Making a Case for the Hank-on Staysail
When it comes to choosing what belongs on the offshore cruising boat, there are a few hard and fast rules. But most choices are...
Broken Anchor Swivels and the Tales They Tell
An important question that comes up in our upcoming report on stainless-steel swivels for anchors is where the shackle should be introduced to the...
The Art of Seamanship
Those who enjoyed our recent three-part special report highlighting the trends in sailboat design and construction-focusing on structure, stability, and performance (February 2015, June...
More Bottom Paint Blues (with video)
A couple of weeks ago, in a blog post entitled "Boat Bottom Blues," I wrote about the challenges of dealing with an old boat...
Flexing the Girl Power Muscle
I hope that it may give pause to that old salt in the anchorage before he makes a snide remark about the woman at...
Rigged for Living in Small Spaces
After our decade-long sailing sabbatical, my wife Theresa and I moved into our first apartment. It was just off of Broadway Street in Newport,...
PS Tests and the Death Spiral of Curiosity
The next few months will be busy. The particularly brutal winter of 2014-2015 drove many of our testers into their workshops, and now they...
Can Carbon Foam Batteries Meet Hype?
In the May issue of Practical Sailor, one battery stood out from the others in its ability to recover from what we call partial...
Bottom Paint Makers face Irgarol Shortage
Antifouling paint manufacturers are reporting that Irgarol, a pesticide commonly used as a boosting agent in antifouling paints, is in short supply in the...
Barnacles Consume Test Panels at 18 Months
The widespread failure among all paints was the headline event this year, but of almost equal importance were the results of new bottom paints...
24 Knot Speed Trimaran – The Dragonfly 40 Ultimate
Most people who want to go cruising to tropical destinations on a sailboat buy a Beneteau or Dufour, but those who want an extremely...
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Pearson Alberg 35 Used Boat Review
The year 1961 may not seem so long ago to those of us over a certain age, but believe it or not, it was...