Top 10 Products for 1999

Our annual selection of outstanding equipment, headlined this year by the Spade anchor, Nexus instruments and the Isotemp water heater.

Special Section – AnchoringAnchor and Mooring Chains: Vinyl-Covered Chain is the Pits

Stainless chain resists best, but attracts barnacles.

Special Section – AnchoringIn Mud, the CQR and Barnacle Rank at the Top of...

For holding power, the Barnacle is a big surprise.

Special Section – AnchoringAnchor and Mooring Chains: Vinyl-Covered Chain is the Pits

Stainless chain resists best, but attracts barnacles.

Special Section – AnchoringIn Mud, the CQR and Barnacle Rank at the Top of...

For holding power, the Barnacle is a big surprise.

Banish Junky Anchor Rode Markers

For the boat owner who thinks he has everything, there is yet still another bit of electronic wizardry…a widget that tells you how much...

Sea Anchors & Drogues

Taking bad weather bow-to or stern-to is a fundamental quandary. Much depends on your boat. Then you have to decide which sea anchor or drogue to buy. We sort through the decision tree.

PS Advisor

Bruce vs. Claw. Keel Depth.

Latest Logbook

Practical Sailor Logbook – October 2026

This month leans into used-boat value and hands-on maintenance: Tim Labute tours the traditional, shoal-draft Bayfield 32, Nick Nicholson revisits the much-requested Morgan 38/382,...

Video: Catalina 356 Review – The First Boat of the Comeback

Catalina Yachts is BACK! After a change in ownership and a pause in production, Catalina has returned to building sailboats in America, and we're...

Latest Sailboat Reviews

10 New Sailboats at the 2026 Annapolis Sailboat Show

As North America’s largest sail exhibition, the Annapolis Sailboat Show always delivers a bevy of new boats. This year’s October 15-18 run didn’t disappoint,...

Cal 2-27 Used Boat Review