New Waterproof Handheld VHFs Enter Crowded Market
Electronics is undoubtedly the most rapidly changing category of marine products, and the steady stream of new VHF radios is a good example of...
In-Your-Pocket Email
Sailors want email on their boats. Walking around the marina in the spring and fall with skippers busily getting their boats ready for their...
Vesper Class B AIS Sea Trial
During a recent passage from Sarasota, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, Practical Sailor had the chance to compare the new Vesper XB-8000 Class B AIS...
Close As A Pencil Point
On May 1, President Clinton announced that the selective availability (SA) system used to degrade GPS (global positioning system) signals was terminated, effective at...
Im with the Band: Fidelity and Frequencies
Audio is transmitted via radio waves, with audio being impressed on a radio signal using a method called modulation. The two types of modulation...
Testing Smart Phones at Sea
With the hopes of answering readers questions about the viability of using a "smart phone" or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and the requisite charts...
Printing Your Own Charts While on Board
I am a novice sailor, but after taking a few more courses, I plan to buy a 30- to 50-sailboat with a few other...
Tayana 37: What You Should Know | Boat Review
Looking to buy a 35-40 foot sailboat? Considering a Tayana 37? See a Tayana 37 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...
