Review: Rescue Laser Flare
by Douglas S. RitterThe brilliant light from a laser would seem to be a natural for distress signaling, but it's only recently that a...
Personal Locator Beacons
]by Doug Ritter
The advantages of 406 MHz distress alerting over 121.5 MHz are significant and they are a proven lifesaver. The 121.5 MHz EPIRB...
PS Advisor: 10/15/03
Lifesling Recovery OptionsI've read about the difficulty of getting a crewmember back aboard once s/he's fallen into the water. It's not hard to imagine...
406 MHz EPIRBs
For those who regularly venture far enough offshore to make a mayday broadcast via VHF questionable—and this isn't many miles for small boats outside...
Flamestop
There are some things you can’t have too many of. Fire extinguishers are a good example. A fire extinguisher is most effective when...
Glove Up!
There's a big market these days for "exam" gloves—the kind that used to be reserved for doctors and dentists, but are now used...
Hand Warmers
Quite a few of us are in the boatyard at the first hint of spring, even if the frost has not turned to dew....
Restoring Decks: Nonskid Options
There comes a time in the life of every fiberglass boat when the molded nonskid pattern on the deck wears thin. Foot traffic as...
Life Rafts
It's been only a couple of years since our exhaustive series of life raft reviews ("Life Rafts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"...
Type IV Throwable PFDs
This spring and summer there were a number of well-publicized incidents of people falling off boats and having to be recovered by the crew....
The No Expense Spared Antigua 60 Cruising Sailboat Soolaimon
Join us for a boat tour of the gorgeous Antigua 60 cruising sailboat Soolaimon. She boasts electric winches, a mighty Lofrans electric windlass, and...
