A Rundown on Common VHF Features and Functions
AquaQuake: A draining function specific to Icom radios; a vibrating "buzz" clears water from the speaker grill.Noise-canceling: Reduces background noise, so you can be...
Raymarine e7 vs. Garmin 740s plotter-sounders
Ease of usePS testers found both units to be intuitive in menu layout and basic features functionality, but due to the e7D’s increased capabilities,...
Raymarine’s 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...
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...
The History of Cape Dory Sailboats
Cape Dory Yachts was founded in 1963 by Andrew Vavolotis in East Taunton, Mass. In the following 28 years, the company built over 2,800...
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Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review
When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...