Handheld Electronics

Feature-loaded VHFs with GPS

What We TestedOur current test group consisted of four radios. Icom, a global company whose product line includes communications equipment and products based in...

Chandlery: August 2011

The ToolPak retails for $100 and is guaranteed to be free of defects in workmanship and materials for one year.Compared to the last toolbag...

Mailport: July 2013

A few issues ago, you had a short article on deck hardware (blocks, traveler, cars, etc.) that included Garhauer, and you mentioned that the...

Practical Sailor Tests Two New Handheld GPS Units from Garmin

Garmin’s new scroll-wheel Colorado 400c and touchscreen Oregon 400c offer some unique features, but their multi-sport focus falls short in satisfying all of a...

Mailport: June 2010

In the April 2010 review of beverage holders, I think you "nixed" the Sail-Buoy a bit early because you attempted to use it from...

Chandlery: June 2011

In our eternal quest to be fouling-free beneath the waterline, we recently picked up a tube of Prop Glop antifoulant for propellers and running...

Gadgets Powered by the Sun

Testers recently took a look at two portable solar-powered chargers for small electronics-one of them is new to the market, the Secur Solar Sun...

Solo Sailor’s Gear Box

The 30th anniversary of the Singlehanded TransPac (SHTP), which starts July 12, includes an entry list of widely diverse designs with most of the...

Quatix Superwatch

There is no shortage of sailing watches on the market, and weve reviewed our fair share (PS, November 2011 issue). So when Garmin released...

Feature-loaded High-end Marine Handheld VHF Radios

Like the inexpensive handheld VHFs we reviewed in the April 2009 issue, high-end radios are handy to have as backups to a fixed VHF...

Beneteau 423: What You Should Know | Boat Review

Looking to buy a 40-45 foot sailboat? Considering a Beneteau 423? See a Beneteau 423 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...