December 2003
PS Advisor: 12/03
Kellets On the Rode
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Four-Horse Four-Stroke Run-Off
Subscribers Only Suzuki edges Yamaha and Mercury with a little more kick, a long and easy-to-operate tiller, and one-pull starting.
Personal Locator Beacons
Subscribers Only Personal locator beacons, or PLBs, provide the benefits of 406 MHz distress signaling, but at a more affordable price. And unlike an EPIRB, they’re small enough to attach to a life jacket.
Gear of the Year: Top Products of 2003
Subscribers Only Looking back on some of the best products featured in the past 12 issues, we picked a mixture of representatives from different themes—safety, convenience, new tech, old tech, and standby items that we can't do without.
Newport 41
Subscribers Only Derived from C&C's Redline 41, this design had a long and successful production run. It lacks some of the amenities of 'full-volume'modern boats belowdecks, but is a tough, fast, seakindly boat offshore.
Offshore Log: Still In Class
Subscribers Only Feedback on our October 1 column gives us a chance to stay in school and dig deeper into the same topic.
Anchor Tests 2003: Soft Sand Over Hard Sand
Subscribers Only In tough testing conditions, and considered by weight, the aluminum Fortress and galvanized West Marine Performance 2 do well, along with the Spade Model 80 and the Bulwagga.
Mailport: 12/03
Attach Your Flow
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…
