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Volume 35
Number 9
September 2009

Practical Sailor’s Gear of the Year 2009

Just in time for boat show season (and boat show deals), Practical Sailor editors spotlight the best sailing and cruising gear tested during the previous year.

As each year nears its end, Practical Sailor editors find themselves poring over the dozens of products reviewed in the previous months to choose the must-haves for the Practical Sailor Gear of the Year roster. This year, we mounted that task a little earlier, hoping that readers will benefit from having our top picks for 2009 in time for the fall boat shows (and boat show deals).

As with past picks, the 2009 Gear of the Year awardees are the cream of the crop, and this year, we chose from products evaluated in the November 2008 to July

Spinlock’s Rope Clutches
Photo by Ralph Naranjo

A tour of boats at the fall boat shows revealed that the Spinlock’s rope clutches were the most prevalent on new boats, and builders seemed pleased with their performance.

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