Distress

Dogs are natural swimmers, but they do get tired. Our testers examine a wide range of life jackets designed to keep dogs afloat, including one device that automatically inflates. The seven products in our test of dog life jackets include products from Ruff Wear, the OTE (Kent/Boaters World), Plastimo, West Marine, Critters Inflatable, MTI, and NRS.

We review two new abandon-ship bags from ACR.

With so many types of sound signals, we set out to see which is the best.

Seven life vests take the plunge: Stearns rises to the top.

The tragic death of 32-year-old Dutch sailor Hans Horrevoets, who was washed overboard during the seventh leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, will likely...

With pre-recorded instructions, the rechargeable Safety Mate calmly talks you through a range of first-aid procedures, right down to counting the 30 chest compressions...

It’s a toss up: KwikTek for daysailing, West Marine for offshore cruising.

Crewfit brushes off Plastimo’s challenge.

Visibility can be a very important element when it comes to safety on the water. For that person in the water, being as visible...

In Part II of our safety series, we find that conventional overboard recovery gear like the Lifesling prove the most useful to sailors