Where you may anchor, what it costs, and what you must show after dark.
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Navigation lights aren't there so you can see — they're a sentence you write to another boat. What the red and green lights mean, why the arcs are 112.5°, 225° and 135° (they tile a circle), the visibility ranges by boat length, exactly what to show under power, under sail and at anchor, and the five mistakes made by boats whose lights are working perfectly.
July 29, 2026
The Med's anchoring rules, country by country — where Posidonia seagrass makes anchoring illegal (fines up to €600,000 in the Balearics), what Croatia's vinjeta and Turkey's Blue Card actually require, which buoy fields are mandatory, and the mid-June-to-mid-September window when the rules bite hardest.
July 16, 2026
In most of the world anchoring is free — but not anywhere. Where the right to anchor comes from, the six places it never applies, a country-by-country table of what's free and what costs money, and the Mediterranean seagrass fines that reach six figures.
July 15, 2026
A region-by-region guide to overnight anchoring rules for sailors — covering Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Spain, France, Italy, and the Caribbean. Know the rules before you drop the hook.
February 28, 2026