Ocean Crossing Sailboat Rally Goes Awry video from Practical Sailor

Ocean Crossing Sailboat Rally Goes Awry

Ocean sailing has changed and in this year’s ARC Sailboat Rally we find out Starlink has had a lot to do with it. Same...
43 FOOT BOAT TOUR - The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440 video from Practical Sailor

43 FOOT BOAT TOUR – The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440

Are you shopping for a 40-plus foot sailboat? The 40-foot sailboat market is one of the hottest and this week, we’re looking at the...
AMAZING MACHINES! How They Make Sailboat Sails video from Practical Sailor

AMAZING MACHINES! How They Make Sailboat Sails

Do you need new sails for your sailboat? Ever wondered how they make sails? From Dacron to laminates, we visited Evolution Sails in Deltaville...
The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor video from Practical Sailor

The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor

What is the best trailerable sailboat? One big feature is the mast stepping system. Today we look at trailer sailors like the Catalina 275,...
Which Batteries Would I Buy TODAY for my SAILBOAT? video from Practical Sailor

Which Batteries Would I Buy TODAY for my SAILBOAT?

What is the best battery for a sailboat? What is the problem with lithium batteries on boats? Is AGM or lithium better for a...
Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review video from Practical Sailor

Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review

Choosing between a monohull and catamaran was already hard, but Jeanneau just made it even harder. The new Jeanneau Yachts 65 is a monumental...
Is It Too Soon for Electric Sailboats? video from Practical Sailor

Is It Too Soon for Electric Sailboats?

Gone with the Wynns recently had problems with their electric drive HH Catamaran and spoke out on YouTube regarding their troubles. Sailing Uma has...
Com-Pac Sailboats - Everything You Need to Know video from Practical Sailor

Com-Pac Sailboats – Everything You Need to Know

Are you looking for a trailerable sailboat? With Com-Pac's Mastendr system and stainless-steel centerboards, they might be the best trailer sailboats of all! Com-Pac...
Diesel Overheating Dinghy Pump Hack video from Practical Sailor

Diesel Overheating Dinghy Pump Hack

Bert Vermeer tells his story of an overheating Beta Marine 20 diesel sailboat engine with clogged sail drive intake ports and how he used...
Catalina 34 Used Boat Review video from Practical Sailor

Catalina 34 Used Boat Review

Are you shopping for a 30 to 36 foot sailboat? One of the hottest selling mid thirty footers on the used sailboat market right...

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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: Why Are Tartans So Expensive? Inside the Tartan 3700

If you’re researching Tartan Yachts, looking for the best traditional cruising sailboat, comparing premium used sailboats, shopping for a bluewater cruiser, or considering a...

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Morgan 38/382 Used Boat Review

In 1977, the Morgan 382 was introduced, designed by Ted Brewer, Jack Corey and the Morgan Design Team. According to Brewer, the boat was loosely based on the Nelson/Marek-designed Morgan 36 IOR One Ton. The most obvious difference between the 38 and 382 was the elimination of the centerboard and the addition of a cruising fin keel (NACA 64 012 foil) with skeg-mounted rudder. They are two completely different designs from two different eras in yacht design.

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