DeLorme inReach vs. Iridium Extreme
Many love the solitude that sailing offers, but not necessarily the limited (or non-existent) communications that can accompany it. For those sailors, there are...
Life Raft Inspection, an Inside Look
If five or six years have elapsed since your life raft was purchased or repacked, you are risking the chance that the raft wont...
Equipping Drones for At-Sea Search and Rescue
Vajda explained that the Coast Guard has not decided how to spend its drone budget. Were still in pre-acquisition, waiting for authorization, he said....
PS Analysis: The 2011 WingNuts Capsize
In the wake of the US Sailing report, the Mackinac Race Committee moved to eliminate the stability measurement loophole that allowed boats like the...
In Search of Stability
On July 15, 1992, a sudden squall swept J/24 Fleet 128 during a Wednesday evening race off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Nine of the...
Safety Tips From the Pros
En route to Bermuda, these racers have had to comply with safety regulations that could help any sailor—cruiser or racer—prepare for offshore sailing.The requirements...
Life Raft Stowage: The Overlooked Necessity
But when you go aboard the “blue water cruiser”, more often than not you find a boat most suited for blue water when it...
COB Recovery Making Contact
Contrast that willful optimism with a comment made by one of our skippers, Ross Stein, who has seen two sailors fall overboard in his...
Sailors Knives: 14 High-End Blades Tested
We last tested knives for the sailor in the August 15, 1993 issue. Most of the knives tested then are still on the market—not...
Distress ‘Flares’ Go Electric
The first USCG approved electronic beacons entered the market in 2015 (46 CFR 161.013). Classified as electronic visual distress signaling devices (eVDSD), they emit...
Universal Diesel Engines – What You Should Know
This week we take a look at the Universal Diesel Sailboat Engine and its history including the Atomic 4 sailboat engine followed by the...
