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Preparing A Boat to Sail Solo
You have probably heard people say sailing solo is dangerous or irresponsible. How can you keep a proper watch? What happens if you have...
Chafe Tape Plan
No one like dings, but we accept them as part of active sailing. Most boats have black marks behind winch handle pockets and dings...
Ocean Tested: Rock-climbing Gear
MOB Tackle: Putting it All TogetherThough every boat is different, testers found that climbing hardware—basically purpose-built rescue equipment—can be put together as a very...
Chafe Protection for Fiber Rodes
Anchorages are strewn with rocks, coral, or even an old engine blocks. For these places the best rode leader is chain. However, with diving...
Heavy Weather Sailing Gear
From sea anchors, drogues, and trysails to forereaching and heaving to, tactics and gear for surviving a storm at sea vary greatly. During a...
Extreme Ocean Gear Testing
Gear reportIt is clear that the boat and sailor had an affinity for each other that seemed to tip the scale in success’s favor.One...
Essential Sailing Gear that Lasts
Our long-term testing at Practical Sailor may have the initial appeal of a tortoise race, but things do heat up at the finish line....
Offshore Log: The Right Gear for the Job
While our primary sailhandling hardware is Harken (mainsheet traveler, mainsheet blocks, inboard genoa tracks and cars, snatch blocks), we also use a variety of...
Editors Tap Top Sailing Gear of the Year
ApparelGill OS2 fouliesIn early 2015, Practical Sailor tested mid-range, mens and womens foul-weather gear from Gill, Grundens, Helly Hansen, Henri Lloyd, and West Marine....
Checking Rope Strength
We like nylon for docklines, anchor rode, and chain snubbers because it stretches, absorbing jolts that would otherwise be transferred to the boat and...
