DeLorme inReach vs. Iridium Extreme
Many love the solitude that sailing offers, but not necessarily the limited (or non-existent) communications that can accompany it. For those sailors, there are...
Plotting Your Escape in the Age of Satcom
I wanted to try a little experiment this week. Something safe, with little risk of getting hurt. Something I could do while drinking coffee...
A Look at PLB Battery Life
Analyzing the resultsOnce all of Imanna’s numbers were crunched—decibels above 1 microvolt (dBμV) are converted to decibels above 1 milliwatt (dBm), the antenna gain...
Remote VHF Mics Test
0)]Standard Horizon RAM3Standard Horizon’s RAM3 remote microphone provides full remote control of its Quantum, Matrix, Quest-X, Quest+, and Phantom series fixed VHF radios. This...
Is the SEND Device Message Loud and Clear?
Tracking AegeanAs a result of the Aegean incident, GEOS has changed its protocol for responding to alerts with no position data. Now, when a...
Useful and Fun Nautical Apps for iPad
Instrument DisplayThese apps replicate onboard instrument displays, using the iPad’s GPS information.• Marine SailMaster HD: The Marine SailMaster HD app, designed by Leland Roys,...
PS Sea-trials the iPad and Nav Apps
Charts & TidesDeveloped by Navimatics, maker of Garmin-compatible digital charts for chartplotters, Charts & Tides is a relatively inexpensive vector-chart app ($20-$25, depending on...
USCG Safety Alert Concerning DSC-equipped VHFs
Most of today’s fixed VHF marine radios come equipped with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability, and many high-end handheld VHFs do as well. For...
Chandlery: August 2011
The ToolPak retails for $100 and is guaranteed to be free of defects in workmanship and materials for one year.Compared to the last toolbag...
Chandlery: June 2011
In our eternal quest to be fouling-free beneath the waterline, we recently picked up a tube of Prop Glop antifoulant for propellers and running...
A Rival for Island Packet, Made in China – Outbound 46...
Like Kraken Yachts and some Passport sailboats, Outbound Yachts are made in China. It's heavy like an Island Packet, but fast like a Beneteau....
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Pearson 303 Used Boat Review
The Pearson 303, introduced in 1983, is a fairly typical example of the kind of work Pearson was doing in the mid-1980s, continuing until...