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...
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...
Hey, Its Your Old Pal
When youre an editor with one of the glossy sailing magazines, marine manufacturers are always glad to see you. Youre working for the readers,...
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Practical Sailor Logbook – September 2026
In September we tour the Hans Christian 48T — the offshore cruiser many sailors call the holy grail — walk the custom Antigua 60...
Video: RIB vs Inflatable Catamaran Dinghy
For decades, the standard cruising setup has been something like a 10-foot RIB with a 15-horsepower outboard, but lightweight cat dinghies are challenging that...
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Learning by Doing on a $5,000 Catalina 30 Mk II
When Davis’s mother started talking about wanting to do something “big” for retirement, Davis and Gloria half-jokingly threw out an idea that seemed suitably...
