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Olimpiskā klase, viena no ātrākajām laivām, komanda: 2 cilvēki, buru laukums 21 kv.m, spinakers 38 kv.m, ūdens izspaids 74 kg – “Labākie” vai “Tontons un Lutausis” – viņi arī Egils un Indars… Uz buru...
READ MOREVelux 5 Oceans ir sacensības apkārt pasaulei vienatnē un kuru maršruts tiek burāts pa etapiem. Patreizējais nosaukums izveidojies no VELUX, Dānijas kompānijas, bet pirmsākumos šīs sacensības saucās BOC Challenge, kas pirmoreiz risinājās tālajā...
READ MOREPlūdmaiņas Lai ceļojums būtu drošs, navigatoram ir nepieciešama laba izpratne par plūdmaiņām. Plūdmaiņas rada divus nozīmīgus aspektus, kas vienmēr mainīgi ietekmē navigāciju, tās ir izmaiņas ūdens dziļumā un horizontālās vilkmes ātrumā...
READ MORERoute du Rhum ir jahtu sacensības vienatnē pāri Atlantijas okeānam. Tās risinās ik pēc 4 gadiem, novembrī. Sacensību maršruts ir Atlantijas okeāna posms no Saint Malo (Francija, Bretaņa) līdz Pointe – a – Pitre (Gvadalupe). Pirmās sacensības...
READ MORETeorētiski Vendee Globe ir pavisam vienkāršs pasākums. Šo sacensību pamatprincipi ir izsakāmi pāris teikumos, salīdzinot ar kuriem, pat vispieredzējušākais kuģa žurnāls liktos nedaudz smieklīgs. Vendee Globe ir jahtu sacensības vienatnē apkārt...
READ MORE19.07.2007 Riga – Paris – Brest Good morning!19.07 I just finished chatting with the captain and as it turns out it is already 5.30 in the morning. We spoke about various things and it’s morning already. Well, I guess I should tell you...
READ MOREThe day we had agreed to meet at the airport has come and we are going to fly from Riga to Marseilles via Stockholm. We are a bit worried about the size of our luggage and the weight of it so we weight our bags and try to even it out. After the...
READ MOREBlack cats and Friday 13th are just a small portion of all the superstitions. The strange thing about this article is the fact that it was written on Friday 13th and thus makes me smirk a little. Everyone can decide on his own, if he believes it...
READ MOREDay 9. Phi Phi Don. Yachting. A tale of sailing. One of the best days of the voyage. After a good night’s sleep I am sitting at the breakfast table with a fellow traveler and he has decided to join the ranks of the yachtsmen – I guess my stories...
READ MOREA long time ago Antoine de Saint Exupery once said that “There is a poetry of sailing as old as the world.” What does sailing really mean for us, sailors, and not the ones just looking at us? The number of answers to the questions are as many as...
READ MORESlītere lighhouse An aura of secrecy and a specific appeal is added to the lighthouse by stories of the robber David, who made false fires on the shore to endanger the passing ships. There had been a humongous oak in the precipice of the Zilie...
READ MOREHere are some of the movies on sailing I have seen in my life. As far as the honorable directors have managed to portray it. Some of the movies are about competitions and in some movies the yachts are used as a backdrop for a crime thriller or...
READ MORE(How a breaking wave off Karlskrona caught me unawares) Why single-handed in the first place? Many sailboat owners in Latvia are quite happy with their compact Gulf of Riga sailing area, a couple of regattas per season and the typical odd...
READ MOREAndrejosta is an excellent opportunity for you to park your yacht because of security we provide (Guarding 24/7), comfortable environment and prices, which will satisfy everyone. We are located in the centre of Riga – we are the closest harbour...
READ MOREAndrejosta это отличное место, где оставить свою яхту, если вам важна безопасность (которую гарантирует круглосуточная охрана), удобства и демократичные цены в самом центре Риги – мы самый ближний порт к старой Риги. Совсем недалеко – всего через...
READ MOREWhat’s the best way to enjoy Navionics cartography? Through “Boating”, the Navionics app available for Apple, Android and Windows! We have been using Navionics cartography for a long time, through all its products for both plotter charts...
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