Inside Practical Sailor

The sailing season is here again and everyone is doing their spring checks. Something that is often overlooked are the alarms that may one...

The 1666 London Fire. The 1871 Chicago Fire. The 1906 San Francisco Fire. Common factors shared by all of these disasters were inadequate spacing...

The waters roared off the coast of Sicily as the Grafton, Captain, and Breda closed in. They had set sail from England almost two...

For many years now, the large and active Quebec sailing community has felt somewhat let down by the annual Montreal Boat Show, which gives...

Walk the docks at most marinas or check out the bars at your local yacht club and it’s obvious that the average boat owner...

We love marine books at Practical Sailor, but we recognize their shelf life can be limited. After you’ve read, enjoyed and absorbed, they might...

On Natasha, our 1978 Islander Bahama 30, the Barient two speed sheet winches were showing their age—a dull chrome surface and the drum were...

“Is everything okay? Your EPIRB was set off.” It’s a call no sailor wants to receive. For Josh Verstoep and Sierra Grant, that call set off...

Sail America’s mission is to “promote the health and growth of sailing.” Thus, you’d think alarm bells would be going off there given that...

Despite their anatomical handicaps, some dog breeds are pretty well adapted to boats and the water. The dog lovers among our readers have helped us put together this list of relatively small dogs, good traveling dogs that like the water and are happy to curl up in tight spaces during passages. Here is a list of the most popular breeds that were recommended.