Imparare
“…tutta la vita è a nostra disposizione per imparare, ma ogni giorno che passa, senza aver deciso di cominciare, è un giorno buttato via.“ Ambrogio Fogar, 400 giorni intorno al mondo, Rizzoli editore 1975
On fear
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals, 1833
The importance of being legal
The new lesson I learned is if you can go legal, go for it. The attraction of offshore work and informal work relationships are like the siren’s call for people who like to travel around and discover the world, but it’s not risk free. The question is: are you tough enough? That is the question …
Adios Kuna Yala
I’ve been living for ten months in the Comarca Kuna Yala onboard Andiamo, a Beneteau Oceanis 50. While I was on board I accompanied more than 300 tourists to visit the beautiful islands of this area, one of the last paradises in the Carribean, and to meet the Kuna people, proud and smiling natives who still …
My Job!
This is a montage of pictures and videos of my job in San Blas Islands aboard Andiamo.
Sailing ulu in Guna Yala
I took three hours of my free time to fulfill a desire I had since the very first moment I arrived in Guna Yala. Everyday, you can see the shapes of Gunas on their sailing ulu, setting sail at the first light in the morning and heading for the fishing destinations or to the mainland. …
Surfing the unconscious
For the first time a couple of days ago I tried to surf. I mean surfing on waves (in Hawaiian he’e nalu, “gliding on water”), what you see in many American movies from 50 years onwards, with the Beach Boys as the soundtrack and Baywatch’s towers in the distance. I took some lessons and I …
Corrispondente da Panama
Ecco il podcast della trasmissione Caterpillar in onda il 30 Settembre 2011 su Radio 2 alla quale ho partecipato telefonicamente come corrispondente da Panama.
Discovering Panamà
Panamà is a small country. But for a strange reason in its 75,515 km2there are several and different interesting sites to visit and live. I took the advantage of a break in Andiamo’s schedule part of the country. When you leave Panama City you have the impression there’s nothing out of it. Maybe it’s because I …
San Blas pictures
Panama City
La sala d'aspetto di recente costruzione
Piove fuori dalla sala d’aspetto di recente costruzione in quello che sembra il pontile per l’attracco di un traghetto che probabilmente non esiste. Non so bene come funzioni la marea sulla costa del Pacifico ma il mare sembra davvero troppo basso per qualsiasi attracco. Piove che Dio la manda. C’è altra gente nella sala d’aspetto …
New possibilities in San Blas Islands
How to describe San Blas? I’ve been spending aproximately 2 weeks in my new adventure aboard SV Andiamo and I’m still without words. I noticed one sure fact: visitors going crazy about their sailing experience here. First I have to explain where we are. It’s Panamà, the fastest growing economy in Central America. It’s Panama …
On the way to San Blas #2
After Berlin underground crossing it’s time of U.S. in a trip that since its starting was very long and became even longer. Landed in Miami on July 21st I stayed in Fabi’s house in Ft. Lauderdale for one night to be ready to leave for Panama on Friday night. Fabi is my boss’s friend, a …
On the way to San Blas
First step is saying goodbye to family and friend. Has never been so hard before, can’t understand why but that’s it. I’m leaving Milan heading for Berlin, city that I love but this time I’m only crossing it underground S to N to catch the flight that tomorrow is going to take me to the …
Zucchini in olive oil
This is a special recipe that comes directly from my grandmother. She never suspected it’s a perfect solution for long sailing trips (or a really posh appetizer) as she’d never known anything about boating as she lived half of her life in the countryside and the restant part in a big city. This tasty and …
STCW95 Basic Safety Training in Trinidad & Tobago
After I obtained the Yachtmaster Offshore title I was conscious that I also needed a commercial endorsement to start my career in the yachting world, and that would require taking the STCW95 Basic Safety Training. The STCW95 (Standars of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Basic Safety Training is the minimum requirement to get employment on a …
Sail Yacht Works Video
Transatlantic crossing aborted
It’s always hard to renounce, especially when you worked hard for it. But you have to be really honest with yourself and your crew to decide if things are possible or not. Crossing the Atlantic could have been possible anyway, man does really hard things when motivated but accepting a risk is a matter of …
Transatlantic crossing: first leg Curaçao – Republica Dominicana 400nm
After two false starts (never ever use a Max Prop or similar foldable propeller for very long sailing) we finally left Willemstad for a three days sailing up to Boca Chica, Dominican Republic and we moored in a lovely marina just before some more squalls hit the area. We had good winds for the first …