Inside Practical Sailor

Google Sky Map for Sailors

My brother-in-law showed up for an Easter weekend reunion with his new Android phone and a cool little app that I wish I had...

Tips on Preventing Mildew Growth on Boats and Sails

I've been growing several interesting varieties of mold and mildew at home. It is glamorous work, I know. While my wife, Theresa, disagrees, I...

Fast Cats on the Horizon

In the wake of last years article on performance-oriented monohulls, readers requested more coverage of multihulls. That report will be in the May issue,...

Diesel Fuel Polishing Systems

If you plan on doing some long-term cruising with an auxiliary diesel, and expect to be picking up fuel in out of the way...

Traditional Sailboats: Bewitched by Some Sharp-looking Sharpies

I was scouting locations for a video Tuesday down at Historic Spanish Point near our offices, when I was magnetically drawn to the hard-chine...

Gear Graveyard: Expired EPIRB Batteries, Obsolete EPIRBS

We received the letter below yesterday from Practical Sailor reader Arnold Rowe. He was kind enough to let us share it (with some minor...

Cobra Handheld VHF with Cell Phone Capabilities

Cobra has been coming out with some interesting radio products at fairly affordable prices. Weve tested several of their products in recent years, and...

First Look at Interlux’s latest marine coatings

As Practical Sailor reported in the one-year update for our long-term wood finishes test in the December issue, Interlux Yacht Paints recently released three...

PS First Look: Selden’s Code X Furler

In Practical Sailors last review of Code 0 furlers, in the March 2008 issue, testers found many benefits to incorporating light-air sails in a...

Power-Assist Winch Grinding from WinchRite

Ive seen several attempts to convert existing battery-operated power tools into power winches, and readers have suggested a few of them in the Mailport...

The Great Loop – The Basics

Join us this week as we discuss taking a sailboat around North America's great boating adventure - The Great Loop. We discuss advice from...
Tartan 30 Boat Review video from Practical Sailor

Tartan 30 | Boat Review