On Your Behalf
We recently receivied an e-mail from Bill Boyeson, a reader in Seattle, WA. Boyeson wanted to share his experience with Tacktick's electronic RaceMaster compass....
New Marina Guidebook for Florida
After hurricane-delayed research, a new guidebook for marinas along Florida's East Coast is now available.
Into the Fray
Like a lot of sailboat owners all over the country, for me, the idle hours of late winter and early spring aren't really idle...
Froli Sleep System
Even more adjustability is provided by tension rings, shaped like four-leafed clovers, which are snapped on the top of the spring elements.When assembled, the...
Priorities, Priorities
Some 25 years ago, when Hurricanes David and Frederick bore down upon my floating abode in the U.S. Virgin Islands-threatening back-to-back strikes-I learned a...
Map Seal
Last year, when Practical Sailor tested about a dozen spray products for rendering woven fabrics water-repellent (see PS June 2004, "Water Repellents for Fabric"),...
Trend or Just Trendy?
In 1962, when Thomas Kuhn wrote about paradigm shifts in his opus The Structure of Scientific Revolution, he described scientific advancement not as evolutionary,...
More Practical Websites
Our last compilation of useful Internet resources for sailors included 26 websites; here now are two dozen more that we like.
Human Resources
A few weeks back a friend called and invited me to his "hull turning party." Readers who are acquainted with one-off boat construction won't...
FenderStep
We once had a boat with considerable freeboard. When anchored out, getting aboard from a dinghy was done by rigging a folding teak boarding...
This 1997 Sailboat Costs $350,000… Here’s Why – Hampton 43
Can a 1997 sailboat really be worth $350,000? In this video, we take a deep dive into the Hampton 43 pilothouse cutter, a heavy-displacement...
Latest Sailboat Review
Rhodes 22 Used Boat Review
Designed by Phillip Rhodes back in 1960, the Rhodes 22 is a trailerable cruiser for a couple that wants the amenities of a larger boat without putting up with the hassles and expenses of a larger boat. It's clearly not a racing boat. It's also not a "shoehorn special," whose claim to fame is how many persons it can sleep. And it's not an inexpensive boat for its size. The Rhodes 22, from its inception, has been a purpose-built boat. And, with a history of detail improvements and some innovative thinking, it meets that purpose quite well.