Sailing Stories from the Crew

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A Balearic Battering - Storm in Palma

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(2)

A severe storm in Palma passes with no harm.

MCA Category (0) Cirtification for our Explorer Yacht

Surveying our Explorer Yacht Vanguard for MCA Category (0) under MGN 280.

My Top 10 Explorer Yacht Features

A Quick Look at 10 features of a great explorer yacht. By John Johnson, YouTuber on all things yachting.

Weekly Update - Marine Insurance - A Difficult Ask for an Explorer Yacht

Continuing progress on commissioning our explorer Yacht - Vanguard, and we finally found satisfactory marine insurance facilities.

Weely Update - Vanguard Launches!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(3)

Launch of our advanced explorer yacht, Vanguard. Remaining works to be completed before sea trials.

LRC-65 Explorer Yacht Launches with Exceptional LRC Build and Design in the Netherlands

LRC-65 ExplorerYacht form Artnautica has been launched from the dutch yard of Aluboot. Here are the details.

Weekly Update - Our Tender is Completed

A visit to Habbeke Shipyrad to see our new Tender and the other Search and Rescue craft they produce.

Ice Anchoring and Arctic Mooring: Insights from an Experienced Hand on Shore Lines

Shorefast lines for tieing up in arctic waters and remote anchorages. Keeping safe on your explorer yacht.

Submerged Strength: The Hidden Side of Mooring Lines

The how and why of selecting mooring lines for an advanced Explorer Yacht design.

Yacht Ventilation - Breaking the Traditional Yachting Mold

This is a brief summary of how we developed the ventilation system for an advanced Explorer Yacht design.

High Latitude Cruising Yacht Anchoring - What Gets Forgotten

A discussion of what is often forgotten when choosing an anchor for adventure sailing.

The Owner Representative and our Explorer Yacht at Naval Yachts

Akan Dumrul is our Owners representative for the build of our Explorer Yacht, Vanguard.

AI Yacht: Can ChatGPT Convince the US Coast Guard?

A quick look at AI Platform, ChatGPT to see if it would pass the US Coast Guard 100 (Ton) Master examination.

US Coast Guard Certified Training 6-Pack and Seamanship

RCM Maritime USCG approved training courses increasing the competence of a yacht crew.

Learning Seamanship - A Family Project

How we improved the competence of a family crew to equip them for worldwide travel adventures on an explorer yacht.

Polar Sailing Equipment: Outfitting for Arctic Yachting Adventure - 1

A recent Blog introduced Magnus Day of Eyos - High Latitudes, seasoned in high-latitude sailing adventures and a 20 year experience in...

Teaching a Soldier to Sail - Part One: Acclimatize

Working with the UK Royal Navy to teach soldiers, sailors and airmen about sailing and the sea.

1650 NM to the Baltic on an LRC-58

Artnautica designs span from the LRC58 and 65 feet to the two heavyweight XPM models at 78 and 85 feet. A total of 14 long sleek...

A Novice Crew Expands Their Limits on a Hallberg-Rassey

It's about small victories. 'It's about the journey', they say. Cliche, I know. But, whoever sat down with old sailing pals and...

Yacht Delivery - The First Hurdles.

By Jeff Leigh-Jones Halcyon Yachts Deliveries Yacht deliveries for me are fulfilling, but they are also hard graft. Getting to a stage of...

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