Preparing Your Boat for a Tropical Storm
The Atlantic Hurricane Season is off to a slow start this year, but we can expect activity to pick up in the months ahead...
Affordable Sunglasses for Sailors
I gave up buying expensive sunglasses years ago, when I kept losing them. But I do care about getting good protection. Fortunately, having shepherded...
Staying Cool on the Water
As the first of what will likely be many heat-waves this summer is driving many people indoors, it is a good time to make...
What Dog Breed is Best Suited for Cruising?
Anyone who has owned a pet, know they provide more than just companionship. Animals sense things that humans can't, and that includes the mood...
Make Your Own Dinghy Wheels
As I creaked into action this spring, juggling refit projects like chainsaws, each one intent on drawing blood, I found I'm suddenly not as...
The Pitch for Summer Sailing Camps for Children
This summer tens of thousands of children will take their first sail, with a friend or alone in their own little boat. No adults....
Pondering Options for Varnishing a Mast
As a mast and rigging overhaul creeps toward the top of the refit list on my 1971 Yankee 30, Opal, I'm thankful I'm no...
Gearing Up for Hurricane Season
My old home island of Guam got whacked by a Supertyphoon Mawar on Wednesday. Power is still out, so still no word from friends....
The Pre-Launch Checklist
Away we go. A well earned summer of sailing is fast upon us. If your boat isn't already in the water, it will be...
More Great Tips for Stopping Boat Stink
It's not often I get to see photos of an intact, but excruciatingly stinky holding tank get wedged and jimmied through cutouts in the...
The CLAIMED Best Anchor in the World! Ultra vs Rocna vs...
Are you shopping for a new sailboat anchor? We looked at Rocna and Mantus and the anchor that is claimed to be the best...
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Tartan 37 Used Boat Review
The Tartan 37 is a moderately high performance, shoal-draft cruiser built between 1967 and 1988 by Tartan Marine, a company that helped usher in...