Safety & Seamanship

Take One Deep Breath

With pre-recorded instructions, the rechargeable Safety Mate calmly talks you through a range of first-aid procedures, right down to counting the 30 chest compressions...

Diving into Plotter/Sounders

Navman out-pixels ’em all, and Furuno bests the rest.

Throw Bags

It’s a toss up: KwikTek for daysailing, West Marine for offshore cruising.

Inflatable Life Vest Showdown

Crewfit brushes off Plastimo’s challenge.

A Shining Solution

Visibility can be a very important element when it comes to safety on the water. For that person in the water, being as visible...

Electronic Charts

Navionics’ Platinum and Gold charts excel over C-Map and Garmin

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.

Morgan 382 – The $30K Boat Nobody Talks About

The Morgan 382 might be one of the most overlooked cruising sailboats ever built. Designed by legendary naval architect Ted Brewer and produced between...

Latest Sailboat Review

Caliber 33 Used Boat Review

The Caliber is a peculiar blend of tradition and innovation, of security and performance, of practicality and pizzazz. All of the owners we heard from were "satisfied." One called the 33 his favorite boat over six decades of sailing.