Pondering Solar Panels
My post last week on storing batteries for winter prompted a couple comments and letters on solar panels, so I thought I'd point out...
Jamming GPS Signals, the Lightsquared Way
This months report on satellite communication devices focuses on existing technology, so it does not dig into one of the more controversial satcomm topics...
The Bight Before Christmas
Being a lover of both boats and books, I'm always on the lookout for good stories about the sea. And being a father, I'm...
Perfect Gifts for the DIY Sailor
In the January issue of Practical Sailor, technical editor Ralph Naranjo opens his workshop to readers and offers his advice to power tool selection....
Looking Back on the Sailing Life
This year has been a particularly good year for sailing books. Thanks to e-books and the Internet, some old favorites are getting second lives...
Rethinking the Rally Concept
I remember sitting in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, watching as a fleet of boats in Jimmy Cornells Europa 98 around-the-world rally-Deerfoots and Swans and...
Grounded Again (You Did Not Hear this From Me)
There was no small bit of irony that when marine electronics installer and blogger Bill Bishop and I set out for a day of...
Steve Jobs’ Megayacht, In His Own Words
After much persistent and gentle prodding of management, Practical Sailor converted to Macs last year. So, like millions around the world who rely on...
Canada Metal Pacific, New Rocna Maker, Offers Anchor Exchange Program
Since our recent report that a number (how many remains in dispute) of Rocna anchors did not meet published design specifications, the Rocna anchors...
Looking Out Through the Porthole
Putting together the November 2011 issue, I was struck by the stark contrast between the cover story on the Marshall 22, a no-frills catboat...
AMAZING Sailboat Drones, US Navy Deploys 65 Foot Sailing Drone
Sailing Drones are WILD! The New Jersey drone sightings aren’t the only things making waves in the world of unmanned vehicles. Sailing drones are...
Latest Sailboat Review
Catalina 42 Mk I and Mk II
Under the guidance of Frank Butler, who founded the company in 1969, Catalina Yachts’ philosophy is to offer “as much boat for the money...