Once you’ve made the decision to do set off blue water cruising, a small question pings in the head of any sailor: how to avoid the breakdown that would have you stuck fast you at the far reaches of an inlet or in a port of the end of the world? And how not to blow the budget by keeping on top of boat maintenance? These two questions have the same answer: properly prepare your toolkit!
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Publié le
20/06/2017
Par
Olivier Barret
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Every prospective blue water sailor is well aware that a multitude of lists must be prepared before the off, whether for an Atlantic circuit or a round the world trip. Clothing, cooking, medical supplies, fuel, ropes, sails, hardware, electronics, books, safety equipment, etc. are not to be neglected. But what you’ll need, to be able to use all this equipment and to intervene where necessary in every corner of the boat, is a decent onboard toolkit. For if a voyage is good - and fortunately for the majority of the time they are like we show you in the magazine, from a siesta in a hammock stretc…
