Practical Sailors Heavyweight Anchors Test 2008
In a followup to the November 2008 shoreside testing of three large cruising anchors, this field report offers a glimpse of how the Manson...
Practical Sailor Names 13 Products Best Gear of the Year
Practical Sailor’s annual wrap-up of the year’s best sailing equipment looks at our favorite top-rated products from November 2007 to November 2008, including the...
Product Test: Heavyweight Cruising Anchors for Challenging Anchorages
One of a cruising anchors most important traits is its ability to set easily (and reset after a wind shift) in the widest possible...
Best Boating Knives
Hold the Redi-Edge on a flat surface and lightly draw the knife edge through the 20-degree edge angle formed by two small, hardened cutting...
Water-Proofing Gear from Underwater Kinetics
There are those among us who tend to go through cell-phones and other small electronics like candy. Most anything not tied to the boat...
Alarming Trend Shows Minimal-duty Windlasses Becoming More Common on Cruising Sailboats
There was a time when "built to last" was the bold theme that drove marine manufacturing. Cast bronze cleats, stem fittings, and other simple...
Farewell to Skip Allan’s S/V Wildflower
Anyone who has ever run before a gale knows how exhilarating it can be. On the right boat, in the right conditions, the adrenaline...
Snatch Block Test Update
Although it has a comparatively small sheave diameter (1.75 inches), the RF-6831 can handle loads up to 3,310 pounds, which is on par with...
A Tale of Two Trysails
A storm trysail rarely gets the close look it deserves. Designed to replace the mainsail in a severe storm, it spends most of its...
Small-Boat Refit: Practical Sailor’s Catalina 22 Gets a Keel Overhaul
One of the most common problem areas on older boats is where water and metal meet. Bury that metal in poorly sealed fiberglass, or...
Tayana 37: What You Should Know | Boat Review
Looking to buy a 35-40 foot sailboat? Considering a Tayana 37? See a Tayana 37 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...
