Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006).
Marine Binoculars Over $300
Is it really worth dropping a few extra bucks for binos?
Rhumb Lines — Getting a Fix on Reality
It was mid-July 1990 on the Caicos Banks, a stretch of shallow, gin-clear water extending for about 70 miles east to west in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Along with a dozen other cruisers whod chosen to thumb our noses at hurricane season (ah, those were simpler times), we were pausing in Providenciales before heading south. …
Looking Sharp
Nikon, West Marine top the field of binos under $300.
Nike Shows Its Salty Side In Base-layer Test
Helly Hansen, Musto and Victory Wetsuits also measure up in our fabric test
Plunge Water Shoe
Our last wholesale evaluation of boating shoes was published in the Oct. 15, '98 issue. More recently, we evaluated newcomers to the market in...
Float-Tech
The Float-Tech PFD, which is offered in seven sizes, provides 27 lbs. of buoyancy, and its makers say that it's designed to turn...
Hevea Sea Boots
Far too long ago we got a package from Chris Bridge, a reader in Southern California, who sent us one seaboot that appeared to...
Rechargeable Spotlight Test
The Optronics QR 2001 comes out on top, followed by models from Brinkmann and LSI. And the Garrity is bright, lightweight option.
PS Advisor: 02/01/05
Eyeglass QuandaryDo you have any suggestions for sailing in the rain while wearing eyeglasses? I need my glasses for both distance and reading, so...