August 1, 2003
PS Advisor: 08/01/03
Antifouling Choices for Underwater Metals
Subscribers Only With the final ban of TBT paints, coatings makers have brought forth several products to fight the growth of barnacles and other beasts on metal surfaces underwater.
Corsair 36
Subscribers Only The new Corsair is a fast cruising platform, light and bright belowdecks, but with a bit less elbow room than you'd find on a 36-foot monohull, and pricy. For many, these are worthy trade-offs.
Offshore Log: A Pitch for Adjusting Pitch
Subscribers Only We shouldn't take prop pitch for granted. The Max-Prop VP prop is adjustable underwater. It costs a lot, but so does a haulout.
Binoculars: 7x50, Waterproof, With Compasses
Subscribers Only Optical acuity was very good across the board, but the devil's in the details. Steiner and Fujinon are still superb — at great cost. West Marine and Nikon share Best Buy honors.
Mailport: 08/01/03
In Praise Of The Wrong Stuff
Inside Practical Sailor Blog
San Fran 'Stand-down' = Government Meddling?
by Darrell Nicholson on May 15, 2012
The Coast Guard’s request late last month that sailors “stand-down” and suspend any offshore racing outside San Francisco Bay in the wake of last month’s tragedy in the San Francisco Yacht Club’s Farallones Race rankled more than a few Bay area sailors. The response was not surprising. Critics decried the move as draconian, driven by overzealous safety mavens, an example virulent government intrusion, trampling of personal freedoms, etc. etc. etc. It is a…
