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.
Six-Brand Winch Test: Anderson On Top
Winches are to sailboats what the inclined plane was to the Egyptians. They make the difficult easy, place the impossible within reach.
Offshore Log: A New Sail Inventory
Calypso dumps her old sails for a new suit from North, and what a difference it makes!
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.
Mailport 08/01/00
Handheld GPSI have the greatest respect for the equipment reviews in Practical Sailor, but I think that you overlooked very critical attributes for your...
Why Sailors Still Want This Slow Old Cruiser – Down East...
In this Practical Sailor boat tour, we take a deep look at the Downeaster 38, also known as the Down East 38, a classic...
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C&C 40 Used Boat Review
While C&C did not invent the racer/cruiser, the Canadian-based company has remained dedicated for two decades to the concept of the dual-purpose boat. With the notable exception of a few pure cruisers-the relatively low-performance Landfall 35, 42, 43, and 48-a racer-based cruising boat (the Landfall 38), and a real oddball (the Mega 30), most C&Cs have paid at least lip service to contemporary trends in racing boats.
