Defeating Bacteria in Your Diesel Fuel
We've ensured that we're taking on good, high quality fuel and we're even pre-filtering it, yet still our filters clog quicker than they ever...
The Pre-Launch Checklist
Away we go. A well earned summer of sailing is fast upon us. If your boat isn't already in the water, it will be...
Go Now, or Forever Hold Your Peace
By now, some who read this blog regularly may be wondering if Practical Sailor will be covering the Americas Cup. The answer is ....
Bottom Paint Removal Decision Time
Tempis fugit . . . times a-waistin’ . . . fast flies the irreparable hour . . . However you choose to use your...
Environmentally-friendly Antifouling Paint Test
Whether or not you're on the eco-train, it seems only a matter of time before we'll all be shuffled aboard, at least when it...
Rethinking the Rally Concept
I remember sitting in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, watching as a fleet of boats in Jimmy Cornells Europa 98 around-the-world rally-Deerfoots and Swans and...
The DIY Spinnaker Sprit
Our recent test of the latest generation of top-down furlers for cruising spinnakers brought up some questions from readers about the type of add-on...
A South Pacific Night Before Christmas
Night Before Christmas(Somewhere in the Pacific)
'Twas the night before Christmas, and the crew couldn't sleep.The waves were relentless, with troughs dark and deep.The windvane...
Choosing a Boat Broker
A few years ago, we looked at how a do-it-yourself boat sale can save thousands of dollars that would ordinarily go to a broker....
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...