Gear of the Year: Top 10 Products for 2001
At one end of the price scale, the Spade anchor and the Icom IC-M502 VHF radio stand out. At the low-cost end, Tommy Tape and Carborundum sandpaper shine.
26 Practical Websites
Most sailors know about the wealth of material available for them on the Internet, and many have made their own websites to contribute to that wealth.
Personal Effects on Deck
By the time you read this, it will have been about six weeks since the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon were attacked. Those...
Universal Solvent?
Most of us have glued things together with 3M 5200 when we really should have used something that would have given us a snowball's...
A Plug for All Seasons
While the Practical Sailor editorial offices were being relocated this spring, a casual experiment was discovered—or rediscovered— on a windowsill behind a Venetian blind. It's...
Walker Bay Dinghies, 8 and 10
It took a moment to decide whether to make this article a boat review or a Chandlery piece—but only a moment. Walker Bay dinghies...
Give Me Enough Rope
Left to their own devices, some sailors buy rope the way Imelda Marcos used to buy shoes-impulsively, profligately, with a kind of bulemic...
By Way of the Web
Were awash in e-mail here at our editorial offices. We read every letter that comes in, and we copy many to appropriate folders for...
Rip Rap: June 2001
Click here to view "Pacific Seacraft 37 Correction."Click here to view "Do-It-Yourself Charger."
Robert N. Bavier, Jr. 1918-2001
Robert N. Bavier, Jr., an America’s Cup winning helmsman and one of the sport’s leaders for many years, died on Thursday, February 22, in...
Inside Pure Yachts: Germany’s Ultra-Modern Aluminum Sailboat Builder
Discover the cutting-edge world of Pure Yachts, a boutique shipyard in Kiel, Germany, known for building ultra-light, performance-driven aluminum sailboats. In this video, we...
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Beneteau First 345 Used Boat Review
The Beneteau First 345 was designed as a moderate displacement racer/cruiser, and much of its popularity has been because of its success in blending the two functions. In fact, it could be said that the First is a racing boat that contains a cruising interior. The architect is Jean Berret, a Frenchman noted for his cruising and racing designs (he designed the 1985 Admiral's Cup winner, Phoenix, a Beneteau one-tonner).