Practical Sailor

For more than 40 years, Practical Sailor, has been giving sailors unbiased buying guidance, honest product reviews and authoritative gear rankings. .

Practical Sailor tests boats and products in use, on the water and sometimes under the water. Boats get sailed. Bilge pumps get run. Waterproof gear gets dunked. And then we share our findings with you.

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Ready for your dream boat?

PRACTICAL SAILOR'S new and used sailboat reviews leave no doubt and leave nothing out. You'll get comprehensive assessments of boats like Hunter 33, C&C 33, Catalina 30, Pearson 26, Freedom 30, Tartan 27, Morgan 38 and many more.

Want your bottom paint to last more than a year?

When we examined 66 anti-fouling, anti-slime paints, we were able to still recommend 19 paints after 18 months. We were surprised, however to find prices of these survivors ranging from $55 to $228 a gallon!

In the market for a new radar unit? Second anchor? Upgrading your sails? Installing wifi?