Of Charts, Seacocks,and Safety Tethers
Heres a frightening question to ponder on your next ocean passage: What would be the worst product for a marine manufacturer to botch? Sadly,...
Stabilized Binoculars
All 14 binoculars tested for this years recent reviews (published August and November 2006) carried a magnification factor of 7x50. Why? Because 7x has...
Clipped in: Safety Harness Showdown
Tragically, lives continue to be lost when the use of a harness might have saved them. Many race organizers, including those of the Volvo...
High tech gear that won’t let you down
While good boat hardware and mechanical equipment is usually in production for years with little change, many marine electronics are outmoded the moment they hit...
Rhumb Lines – Clipped on for the ride of our lives
If you had any doubts how serious we are about testing equipment here at Practical Sailor, check out the story on safety harnesses, beginning...
Keep in Touch with Skype
Neither fish nor fowl, Skype is a VOIP, or Voice Over the Internet Protocol network, thats rapidly finding a home in the cruising community....
Bottom Paint Strippers
To paraphrase from our 2000 paint stripper test: What expletive that we havent used before can we possibly mutter to describe the onerous task...
Storage Solutions
Spare clothing, bedding, and all the other things that end up stuffed into sailboat lockers need to be organized and protected from the elements....
Propspeed
How important is a barnacle-free prop to you? Propspeed, a product from Oceanmax (available through West Marine), claims to keep the metal below your...
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...
