Handheld Electronics

Marine Electronics: Build an Inexpensive Wireless Network

Although we resisted for years, we ultimately succumbed to the lure of the Internet and have become increasingly dependent on it to manage life...

Icom GM1600 Handheld VHF Test

The Icom GM1600 is a specialty marine handheld VHF designed for use aboard survival craft and large ships. It meets the rigorous Global Maritime...

Chandlery: Practical Sailor Holiday Gift Ideas 2010

Temperatures are dropping and the winds are rising, a sign that the holidays are just over the horizon. Every November, Practical Sailor editors celebrate...

Marine Electronics: Practical Sailor Tests Portable Depth Sounders

One would expect that one of the least complicated and most critical pieces of electronic equipment on a boat would also be the most...

Marine Electronics: AIS Gets Ocean Tested Near Dardanelles Strait

Its been several years since the Automatic Identification System (AIS) became a mandated way of life for the commercial side of the marine industry....

Cobra Will Take Your Call Now

While it sometimes seems marine electronics marketers are piling on unnecessary features just because they can, anyone who has watched their $300 cell phone...

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...

Testing Navigation Applications for the iPhone

In theDecember 2009 Practical Sailor, we covered navigation programs for a collection of PDAs, smartphones, and Windows Mobile-based pocket PCs. In January, we reported...

Weather Radar for Windows Phones

We know the drill now. If we feature a Mac product, we have to appease the PC crowd, and vice versa. Otherwise, the earth...

Stabilizing Cameras and Video Cameras Underway

Anyone who has ever tried to stabilize a camera aboard a moving boat knows how difficult it can be to keep the equipment dry,...

Lagoon’s WILD NEW 43 Footer is Replacing the 42!

Are you interested in chartering a catamaran sailboat? This is Lagoons new entry level cat. The 43, and while you can still buy a...

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Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review

When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...