16 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Tutorial: How to create tracks on Navionics

Tutorial: How to create tracks on Navionics

There are two ways which you can create track with Navionics, This tutorial explains how to create tracks on Navionics using both the build in ‘Track’ function as well as the ‘WP’ function.

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25 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Heavy Weather Sailing with RYA Instructor Sticky Stapylton

If you have ever sailed in rough weather then you’ll know that it’s an exhilarating and addictive experience. After I sailed in a force 8 Gale last autumn I started looking around for advice to see if anyone could tell me if I was missing anything. That was when I came across Sticky who is [...]

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23 January 2010 ~ 2 Comments

BMW Oracle USA 17 vs Alinghi 5 [Comparison Chart]

BMW Oracle USA 17 vs Alinghi 5 [Comparison Chart]

Now that we’re only a few breaths away from the 33rd Americas Cup we thought that having looked at the skippers we should now get out the tape measures and look at the stats of the two most advanced sailing yachts ever built. One thing we don’t know are 100% exact numbers and details as [...]

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22 January 2010 ~ 3 Comments

33rd Americas Cup Warming Up

It’s getting exciting in the Americas Cup camps, both teams are warming up both on and off the water. While the legal battle is ongoing and stones are being thrown by both teams the fact that their boats are in Valencia and have both been on the water testing leaves the conclusion that they will [...]

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09 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Avoiding tax Sailing in Europe – Resident for Tax Purposes

I would expect that the last thing that one would want to talk about while cruising around the world is tax. After reading this post on cruisersforum.com I thought it would be beneficial to write an article about sailing and tax. Residency Permit If you’re staying for less than 60-90 days there’s no need to [...]

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15 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Review: Helly Hansen Coastal III Jacket vs Gill OS2 Offshore Jacket

Review: Helly Hansen Coastal III Jacket vs Gill OS2 Offshore Jacket

New to Saild? Sign up for a FREE account to log your sailing trips and you can get our iPhone app free today. Click here to sign up to your free account while you still can.. Sailing Jackets and clothing has always been a bit of a hard subject and often boils down to how [...]

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