Category Archives: Equipment

Influencers

Posted on January 27, 2018 by peter

INFLUENCERS AND INFLUENZA – THE SILENT POWER Influencers and influenza: both have the capacity to render one powerless, but while influenza’s challenge to the immune system is impossible to overlook, the influence on our thought processes of sources we trust … Continue reading →

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Cardinal sins – the rudder

Posted on January 27, 2018 by peter

RUDDER, TILLER, WHEEL STEERING, EMERGENCY TILLER Is overconfidence the order of the day? Have we lost our respect for the forces of nature? Naively succumbed to the marketers’ forked tongue? Is the new really always better than the old? Are … Continue reading →

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The importance of a strong rudder

Posted on November 26, 2017 by peter

APPEARANCE AND REALITY A tour of European trade fairs and marinas reveals which marketing campaigns and promotions have gained the most traction and highlights the latest trends and developments to have been packaged up, badged (invariably) as important improvements and … Continue reading →

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Transom ornaments part #2

Posted on January 13, 2017 by peter

BIMINI – PERSONEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Transom ornaments 2

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Armin Horn and his SailingGen

Posted on October 8, 2016 by peter

JOINT VENTURE A man who openly admits to a fascination with rear ends runs a very real risk of being misunderstood. So understand me when I confess to my obsession with the hind quarters: I’m talking about work not pleasure … Continue reading →

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