Personal Gear & Apparel

Sailing is actually getting easier as I get older, in part because I make fewer mistakes, but also because I’ve added some old fart...

At home, laundry is about removing grease, grass, and coffee stains without damaging the fabric of the clothing. Energy and water efficiency only matter in a secondary sense. Rinse water is plentiful, and the only water quality consideration is that it is sufficiently soft to avoid interference with the detergent and calcium build-up in the clothes.

Two weeks ago I had a good sized lump of skin cancer taken off my nose. Fresh incisions must be carefully protected from UV,...

As a former ER nurse and a current family practice clinician, one of the topics I get asked about most frequently by my sailing...

I love sailing and kayaking, and while some stuff is meant to get wet, sandwiches, cell phones and spare clothes would rather stay dry....

The tools and materials required to maintain and repair everything on a boat will barely fit in a room. Just the kit required to maintain vital systems will raise the waterline of a large boat and is impractical in a smaller boat. Fortunately, when day sailing and even cruising locally, all we really need to do is get back to the dock...any dock.

Regardless of your vessel type or size, having access to a clear, magnified view of your surroundings is one key to safe boating. The...

Some of us go sailing in the rain in warm weather. Some go sailing in the winter. But day sailors—and that’s most of the...

With all of the logistics, specialized knowledge and costs involved, you may be asking yourself “Why would I want to go diving?”  This is...

In general, many cruisers prefer the freedom of snorkeling to scuba diving, yet there are situations when extending the time you can spend underwater becomes a safety issue.