Making Sense of Our Ratings
Most long-time readers are familiar with our ratings categories-Best Choice, Recommended, and Budget Buy-but their significance might not be so obvious to new readers....
Installing a Deck Washdown Pump
You need only look at a couple photos in our report on anchor holding power in mud to recognize the advantages of a washdown...
Never Enough Rope
Editor's note: While clearing out the rope-cluttered cockpit lockers last week I was reminded of this fun piece by former PS editor Doug Logan,...
Roll-bar Anchors in Mud
In the February 2015 report on anchoring in mud we took a slight detour from our usual process, although we have done similar reports...
Pocket Cruisers Unite!
I've always been a sucker for pocket cruisers, so when Ken Lange, the owner of International Marine, offered the chance to sail the builders...
Aground! Vestas Wind’s Volvo Race Oops
Ive put enough boats on rocks and shoals and had enough near misses to sympathize with the skipper and crew of Vestas Wind, who...
Florida Anchoring Survey: Here Today, Gone-
I don't want to come down too hard on the good people at Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission; many of the underpaid, overworked officers...
The Mystery Chain from China
Were just wrapping up our extensive three-part test of anchor chain and find ourselves caught in a web of intrigue. For the past couple...
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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The year 1961 may not seem so long ago to those of us over a certain age, but believe it or not, it was...