Raymarines WiFi Advantage
Raymarine has re-defined onboard interface with WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities in its new MFDs. Using an iPad or iPhone (Version 4 or newer), a...
Lighting the Way
While electronic navigation plays a dominant role on most of todays boats, paper charts still have their place at the prudent sailors nav station....
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 Reviews Cheap and Free iPad Navigation Apps
Transas iSailorThe basic Transas iSailor app is free, and groups of vector charts called folios can be downloaded for $4.99 to $49.99. Most U.S....
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...
Practical Sailor Reviews Iridium and Inmarsat Satphones
Iridium’s new 9575 satellite phone is a step up from its current 9555 and should be available at presstime. It is called the Iridium...
PS Tests the Fish-finding Factor of Compact Plotter-sounders
Raymarine A70DThe Raymarine A70D is the big brother of the A50D that Practical Sailor reviewed in June 2009, and it shares many of the...
PS Tests Small-screen Plotter-sounders
Raymarine A70DThe Raymarine A70D is the big brother of the A50D that Practical Sailor reviewed in June 2009, and it shares many of the...
Plotter-sounders Undergo a Battery of Tests
Fogging screens, water intrusion, poor visibility in bright sunlight, and slow redraw rates are the most common complaints we get regarding plotter-sounders. Better construction,...
Chandlery: October 2011
While spray in the face can mean you’re having a great sail, rain in the kisser while catching some Z’s definitely rates low on...
The AMAZING 50 Footer You’ve Never Heard Of – Pegasus 50...
A 50 footer packed with innovation for shorthanded cruising, the Pegasus 50 has features like carbon fiber rig, bulkheads, and bimini. When compared to...
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Pacific Seacraft 34 and 37
Pacific Seacraft was founded in 1976 by Henry Morschladt and Mike Howarth, who first produced 25-foot daysailers. Like many boatbuilders, the company suffered during...