Personal Rescue Lights: Less Than Brilliant
ACR slightly outshone the rest of a dim group. These lights can help in a quick pick-up, but youre unlikely to see them beyond a half-mile in most sea conditions.
Offshore Log: An Introduction to Europe
With great relief, Calypso sailed northwest from Israel to Cyprus, our first stop in the more European part of the Mediterranean.
Offshore Log:The Mediterranean At Last
With little ceremony other than the relief of dropping our pilot off in Port Said, Calypso was spat out of the Red Sea and into the Mediterranean.û
Offshore Log:The Mediterranean At Last
With little ceremony other than the relief of dropping our pilot off in Port Said, Calypso was spat out of the Red Sea and into the Mediterranean.û
Aqua Vigil Alarm Is Simple but Quirky
Nothing is scarier than seeing water coming into your boat. If you're not aboard to see the spectacle, you'll be safe — but it might be curtains for your boat.
Offshore Log: A Close Call in the Red Sea
Calypso finds a reef off the coast of Eritrea, but boat and crew are all well. Hats off to Lofrans-Falkon and Speedtech Instruments.
Too Expensive To Bury
The test report in the March 1, 1997 issue of Practical Sailor called the KVH Datascope “the king of the hand-bearing compasses.” Although expensive,...
Boat Ladder for Inflatables
Ladders for use around and aboard the boat? For docks and rafts, hook-on-the-rail models, stern mounts, folding, extending, the new center bar sport ladders…there...
Sextants: Do We Really Have To?
Sextants may be anachronisms, but maybe we need them anyway — to save our sailing souls. Beginners should consider the Davis MK25 and the Celestaire Astra IIIB.
Offshore Log: Scoots, An Apogee 50
This customized long-distance cruiser has numerous features that would improve any boat. Plus, Log of Calypso: Asia to Arabia.
Zero Dollar Cruising Dream | Halcyon 23
Could you really live on a small sailboat, go cruising cheap, or chase the sailing dream without buying a huge expensive boat? In this...
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