Today’s challenge is: Carrick Bend. Do you know what this phrase means and how it originated?
Sailing Lingo aims to test your knowledge of the peculiar and sometimes indecipherable language of sailing. We pose a question and see who can answer it most accurately in the comments on the post. The following day we’ll post [...]

Simi, Greece, has evolved from a seaside sponge village to a popular tourist seaside spot. Guests aboard Star Clippers will arrive at this peaceful island north-northwest of Rhodes to discover its rocky cliffs and isolated coves. The main town consists of the lower town around the harbor, typically referred to as Yialos, and the [...]

We ran across this great video of Royal Clipper’s Captain Sergey showing guests a few sailing maneuvers off the coast of Ponza, Italy.

Star Flyer transited the Panama Canal last weekend on her way from Tahiti to the Mediterranean.

Yesterday we asked, what is a “pitometer”  and where did the term originate?
Also known as pit logs pitometers are devices used to measure a ship’s speed relative to the water. They are used on both surface ships and submarines. Data from the pitometer log is usually fed directly into the ship’s navigation system.
Pitometers date back [...]