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...
Looking Sharp
Binoculars are an expensive but essential piece of marine safety gear. All skippers should keep a pair close at hand whenever they are at...
Nike Shows Its Salty Side In Base-layer Test
Helly Hansen TransporterThe Transporter is made of LIFA Versa, Helly Hansen’s lightest base-layer fabric, featuring two layers—LIFA inside and polyester outside. Essentially, LIFA Versa...
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 Illumina Light has two other advantages over its competitors: First, its blue beam creates less glare than the others. Second, it can be...
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...
Kiwi Slides and Handle Holster
Kiwi SlidesNo matter how beautiful or well-made working sails are, their efficiency is greatly affected by the manner in which they are attached to...
Flashlight Death-Match
]For the nonce, the inexpensive Rayovac Roughneck is PS's choice of a reliable flashlight for use in a marine environment. It works; the 2-D...
The Cheap Big Cruising Sailboat – Endeavour 42
Interested in a 40-45 foot cruising sailboat? Sailing Florida or the Bahamas and need a shoal draft sailboat that’s big enough to be a...
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Cheoy Lee Clipper 36 & 42 Used Boat Review
Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong has been a commercial builder since the early 1900s and is one of the first molders of fiberglass...