Offshore Log:Another Year, Another Bottom Paint
By the time we finally moved westward from Trinidad in late September, Calypso had spent most of the 1998 hurricane season in Trinidad, south...
PS Advisor: GPS Accuracy and Signal Strength
I recently installed an 80-watt solar panel on my bimini. I am concerned that this may have reduced the positional accuracy of my GPS,...
PFDs Set Straight
Personal Flotation Device, or PFD—the thing you used to call a life jacket—is probably the single most important safety aid you can use on...
Orion Replacing Potentially Faulty Flares
Mustang Recalls Inflatable PFDsMustang Survival (www.mustangsurvival.com) is voluntarily recalling all of its MD2010 and MD2012 inflatable personal flotation devices (PFDs) sold in the United...
Rethinking MOB Prevention
Man overboard gear standards are behind the times because the sample size is tiny and the facts surrounding an accident are often clouded and...
Fire Extinguisher Test
The clean-agent extinguishers won't damage computers, engines, or electrical panels, but they can form toxic by-products when applied to a fire. Each clean-agent extinguisher...
Making a Safe Landfall
I feel for the crew of Tanda Malaika, a family of six whose 46-foot Leopard catamaran was lost on a reef on the southwest...
Life Raft Test Part I: Choosing a Life Raft
Our life raft test is carried out against the backdrop of relatively new marine safety standards. New criteria for life rafts for recreational boats...
Daytime Distress Signals: Flares Shine in the Wind
No matter how you put out a call for help on the water—VHF, EPIRB, cell phone, or mental telepathy—sooner or later you'll need to...
The Ups and Downs of Shoal Draft Boats
As a longtime multihull sailor I’m often told that it must be wonderful to anchor wherever I want and tuck into the smallest of...
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...
