Man-Overboard Retrieval Techniques
The term Man Overboard (MOB) has been caught in the tide of political correctness, and terminology like Crew Overboard (COB) and Person in the...
Practical Sailor Tests a Ruggedly Built Safety Harness and Tether for Kids
Never mind what your experience tells you. Children do not go to sea. At least that is the only logical conclusion we can reach...
Comparing the Latest Inflatable PFDs
The PV9308 provides 40 pounds of buoyancy using the same system with two 38-gram CO2 cylinders. All the Viking CO2 cylinders are covered in...
Tether Lanyard Simplifies MOB Recovery
For years, safety advocates have touted the use of a four-part block and tackle attached to the end of the boom as the hoist...
Mailport: oil filters, cabin fans, Catalina 22, Hunter 30, watermakers
OIL FILTER DESIGN FAUX PAS
With regards to your recent marine oil filter tests (see PS July 2019, Marine Oil Filter Comparison Test), having spent...
Mailport: anchoring etiquette, stern-tied boats, and wind generators
Anchoring Etiquette
I really appreciated the article Anchoring in Crowded Harbors (see Practical Sailor, June 2019). The difficult and critical part is always estimating distances,...
Inflatable PFDs Wont Save You Without Proper Care and Use
I recently interviewed Mark Bologna of Landfall Navigation. Hes a safety expert, major supporter of safety training and has decades worth of experience selecting...
Rethinking the Use of Inflatable PFDs
In the early 1800s Norwegian sailors started wearing cork filled vests dubbed the Seamans Friend. And over the next two centuries, life jacket design...
Salus PFD Fits Infants Less Than 20 Pounds
In October 2006, Practical Sailor tested infants life jackets and our top pick was MTI Adventurewears Bay Bee 201-I, one of the few jackets...
The DYI “Last Chance” Self-rescue Line
Most sailors are familiar with Thor Heyedrahl's adventures aboard his balsa raft Kon Tiki. Some may remember the self-rescue line that they dragged behind...