Learning to Share
For avid sailors with flexible schedules, timeshare sailing can offer a cheaper ûalternative to sailing clubs or chartering.
Slings, Scoops & Ladders
In Part II of our safety series, we find that conventional overboard recovery gear like the Lifesling prove the most useful to sailors
Safety Spray Hood
According to safety specialist Capt. Henry Marx, sailors who go overboard and subsequently drown—particularly those wearing a PFD—would have stood a better chance of...
CO Detectors: Fireboy/Xintex Wins; Safe-T-Alert is a Best Buy
Marine carbon monoxide detectors are important. For reliability, we like the hard-wired CO Sentinels; for price, it's MTI's Safe-T-Alert.
Slant Six Throw Bag
One product not included in the Nov. 1 report on crew-overboard testing, was the Slant Six Throw Bag from Seattle Sports Co., which...
Float-Tech
The Float-Tech PFD, which is offered in seven sizes, provides 27 lbs. of buoyancy, and its makers say that it's designed to turn...
COB Recovery — Making Contact
In the first of two installments, writer, sailor, and safety authority John Rousmaniere reports on a landmark test of gear and methods used to assist in crew overboard recovery.
COB Recovery Making Contact
In the first of two installments, writer, sailor, and safety authority John Rousmaniere reports on a landmark test of gear and methods used to assist in crew overboard recovery.
PS Advisor: 10/15/05
High-Tech LifelinesI have a Pearson 323 and was inquiring of Layline, the retail outlet, about the replacement of my stainless lifelines with Spectra line....
Lifeline Netting
Since the time that cotton was first cultivated in ancient Mexico in 5700 B.C., netting came only in cotton's natural color, which is a...
CATAMARAN SHOWDOWN – Outremer 52 vs Lagoon 52: It’s Not Even...
Get ready for one of the most entertaining catamaran reviews we’ve done yet. Today we’re looking at the Outremer 52, a lightweight, high-performance bluewater...
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Pearson 30 Used Boat Review
The Pearson 30 was designed as a family cruiser and daysailer with a good turn of speed. The boat is actively raced throughout the country, however, with some holding IOR certificates, and many more racing in PHRF, MORC, and one-design fleets.