June 2006
PS Advisor: 06/06
Metal Cleaners
Subscribers Only Miracle Cloth is the best at getting grime off.
The Great Grill-a-thon
Subscribers Only Testing the toys of summer: 4 grills, 2 kettles, 36 burgers.
A Gift for the Navigator
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Pint-Sized Propane Locker
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Take One Deep Breath
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An (Almost) Idiot-Proof Battery Switch
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A Surfer’s Solution to Snubbing Lines
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Roll with the Tide
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Seven Muscular Winches
Subscribers Only Powerful and efficient, Andersen is our top pick.
Fillet Knives Test Gets to the Point
Subscribers Only Dexter Russell is the perfect balance of strength, sharpness, flexibility.
Diving into Plotter/Sounders
Subscribers Only Navman out-pixels ’em all, and Furuno bests the rest.
Seawind 1160
Subscribers Only A big cat springs from small beginnings.
Mailport: 06/06
The practical griller
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…
