Checking Chemical Safety
When we talk about safety and sailing, the topic inevitably focuses on seamanship, equipment, and maintenance, not potential health risks linked to harmful chemicals....
Sailing Without a Rudder
Galerider 30, Hathaway, Reiser & RaymondProviding by far the most consistent drag at varying rode length and in waves, it was the tester favorite....
Ideal Drogue setup will require experiments
For maximum maneuverability, the control lines-one port, one starboard-should attach at the widest part of the boat. This maximizes leverage and places the effort...
Top Fire Blankets for the Offshore Sailor
Fire extinguishers are a U.S. Coast Guard requirement, and every boating instruction manual starts by telling you how many you need, where to mount...
Onboard Fire Fighting
When a fire strikes at sea, you need to respond quickly, aggressively, and with a cool head, and you will not give up easily....
Marine Weather Forecasting
Over the last few decades, there's been exponential growth in the availability of accurate weather forecasts and the net result is safer voyaging.
Government spending...
Know Your Rafts Checkup Regimen
Spring is when many sailors have to bite the bullet and have their liferaft inspected, an expense that costs 10 to 30 percent of...
Do You Want to Go Sailing?
Its hard to describe the curiosity I felt when I first saw the above photograph on the cover of the 2017 catalog for Defender...
Practical Sailor 2016 Index
Amenities & ApparelPortable boarding steps Velcro test Toilet paper test Boat hooks testAnchoring and Mooring Snubber sizing Mantus anchor swivel Anchor chain...
Risk Management and Renting Adventure
Oceans may interconnect the planet, but they also act as a barrier, isolating the sailors on opposite shores. Some cruisers and racers bridge the...
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...
