There is a story of Suwena’s masts steps in November magazine of Caribbean Compass. Have a look and get an inspiration for your own yacht upgrades. You can find the November issue either from their own webpage www.caribbeancompass.com or you
Shock Load Calculator for Yacht Jacklines
Every yacht should have jacklines for keeping sailor onboard while working on the foredeck. It is also a common sense that you have to be clipped on it while sailing. I’ve followed many discussions about the tightness of jacklines. Some
Boat Mattress
We have had a Familon Aeroflex mattress onboard Suwena for three years. On top of it was a memory foam topper bought from Ikea that is similar to Tempur. During the first few years we were sailing on the Baltic
The New Dinghy and the Davits for Suwena
The dinghy is one of the most important accessories to the cruising sailboat. It is even said that it plays a roll of car for the cruiser. Now that Suwena is sailing the world seas, the importance of a dinghy
Heating a Boat
Managing the heat on a boat can be quite a challange. In the tropics or during the summer in the Mediterranean the heat must be somehow disposed from the boat. However here in Northern Europe the task is to make
Trimming the Gennaker
The gennaker is definitely our favourite sail. During the sailing in France on the coast of Normandy from Calais to Dieppe we had a perfect gennaker weather for 82 miles. Onboard Suwena we have a North Sails G3 gennaker with
The Boat’s Stability Curve
One of the most known books in ocean sailing is the Heavy Weather Sailing by Peter Bruce. We bought this book at the time when we planned to purchase a sailing boat and extend our cruising area. Thus we were
Fuel Polishing on a Boat
There has been a lot of discussion on various forums about the quality of diesel fuel. There are many stories of stalled engines because of dirty fuel and a diesel bug. The latter is a mix of bacteria and algae
The zinc Anodes of the Boat
For a somebody the word zinc brings up an image of a zinc bucket. For a boater it is however a grey lump of metal bolted to the hull of a boat. The boating season is about to start and
Suwena in a test pool
When we visited Nauticat yard in April, Suwena was already floating in the test pool. It was great to see her in water. When we visited Nauticat yard in April, Suwena was already floating in the test pool. It was