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Unbiased, detailed reports on dinghies, daysailers, racer-cruisers, cruising sailboats, and multihulls. Insights into boat construction and design. Solid advice on buying a sailboat.

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Marine Electronics

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Lighting the Way

Useful and Fun Nautical Apps for iPad

PS Reviews Cheap and Free iPad Nav Apps

PS Sea-trials the iPad and Nav Apps

Practical Sailor Reviews Iridium and Inmarsat Satphones

Marine Electronics

Extensive tests of GPS chartplotters, fishfinders, VHF radios, radar, AIS, navigation software, and handheld gadgets. Professional guidance on installing and operating high-tech sailing gear.
Sails, Rigging & Deck Gear

Articles

Of Safety Tethers and Comfy Cockpits

Anchor Testing and Rode Loads

DIY Trysail Track Retrofit

Adding Some Zing To Anchor Testing

A Practical Look at Sailboat Cockpit Design

Sails, Rigging & Deck Gear

Independent tests of halyards, sheets, furlers, anchors, snatch blocks, shackles, ropes, winches, vangs, cleats, booms, masts, and standing rigging. Expert guidance on choosing a mainsail, jib, or spinnaker.
Systems & Propulsion

Articles

Worthwhile Advice from Hose Manufacturers

Y-valve Installation Advice and Troubleshooting

Y-valves Under Pressure

Marine Sanitation Hose Test

Installing Hoses Highlights Their Differences

Systems & Propulsion

Comprehensive comparisons of pumps, batteries, solar panels, wind generators, inverter-chargers, watermakers, propellers, toilets, engines, and other marine systems. Tips on ship-shape installations.
Boat Maintenance

Articles

Mailport: April 2012

Antifouling for Aluminum Boats

Mailport: May 2012

Product Updates

Where Credit is Due: May 2012

Boat Maintenance

Bottom paints, topside paints, varnishes, waxes, protectants, cleaners, metal polishes. If it comes in a bottle or can, PS has tested it. Proven methods to protecting your floating investment.
Belowdecks & Amenities

Articles

Clean Bottom, Fast Bottom

Grill Griddle Faceoff

What’s Cooking Now?

Mailport: March 2012

Showers

Belowdecks & Amenities

Our top picks in galley stoves, cookware, cabin lights, refrigeration, and entertainment systems can help turn your cruising boat into a home. Creative solutions to the challenges of living aboard.
Personal Gear & Apparel

Articles

PS Tests Padded Sailing Shorts

Testers Search for an All-star LED Spotlight

Testers Check Beam Patterns and Illumination

Personal Gear & Apparel

Thorough test reports on binoculars, boat shoes, foul weather gear, hand-bearing compasses, sailing knives, flashlights, headlamps, sunglasses boots, and anything else that belongs in a skipper's seabag.
Safety & Seamanship

Articles

PS Analysis: The 2011 WingNuts Capsize

Safety at Sea Part III: Rambler 100 capsize

US Sailing Investigator’s Recommendations

Lessons learned

Rambler 100 Recommendations

Safety & Seamanship

Our testers evaluate life jackets, flares, life rafts, harnesses, man-overboard strobes, medical kits, seasickness aids, and emergency devices. Tips on marine safety gear, boat-handling, and emergency procedures.
Mailport & PS Advisor

Mailport & PS Advisor

Insightful letters from sophisticated sailors. Do-it-yourself projects and reader feedback on a wide range of boats, marine manufacturers, and sailing products.
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Cabin Comfort

The Samsung W200, which took the above photo, did a good job shedding water during our test. Fogging was not an issue either.

Chandlery: October 2011

Pocket Video

Practical Sailor Chandlery: October 2011. This month reviews a pocket video, new mastclimber, and belowdeck comfort.

More Cabin Comfort

Shaken and Stirred - Toilet Paper Test
Subscribers Only — This toilet paper evaluation aimed to find out three things: how quickly the different TPs dissolved in water, how...
Right Track Offers a Creative Storage Fix
Subscribers Only — Even the best laid-out boat interior has areas of wasted space begging to be utilized. Right Track Designs’...

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