Giornale della Vela launches bilingual Boat Improvement Bible on Feb 1, 2026

Whether you are buying a new or used boat or need to refit it, you must not forget that a sailboat is in effect a home. A house on the water. One that moves. And that if it does it well it fulfills your passion to the fullest."

Giornale della Vela launched a multi-part special titled Improving the boat, The missing “bible” for your perfect boat on February 1, 2026, positioning the series as a practical A-to-Z for owners planning new builds or refits. The landing page shows English and Italian labels, indicating bilingual presentation, and promises a rolling set of practical techni as it rolls out topical installments.

The special runs from Feb. 1 through March 11 with tightly scheduled episodes every one to two days. The opening item is Sailing Equipment (Feb. 1), followed by Ropes, sheets, halyards (Feb. 3), Electronics (Feb. 5), Propellers and transmission (Feb. 7) and Security (Feb. 9). Later entries include Sails (Feb. 11), Cushions, fabrics, awnings (Feb. 15), Refit (Feb. 19), Tender and engines (Feb. 23), Water on Board (Feb. 25), Anchoring and mooring (Feb. 27) and a run of comfort and systems topics through Ventilation and hatches (March 11).

The editorial pitch is practical and consumer-focused: the site promotes subscriptions with the line "THE PERFECT GIFT!" and invites readers to "Give or treat yourself to a subscription to the print + digital Journal of Sailing and for only 69 euros a year you get the magazine at home plus read it on your PC, smartphone and tablet. With a sea of advantages." That subscription hook is the publisher’s route to follow the full series and any deeper how-to material published in print and online.

Giornale della Vela names industry players in its excerpts. The page states "The evolution of keels goes through APM Keels" and carries a feature heading "With Antal all maneuvers become smarter." A ropes-focused installment is teased with the heading "Ropes, sheets, halyards – Here are the best solutions for your boat" and the copy fragment "Our focus, in this “Improving the Boat” Special, on lines, sheets and halyards. That is, a guide to the best solutions to ensure your boat performs better safely. Right lines, best boat. At the mooring and on the water Ropes."

Separately, retail product descriptions for a commercial manual titled The Boat Improvement Bible appear on General Ebooks and Barnes & Noble. Those listings describe it as "the most up to date, user friendly and hands-on practical manual for boatowners who wish to improve their sailboat or motorboat" and promise to "equip any boatowner with average DIY skills to improve all aspects of their boat: safety, comfort, facilities, storage and performance on the water." The product copy lists sample projects such as installing a heating system, installing hot water and a shower, increasing water tank size, making the heads electric, installing air conditioning or better ventilation, setting up solar or wind power charging for the batteries, fitting a generator, adding a gas alarm, installing interior lighting, adding a bathing platform or boarding ladder. It also notes the book is "Packed with exploded diagrams, helpful step-by-step photographs and detailed guidance" and adds the claim "With this book to hand, you’ll never need to call in the experts!"

For practical value, the Giornale series groups technical and comfort topics into a compact schedule that owners can follow while planning refits or upgrades, and the bilingual framing broadens access. To follow the rollout, subscribe to the print + digital Journal of Sailing at the advertised 69 euros a year or monitor the special’s installment dates; expect deeper company profiles and technical how-tos as the series continues through March 11.