They asked me whether from the top of the Teide volcano on the island of Tenerife in Spain you can see Morocco and its coasts. The answer is definitely no. In this article I will explain why and how to calculate it. As well as some curiosities about what you can really observe from Teide.

What happens when an infected person sneezes in a room? Perhaps this is clearer to you. As you can see from the video of this 3D simulation, the virus particles propagate very quickly, around those who have sneezed or who have had a cough. The same person can be, perhaps even asymptomatic. A whole series of activities therefore makes no […]

Just woke up… I open facebook, having done a strong cleaning between the contacts, fortunately. Now I finally see only my dearest friends and those whom I consider people worthy of being displayed on my personal wall, people whom I sincerely admire and appreciate and with whom I am pleased to exchange information and news, opinions and contributions and who […]

A même that made me think a lot. Very current in these times. Indeed it is not true that we are all in the same boat, each of us at this moment is on very different boats and is facing the same storm, which can be associated with that of the COVID-19 pandemic with the our own means, as if […]

The pressure of the Spaghetti model The Spaghetti model predicts a maximum of 190 knots of gusts of wind for the super cyclone GONI which is crashing, first against the Philippines, then counting Vietnam. 190 knots of wind gust, converted into kilometers per hour are 351.88 kilometers per hour of wind …! You can follow Cyclone GONI here: https://www.cyclocane.com/goni-storm-tracker/ GONI […]

The wave forecast foresaw 18 meters I told you about the catastrophic and monstrous forecast of 18m high waves in the Atlantic Ocean in this post: Waves from 15 to 18 meters with a period of 15 seconds in the Atlantic Ocean Waves that would have been created after the passage of Hurricane Epsilon. Very strong winds with peaks of 80 […]

The fourth cyclone in October in Vietnam Today, in addition to a storm in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with very strong winds and waves 18 meters high, we have a dramatic weather situation, between Vietnam and Cambodia to the east. The forecast speaks of 117 knots per hour of wind and a lowering of the cloud temperature to […]

Have you ever had to open an emergency raft at sea? Drop it from a sailboat into the water? At night? What’s more, during a strong storm? To be able to climb on it and be able to cut the line and have to wait for help, alone in the middle of the sea? Would you feel ready to face […]

My best friend Luca from Bologna had bought Netatmo for three years and therefore I knew in detail how Netatmo worked and its benefits. Why spend so much on a thermostat? It was very interesting for me to be able to know what temperature there was in the various apartments and to be able to remotely control the temperature of […]

Many have wondered… What happens to a sailboat when it capsizes? Here is a video that demonstrates it … In this video you can see how everything, in fact, turns upside down. It must surely be a disorienting experience, everything overturns and falls to the ground, you too are subject to capsizing inside the boat, along with everything that will […]

I went to the 60th Genoa International Motor Show Some friends came to see me and we had decided to go to the boat show on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, we already knew from Friday that the show would be sold out. On the website it was no longer possible to buy tickets from Friday afternoon, so we showed up at […]

Giuseppe Bertuccio D’Angelo meets the hermit guardian of the island of Budelli in Sardinia Giuseppe Bertuccio D’Angelo is the protagonist of the Happiness project, a project that I follow with great interest. Giuseppe has decided to travel the world to understand what happiness is. Mauro Morandi, on the other hand, is the guardian of the island of Budelli, where the […]

Are you at home and don’t know how to do it? Would you like to help out looking for a vaccine to treat COVID-19? Do you have a computer, even an old one? Okay … Have you ever heard of grid computing? Well, if you want to help fight the Corona Virus COVID-19 you can participate in Folding @ Home […]

The story of “my” bread In times of crisis, it is better to make bread at home … so here is the recipe that I found on the net and that I slightly modified … to my liking 🙂 (this I published on 15 Oct 2011 at 18:30, now I am 22:45 on 11 March 2020 our Prime Minister Conte […]

I learned recently, by chance that a book about my Father, Mark Edward Kleckner, was published, this filled me with joy and happiness. The book had been announced during the conference that was held in Urbino of which I speak in this article on my blog: A conference on my Father in his beloved Urbino The book was written by […]

Wow, what a wonderful view …! In this very short 11 second video, you can see the view enjoyed from the middle of the structure of the Lanterna in Genoa. The video unfortunately does not take the eastern part of the city because due to the strong wind it was practically impossible to hold the iPhone with which I made […]

What is that? Simple … it’s a textile ladder, with aluminum pegs, which is used to be hoisted, with the mainsail halyard to go up into the masthead. Very interesting the system that as shown in the video is sold by Osculati. Presented in Paris and Berlin successfully. How does it work? Simple, connect the shackle on top of this […]

It’s been about 3 years since my Hackintosh, when it went on standby and exhumed, no longer produced any sound … conclusion? I spent about 3 years with a dumb Mac … let’s just say that he spoke very little … Every now and then I restarted it, but those who use Mac or Linux in general Unix know that […]

“Giornale Luce” of January 1935 From Stockholm … For the lovers of life on the sea: here is a model of yacht built with a new system that aims to reduce the veiling to eliminate the risk and the difficulty of managing numerous sails, when the wind is raging. In this type of sailing rig with movable mast, there are […]

Wow … how strange …! But who invented it …? Well let’s start with those who invented it … a start-up in Riccione, where I was born, invented it, a town south of Rimini, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, south of Venice and Ravenna. Daniele Mingucci made the 47-foot aluminum sailing prototype named “Futura” with this strange U-shaped tree, […]

This summer I’m back in Sicily We made beautiful trips around all the islands, Vulcano, Lipari, Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea, Salina, we went to make beautiful visits to the wineries on the islands and for fruit fields, we went to the caves and went for splendid baths with wonderful seabeds. But every time we approached Stromboli, I expressed my dissent, because […]

Arriving to the island of Ustica from Terrasini in Sicily, where we left in the morning with a beautiful sailboat, around eleven o’clock morning, we came across a beautiful pack of dolphins . It was a decidedly large pack. These dolphins behaved differently from those I normally saw, perhaps more accustomed to passing ships. In particular, this herd was immediately […]

Have you ever dismasted and then re-raised? Or, have you ever noticed that you have a soft rigging? Have you ever had the need to measure the rigging tension of your sailboat? Well, to do that there is an instrument called a StringMeter for shrouds. It is used to measure the tension of the shrouds correctly, for navigation or before […]

Tracking Hurricane Florence as it heads towards the United States and the Carolinas Images from the GOES 16 satellite which are updated every 5 minutes. Subscribe For More Videos Like This: http://www.youtube.com/user/ouramazin… See my latest videos : https://www.youtube.com/user/ouramazi… Bringing you the BEST Space and Astronomy videos online. Showcasing videos and images from the likes of NASA,ESA,Hubble etc. Join me on […]

It’s a bit ‘that I’m in love with a young lady …! But in the end I went out with this other Miss … and I definitely fell in love … hello .. hello … I spent all Sunday afternoon with you. We are prepared for the exit, we took off, opened the sails together, we took the route and […]

Can you make a hook from a zip or a tongue of the cans? This is a very interesting video that explains how to survive with the most common objects available in everyday life. Explain the fastest techniques to light a fire and survive in an uninhabitable place. Agreement unless you have at least a small kit made of flints […]

An excellent video that explains how to behave in a situation of abandonment of ship or landing with a plane at sea. Calm, stay calm, then immediately find something to float on and protect yourself from the sun’s rays. Try to recover as much water as possible … Another interesting video: 20 survival tips Subscribe to Bright Side :https://goo.gl/rQTJZz Social Media: […]

I met the owner of this boat, who also gave me his business card … A great … the boat beats the Canadian flag, comes from Canada and it will be all round the Mediterranean, coast to coast, palm in the palm … I found it on the pontoon “H” when I got off the sailboat. From what I understand […]

Finally I’m home, lying down a cot in the sun of Riccione. The background of the promoter of Gabicce. What actually Monte San Bartolo. The first mountain that is from Trieste coming up to Pesaro. Behind the Gabicce mountain there is. Pesaro, and I will start the brands. The physical separation line between Emilia-Romagna and Marche. Under the mountain of […]

What is cheese focaccia? Let’s start from the first consideration that the cheese focaccia is a product originating from the town of Recco, belin …! (Belin is an interlayer of the Genoese dialect) Recco is close to Genoa and I recommend you go there immediately …! Unfortunately, however, there are few places now where the cheese focaccia is eaten well. […]

In the indefinite locality of the Adriatic Sea … sighting of the Delagnones romagnolones … as soon as we arrived, they came to say hello and play under the bow for at least ten minutes … four or five beautiful adult specimens … Yoooo …. At the bottom I put the roller with the song at the beginning of the […]

It’s a simple Bluetooth receiver! Yes…! A very simple bluetooth receiver …! Nothing more, but will turn your life into a boat, especially if you have people who want to send music and keep tampering with the stereo settings, shooting the music at full throttle, completely canceling the VHF sound, but they do not know what says that radio … […]

During the strong storm in Croatia for Sunday, August 26, 2018, which fell from the North West like a saber, also creating a Waterspout during a stormy storm August 26, 2018, during his arrival, passing from Trieste, driven by strong bora winds that in northern Adriatic, they reached 50 knots, unloaded its strength in lightning. To be precise, Muggia has unloaded […]

It’s really coming September. This mist and these colors are typical of the end of August. A really nice evening, the magic moon is beautiful … and I’m thinking of “you” again … Winter will soon arrive. The days start to be already shorter. Sin. We must start going south.

11.15 am: I am on the wing of Olib, Croatia, on a sailing boat with other people. The weather situation is quite complex 25 knots of rising wind, wave of 1 m with period of 7 seconds in rapid increase, has just jumped a filmine less than 300 meters from the boat to 90 polar left, we are powered, without […]