Offshore Log: Full-Service Caribbean Chandlery
If you are a sailor living in the US, you don't know how spoiled you are when it comes to finding bits and pieces...
Offshore Log: Shurflo Pump Lacks Oomph
Our Shurflo pump has been a disappointment. At the time we installed it, it was the highest-capacity pump of its style available, and smaller...
Offshore Log: A Caribbean-built Wind Generator
For the serious cruiser, efficient power generation ranks right up there with an abundant supply of fresh water; without it, life is a real...
Uninflatable Tenders: Two Alternatives to RIBs & Roll-Ups
Once upon a time, tenders were essentially wooden or fiberglass rowboats. Then came inflatables, which are easier to stow, less likely to damage the...
Offshore Log:Another Year, Another Bottom Paint
By the time we finally moved westward from Trinidad in late September, Calypso had spent most of the 1998 hurricane season in Trinidad, south...
Offshore Log: Robertson AP 300CS on Trial. Bob Earns His Keep
Our trip from Venezuela to Bonaire was the first real test of Bob, our Robertson AP 300CX autopilot. He passed with flying colors.Although I...
Jeppesen and The Cap’n Top Picks For Electronic Charting
It wasnt very many years ago that the only tools a boater needed for navigation were a compass, some paper charts, a pair of...
Offshore Log: Charting A Course
My youthful infatuation with maps has a lot to do with the fact that we are now aboard a sailboat almost halfway around the...
Offshore Log: Waiting at the Panama Canal
Driven by strong northeasterlies, Calypso careened between the huge red and green daymarks on the ends of the east and west breakwaters guarding the...
Buyer’s Guide: Children’s PFDs
When it comes to safety precautions, kids usually think less is better. Fortunately for them, parents (and the US Coast Guard) disagree. Since...
Beneteau 423: What You Should Know | Boat Review
Looking to buy a 40-45 foot sailboat? Considering a Beneteau 423? See a Beneteau 423 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...
