Safety & Seamanship

USNA Lifeline Test Reveals Weak Spots

During the time former PS Technical Editor Ralph Naranjo worked as the Vanderstar Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy, he organized a research project...

A Non-standard Issue

One of the first things we research when designing a new product test are industry standards already in place. Frequently, there are none, or...

Anti-Seasick Bands

Although most sailors know all too well what it means to be nauseous, few may know that the word “nausea” actually derives from the...

Extreme Ocean Gear Testing

Gear reportIt is clear that the boat and sailor had an affinity for each other that seemed to tip the scale in success’s favor.One...

Small Boats Open Big Vistas

In 2003, Matt Rutherford made a sight unseen commitment to cruising from his home in Ohio. Over the phone, he bought a Coronado 25...

Safety at Sea Part III: Rambler 100 capsize

Shortly after 1740 local time on Aug. 15, 2011, Rambler 100-touted as the fastest monohull super-maxi on the planet and representing millions of dollars...

US Sailing Investigator’s Recommendations

Ron Trossbach, the lead investigator for US Sailing in the Rambler 100 incident, recommended the following changes to US Sailing’s Offshore Special Regulations (OSR)...

Lessons learned

Ron Trossbach, head of the US Sailing investigation into the Rambler 100 accident, offered the following lessons that sailors can take away from the...

Rambler 100 Recommendations

The crew of Rambler 100 made the following recommendations/observations regarding safety equipment. The recommendations were taken from crew statements provided to US Sailing and...

US Sailing Investigator’s Recommendations

Ron Trossbach, the lead investigator for US Sailing in the Rambler 100 incident, recommended the following changes to US Sailing’s Offshore Special Regulations (OSR)...

40-Footer Boat Tours – With Some Big Surprises! | Boat Tour

Join us at the Miami Boat Show as we get on four 40-footers for boat tours! A Beneteau 37.1, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, Dufour...