Safety & Seamanship

Offshore Log:More Gear for the New Year

It's hard to believe that when we took off around the world just seven years ago, Calypso was one of the few sailboats of...

Offshore Log:New Gear for the New Year

This is the time of year when sailors in the frozen north plan their winter projects and think of next summer, with perhaps one...

Offshore Log:New Gear for the New Year

This is the time of year when sailors in the frozen north plan their winter projects and think of next summer, with perhaps one...

Personal Locator Beacons

]by Doug Ritter The advantages of 406 MHz distress alerting over 121.5 MHz are significant and they are a proven lifesaver. The 121.5 MHz EPIRB...

Offshore Log: Still In Class

by Nick NicholsonIt's not unusual for a Practical Sailor article to generate a fair amount of reader response. This is particularly true when we...

Chartplotter-Sounder Conversions

There's a new breed of depthsounder that will allow your existing chartplotter or radar display to multi-task. The new technology allows those with limited...

Walker Bay RIDs

Back in the September 2001 issue, Practical Sailor reviewed, in the Chandlery section, the Walker Bay 8 and Walker Bay 10 dinghies. We...

Offshore Log: The Volvo Open 70

by Nick NicholsonPS editor at large Nick Nicholson is part of the Rule Management Group for the Volvo Ocean Race. In this article, he...

PS Advisor: 10/15/03

Lifesling Recovery OptionsI've read about the difficulty of getting a crewmember back aboard once s/he's fallen into the water. It's not hard to imagine...

Offshore Log: Back to School

By Nick Nicholson You're tearing along at seven knots, trying desperately to reach harbor before total darkness. Suddenly you're aware that visibility is deteriorating—your running...

How To Buy Sails – With Joe Cooper

Looking to learn how to buy sails for your sailboat? Deciding between Dacron sails or laminate sails? Thinking about how to buy carbon fibre...