“Sailing Better with Marco Nannini”: don’t miss the third DVD in the series bundled with the April issue of SAIL!

THE PERFECT GIFT!

Give or treat yourself to a subscription to the print + digital Journal of Sailing and for only 69 euros a year you get the magazine at home plus read it on your PC, smartphone and tablet. With a sea of advantages.

marco-nanniniOptionally attached to the April issue of the Journal of Sailing on newsstands(at the special price of €9.90 instead of €14.90), you will find the third DVD in the series “Sailing Better with Marco Nannini,” with which you will learn all the tricks of going to sea together with the great sailor from Turin. Seasickness, how to call for sea rescue, and choosing the right sails for your needs-these are the topics covered in the second DVD by Marco Nannini, our 2012 Sailor of the Year, who in 2010/11 finished second in the Global Ocean Race, the circumnavigation of the globe in doubles.

“NAVIGATE BETTER WITH MARCO NANNINI” DVD NUMBER 3
In this third DVD, Marco Nannini addresses three key topics for the cruising enthusiast who loves both long sailings and going below the coast: seasickness, how to call for sea rescue, and how to choose the right sails for your needs. Seasickness is a problem that, sooner or later, you will face. What steps to take to reduce the feeling of confusion and nausea on board? More importantly, reasoning as a skipper, what to do when one of the crew members is sick? In the event of a breakdown on board, one must be fully prepared so as to maximize the chances of being rescued. Marco explains how to take advantage of all the resources on board, from fires to cell phones, from the VHF to the EPIRB: each individual tool is dissected in great detail so that you understand how and especially when it is worth using it to avoid confusing rescuers. Finally, who else but Marco Nannini, who completed the GOR in second place with the mainsail that had also accompanied him to the Route du Rhum, can tell you all the secrets to choosing the right sail game to suit your needs? Thanks to the practical video course “Sailing Better with Marco Nannini,” you too can feel safe aboard your boat in any situation.

CONTENTS
Here is what you find on the third DVD:
how to handle a seasick situation on board, gives many useful tips on safety at sea and sail selection.

1. SEA SICKNESS.
– The causes
– Reduce confusion
– The cold factor
– Understanding those who suffer
– The accommodation below deck
– The running of the boat

2. NAVIGATING SAFELY
– Making the most of every resource
– Rockets and fires
– The cell phone
– The VHF
– When to launch Mayday
– Mayday, Pan Pan, Securité
– The EPIRB and the PLB
– The DSC function

3. CHOOSING THE RIGHT SAILS
– Assess your own needs
– Pros and cons of Dacron
– Dacron vs exotic materials
– The cost-benefit ratio
– Sailing as a small crew
– The range of sail use
– Preserving a sail game

WHO IS MARCO NANNINI, THE AUTHOR OF THE FOUR-DVD PRACTICAL COURSE
Marco Nannini, from Turin, graduated in economics from England. In 2004 he moved to London where he worked in finance and cultivated his passion for sailing. It was in England that he took his first steps in ocean racing with small crew racing, attending all the RYA’s Yacht Master courses. In 2009 he participated in and won in his class the legendary OSTAR, the solo race from Plymouth UK to Newport in the United States. In 2010 Marco bought the Class40 that had participated in the first edition of the Global Ocean Race. With this boat Marco competed in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland finishing in second place. In November 2010 he participated in the Route du Rhum, 3500 miles solo from France to Guadeloupe. Then he amazed everyone by finishing second overall in the 2010/2011 GOR(Global Ocean Race), round-the-world sailing in just two crew members.


FIND OUT ALL THE NEWS IN REAL TIME ON THE SITE

VELAFESTIVAL.COM
logo

 

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Check out the latest issue

Are you already a subscriber?

Ultimi annunci
Our social

Sign up for our Newsletter

We give you a gift

Sailing, its stories, all boats, accessories. Sign up now for our free newsletter and receive the best news selected by the Sailing Newspaper editorial staff each week. Plus we give you one month of GdV digitally on PC, Tablet, Smartphone. Enter your email below, agree to the Privacy Policy and click the “sign me up” button. You will receive a code to activate your month of GdV for free!

Once you click on the button below check your mailbox

Privacy*


Highlights

You may also be interested in.

Register

Chiudi

Registrati




Accedi

Sign in