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Build Your Own Long-range WiFi Antenna for Less than $100

7. Drill a couple of quarter-inch holes in the cap to make it easy to disassemble using a long screwdriver for leverage. Fill the...

New High-Tech Rope from Yale

If you are shopping for new halyards, don't miss the November issue of Practical Sailor. Just as we were putting the final edits on...

Attack of the Mutant Barnacles?

Paprika, chili peppers, diaper rash ointment, tetracycline powder . . . now you can add pet sedative to the list of potential antifouling agents...

PS Readers Letter Sparks West Marine Tether Recall

In response to a Practical Sailor query regarding the design of a popular offshore safety tether, West Marine issued a voluntary recall of its...

The Ultimate Underwater Camera Housing Endurance Test

Annie Greenbergs Associated Press story of the underwater camera housing that kept its Nikon camera in pristine condition and survived a 2,000-mile voyage, including...

Online Learning Worked for Me

A little voice said check your ego at the door when I plunked down my $700 for the Mariners Learning Systems online course for...

Abby Sunderland Awaits Rescue

Like any sailor, I was very relieved to hear that Abby Sunderland (right) was alive and well after a harrowing dismasting in the Indian...

Two New “Green” Marine Products

Practical Sailor welcomes any new technology or product that lessens boaters environmental impact and encourages more sustainable practices, but were always a little skeptical...

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Inside Practical Sailor offers a personalized look inside whats happening at Practical Sailor magazine. Heres where youll find news about upcoming tests, previews of...

Your Nautical Chart Prices Just Doubled

The price for U.S. nautical charts of the world effectively doubled on May 1, when the Federal Aviation Authority stopped distribution.Heres what I know...

Leopard Catamaran Delamination – Leopard 42 Boat Review

Are you interested in a cruising catamaran sailboat? Today we discuss the Leopard 42 and the Lagoon 42. One company is owned by Beneteau,...

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Hans Christian 34/36

The story of the Hans Christian 34 and 36, and their successors, is a microcosm of the history of the Taiwan/U.S. boatbuilding industry. That...