Talking Olympic Dreams with Nichole Rider
People often ask us what we do with the gear after we test it. With a few exceptions, most of the products go to...
A Short List of Centerboard Cruising Boats
Being stuck on the west coast of Florida, with two shoaling channels offering the easiest access out to the Gulf of Mexico, Ive suddenly...
Report Sheds Light on Deaths Aboard Aegean
US Sailing, the governing body of sailing in the U.S., has released the results of its investigation into the sailing accidentin which four sailors...
Rescuing The Bounty and the U.S. Coast Guard
By now most every Practical Sailor reader is probably aware of the fate of The Bounty, the tall ship of Hollywood movie fame. It...
Steer Clear of Stainless-steel Mooring Chain
We had an unpleasant, although not surprising, discovery this week as we revisited the topic of ground tackle. Many readers will recall that we...
Safety at Sea Seminar for Sailors Set for Oct. 20
For more information and to pre-register contact, Kevin Murphy at [email protected] /401.293.5207, or visit www.strictlysaillongbeach.com.Although nothing compares to actual hands-on training, those Practical Sailor...
Mike’s Daring Experiments with Antifouling Paint
Practical Sailor owes a debt of gratitude to Sarasota, Fla., sailor Mike Collins, who offered his Cape Dory 25,Skimmer, as a test platform...
Are Retailers Misrepresenting Next-gen PLBs?
The August 2012 issue Practical Sailor examined how the introduction of satellite emergency notification devices (SENDs) like the SPOT was blurring the line...
Is an EPIRB Requirement on the Horizon?
Should boaters who travel more than three miles offshore in the U.S. or Great Lakes be required to carry an EPIRB, a personal locator...
U.S. Sailing Releases Report on Farallones Accident
It seems somehow appropriate that today, as I hopscotch among the islands of Irelands western coast, U.S. Sailing has released its final report on...
Hanse 410: What You Should Know | Boat Tour
his week we boat tour the Hanse 410 sailboat. The Hanse 410 is a brand new sailboat from 2023 and will be going up...
