Whirlie Bird Anti-Fowlant
Every boat owner sooner or later becomes familiar with the degrading effects of the marine environment. Whether theyre barnacles along the waterline, metal fittings...
Touchscreen plotter-sounder test: Simrad NSS7 vs. Raymarine e7D
Since testing the Garmin 740s (PS, November 2011) and more recently, the new hybrid-touchscreen Raymarine e7D (July 2012), Practical Sailor has had the opportunity...
Headings: Future Fixture or Fancy Fad?
Reverse VangThe gooseneck on most Open Class boats is situated either right at deck level or in some cases mounted on the deck itself-rarely...
Mailport 08/01/00
Handheld GPSI have the greatest respect for the equipment reviews in Practical Sailor, but I think that you overlooked very critical attributes for your...
Handheld Weather Instrument Test
For this test of hand-held weather stations, Practical Sailor had three principal objectives. First, we wanted to determine which weather instruments gave cruising sailors...
The Hunt is on for a Quality, Well-placed Emergency Tiller
A decade ago, Practical Sailor editors began scouring boat shows for the perfect emergency tiller and an ideal stowage system for it. Little more...
Radar Poles: Edson Most Versatile, Garhauer the Best Buy
The marvel called radar is great to have aboard, especially when an approaching fog bank is about to compress your world into a small...
Test Driving New Nobeltec TZ
Nobeltec, a marine-navigation software developer based in the U.S., recently released a new chartplotting app for the iPad: Nobeltec TZ (or Time Zero). We...
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...
