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49er

Posted March 15, 2013 by nautica 874 0 0

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...

Velux 5 Oceans

Posted March 15, 2013 by nautica 653 0 0

Velux 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...

Plūdmaiņas un straumes

Posted March 15, 2013 by nautica 4485 0 0

Plūdmaiņas 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...

Route du Rhum

Posted March 15, 2013 by nautica 786 0 0

Route 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...

Vende globe

Posted March 15, 2013 by nautica 912 0 0

Teorētiski 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...

Smartkat

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 2098 0 0

SMARTKAT – neliels, uzpūšams katamarāns, ar kuru burājot var lieliski iemācīties izjust vēju. Burāšana ar šo katamarānu sniedz patiesu prieku, gan sasniedzot ātrumu (pat XXX) sportiski burājot, gan nesteidzīgi baudot sauļošanās un šūpošanās...

Sailing from Brest to Riga

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 1372 0 0

19.07.2007 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...

Sailing trip 2008 Hyeres – Brest

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 975 0 0

The 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...

Knots

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 856 0 0

Šotes mezgls, šotstēks Sheet bend Schotstek Шкотовый узел Torna un divi pusstēķi – mezgls, ko lieto, pietauvojoties pie pāļa vai gredzena. Lai mezgls pārāk cieši nesavilktos, pietauvošanās galu...

Wind and lull

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 907 0 0

Sailor (Yachtsmen) beliefs and superstitions

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 1027 0 0

Black 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...

A page torn from the tourist’s diary, describing the enjoying of exotic Thailand

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 805 0 0

Day 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...

What does it mean – sailing?

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 1370 0 0

A 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...

The cat

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 803 0 0

The cat of nine tails. Every single man on the ship was subjected to the captain. He could punish the insubordinate. The captain would shorten rations for lesser offenses, but major offenses were punished by tying the man to the mast and whipping...

Lighthouses in Latvia

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 1169 0 0

Slītere 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...

Sailing in movies

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 957 0 0

Here 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...

From a single handed status to an almost single-kidney-ed one

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 802 0 0

(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...

Yacht harbor “Andrejosta”

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 1549 0 0

Andrejosta 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...

Yacht harbor “Andrejosta”

Posted March 18, 2013 by nautica 560 0 0

Andrejosta 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...

Navionics Boating app

Posted August 4, 2014 by nautica 1151 0 0

What’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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