Journal

Downwind sailing tips for a catamaran - A new instructional 8-part series, brought to you by Yachting World Magazine and Pantaenius. Famed multihull designer Nigel Irens, offers his advice on the different aspects of handling and cruising a catamaran.

Upwind sailing tips for catamarans - A new instructional 8-part series, brought to you by Yachting World Magazine and Pantaenius. Famed multihull designer Nigel Irens, offers his advice on the different aspects of handling and cruising a catamaran.

How to anchoring and pick up a mooring - A new instructional 8-part series, brought to you by Yachting World Magazine and Pantaenius. Famed multihull designer Nigel Irens, offers his advice on the different aspects of handling and cruising a catamaran.

How to dock your boat in a harbour - A new instructional 8-part series, brought to you by Yachting World Magazine and Pantaenius. Famed multihull designer Nigel Irens, offers his advice on the different aspects of handling and cruising a catamaran.

How to leave the dock safely - A new instructional 8-part series, brought to you by Yachting World Magazine and Pantaenius. Famed multihull designer Nigel Irens, offers his advice on the different aspects of handling and cruising a catamaran.

Dogs and cats are often considered full family members, so why not take your furry roommates with you on the trip?

You fall overboard, what happens next? If you’re cruising around some warm tropical islands with pristine clear water, no swell and water temperatures above 20 degrees then it will be a while before you’ll face serious harm. If it’s however winter and the water temperature combined with a gusty sea breeze sends shivers down your spine… we’ll you could be in some tremendous trouble.

It’s a good feeling to know that you can “fend for yourself”. In recent world developments relating to COVID19 I realised how well prepared we were for self-isolation. Sure, we haven’t totally cut the umbilical cord to society as we will still need supplies, diesel and petrol eventually. However we can sustain our living on the water for months without the need to come into “town”.

Promoting safe and intelligent boating! Together with industry icon Brian Gatt from Marine Protection Systems we have created a series of videos. Click to find out what checks you should perform every time before you go boating.

We have been digging through the international Pantaenius claims archive and have found some spectacular images showing damages to vessels at Lake Atter/Austria. In October 2018 Storm VAIA swept across that part Austria with wind speed up to 205km/h.

Chatting with friends and colleagues in the boating industry it was agreed that a liferaft should be renamed. The name implies it will save our life. And it may. But making the decision to deploy the ‘liferaft’ prematurely could mean disaster. A disaster with no return.

Whilst insurance is designed to help those that suffer accidental losses, the sad reality is that some individuals try to take advantage of the benefits an insurance contract can offer. We see fraud all too often, it is however usually only small cases, but we do every now and then have special exceptions that make for hair pulling situations, but also great stories.