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Chiara Bellini

Food & Travel Correspondent

Chiara Bellini covers Travel News, Aviation News and Airports.

Articles by Chiara Bellini

How much does it cost to live on a boat? The honest line items

How much does it cost to live on a boat? The honest line items

Chiara Bellini

REAL ESTATE at The Barn at Lee: what the play is, and why it matters if you move

REAL ESTATE at The Barn at Lee: what the play is, and why it matters if you move

Chiara Bellini

What a weekly real estate transactions list actually tells you

What a weekly real estate transactions list actually tells you

Chiara Bellini

Life aboard a sailboat: the watermaker, the laundry and the weather wait

Life aboard a sailboat: the watermaker, the laundry and the weather wait

Chiara Bellini

Infographic of yacht galley layout with gimbal and storage zones

The galley: cooking in a seaway, and why the chef starts at five

Chiara Bellini

Skipper at helm under red night light with stars above

Your first night passage: what to expect as a guest

Chiara Bellini

Marina pontoon at dusk with coiled hoses and cleated lines

Marina etiquette: lines, noise and dock shoes, briefly

Chiara Bellini

Morning coffee cup on aft deck rail over calm bay

A day at anchor: the unofficial timetable

Chiara Bellini

Infographic of hourly wind forecast curve with decision threshold

Reading the forecast: what the skipper checks before you're awake

Chiara Bellini

Crew loading produce crates at Mediterranean market quay

How a provisioning run actually works

Chiara Bellini

Yacht at anchor in bay at dusk with anchor light on

Anchoring for the evening: what the guests should understand

Chiara Bellini

Tender bow line and stainless grab rail in morning light

The tender: who goes first, where it lands, and the rules nobody posts

Chiara Bellini

Infographic checklist of charter packing categories

What to pack for a week's charter (and what to leave at the airport)

Chiara Bellini

Passenger at yacht rail watching horizon, crew member offering water

Seasickness: what actually helps

Chiara Bellini