, 2017 | Editorials, Features
For better or for worse, depending on which side of the fence you prefer to sit, the Balearic island of Ibiza has completely transformed over the past few years. Left drained, depleted and relatively unknown at the close of the Spanish Civil War in the...
by Natalie | Apr 4, 2017 | Features
“If I started a sailmaking company, would you buy a sail from me?” That’s what Lowell North asked his friend John Shoemaker, one afternoon in 1957, while seated at the bar of San Diego Yacht Club. John replied, “Yes, I would,” which surprised Lowell. Sure, they...
by Natalie | Mar 25, 2017 | Features
The Railstar source control system was not developed by an intern at one of the large marine conglomerates, nor does it reek of high-tech. This was derived over time and many refits in an on-going quest for a pragmatic approach to achieving a greater millage of...
by Natalie | Mar 25, 2017 | Features
Staying fit before I started living on a boat was a matter of going to the gym. However, this is not generally possible when living aboard. I have had to adapt my fitness plan to what is practical in, on and around the boat. Seagoing life can often be...
by Natalie | Mar 7, 2017 | Editorials, Features
Dropped into the Mediterranean, around 90km south of Sicily, Malta is one of the smallest and most-densely populated countries on the planet – in fact, it features in the top ten. When I say ‘Malta’, I actually mean the Maltese archipelago of Malta, Gozo and...
by Natalie | Feb 27, 2017 | Features
Mark Thomas, CEO of Coderus, who often takes time out with his family on the water, ponders the future of ‘smart’ boating and how smartphones and tablets on land are revolutionising on-board technology. You’ve probably got a ‘smart’...
