Tips on Choosing and Sizing Anchor Shackles
No matter what brand of anchor shackle you decide to use, understanding sizing and grades of shackles is essential, since this connector between your...
Squall Tactics for Sailors
The danger in running before a squall (or jibing downwind, a tactic sometimes employed by Transpac racers) is the inevitable wind shift that can...
Lightning Protection: The Truth About Dissipators
About this time of year, when lightning strikes become frequent occurrences, we receive a good deal of mail asking about static dissipators such as...
Testing Sailing Knots that Really Grip
Im as prone as anyone to being enchanted by the big picture-but I learned quickly where that can lead. About 10 miles off the...
Conquering (or Coexisting with) Waterline Stains
Summer is here, and our routine maintenance chores now require some serious elbow grease. Our first impulse is to go for the super-strength acids...
Reframing Our Views on the Auto-inflate PFD
In the July 2019 issue of Practical Sailor we dive again into the world of inflatable PFD/harnesses. This time our focus is on auto-inflation...
Preparing a Marina-Bound Boat for a Tropical Storm
Practical Sailor has covered storm preparation on several occasions. The two most extensive articles appeared in July 2008 Gear for Battening Down Ahead of...
Inflatable PFDs: Know the Ins and Outs
The following is an updated advisory regarding the care and use of personal flotation devices. It's a relatively long post, but if you depend...
Sailing Helmets and the Risk of Head Injury
Should sailors wear helmets? As we gain greater awareness of the risks of long-term brain injury linked to concussions in various sports, it is...
Installing and Maintaining A Watermaker
Installing a watermaker can be a serious project, and its not to be taken lightly. First, you need to find a suitable location for...
$650,000 Yacht Tour : Hanse 460 – This Luxury Cruising Sailboat...
In the $500,000+ cruising sailboat market, the competition for world traveling sailboats is full of exceptional sailing yachts like the Catalina 445, the Amel...
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MacGregor 26M Used Boat Review
MacGregor 26 has been a staple in the trailerable sailboat market for decades, and company literature claimed more than 7,000 of the original model...