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Category: Tips

What does visiting Svalbard with your own sailing boat involve?

19 August 202510 September 2025 Mira239Leave a Comment on Wat komt er kijken bij het bezoeken van Spitsbergen met eigen zeilboot?

We did quite a bit of research for our trip to Svalbard, which was very enjoyable and useful. Below, we describe our tips and advice for visiting Svalbard with your own boat, based on our own experiences. Consider this […]

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Sailing through several nights

16 March 20258 September 2025 Mira180

At the 2025 Sailing North Day, we led a discussion table on "multiple night passage. The following is what we told there. Basic to be able to sail several nights through with a limited crew (2 people) is for us to have CONFIDENCE in […]

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Custom way of reefing

16 September 20227 September 2025 Mira184

How do you reef on a Hallberg-Rassy with a furling mainsail? We ourselves have done it the following way so far. Start the engine and furl the genoa. Steer the boat headfirst into the wind and keep it there (or the […]

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Structured weather analysis

25 April 20187 September 2025 Mira187

In preparation for my return home from Florida, I have spent the past few weeks studying how to improve weather analysis. We have built up a lot of knowledge over the past few years. The Morgan's Cloud site has given us […]

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