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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.

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.

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.

Weather forecasts are never going to be perfect. As mariners, it is our responsibility to interpret, adjust, and prepare.

Undoubtedly this is one of the things we all think we do well, but a few aide memoirs and prompts can never go astray. Indeed they can help you to have a great time boating, no matter where you go or what you like to do.

Hectic manoeuvres, onlookers at the jetty and a narrow berth - even experienced sailors can feel hot under the collar in such a situation.

Boat engines require a lot of care in order to keep them going steadily. Particularly older engines are often being neglected for any number of reasons.

Have you ever heard of "Micturition syncope"? This is a fainting spell that can occur during or, more commonly, immediately after urination due to a severe drop in blood pressure.

Whether on the slip ramp or on the road - anyone who is dependent on regularly hauling their boat knows about the many small pitfalls and subtleties involved in dealing with a bulky trailer.