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.

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...

A Liveaboard That Sails Like a Race Boat

The Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 is one of the most interesting modern cruising sailboats in the 34-foot range. With twin helms, an open transom, a...

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Hans Christian 33 Used Boat Review

This is a 33-ft. sailboat that people talk about like it belongs in a museum. They price it like it belongs in a trust...