Marine Electronics

Going Overboard With Remote Controls

Recently, I had the exercise of chasing my two sons, Ben and Jake, around one of the many fall boat shows that again left...

Six Remote Mics for VHF Radios Are Put to the Test

As single-handers and anyone sailing fogbound coastal waters traversed by high-speed ferries can attest, a reliable radio at the helm often becomes an essential...

Can You Hear Me Now? Mariner 500 Communication Aid

One of the many challenging aspects of on-board life is exchanging information between the helmsperson and the crew at the other end of the...

Speed Reader – Velocitek Marine Electronics

Handheld marine electronics can provide an essential backup to permanently mounted gear. That aspect is certainly part of the appeal for a product called...

The Multitasking Standard Horizon CPV350 Challenges Top-Performing Chartplotters and VHF Radios

The CPV350 has a long list of features that go beyond the ability to transmit and receive. It has an integral 30-watt hailer with...

The Solar Stik

Solar panels have proven themselves a valuable ally in the never-ending battle to keep batteries charged and todays power-hungry systems fed. A common sight...

Ocean Tested: Must-have Software for Cruisers

Software for downloading e-mail, weather information, and tide information from the Internet over a high-seas radio or a satellite phone gets used most frequently...

Tankless Scuba Diving

The last few years, weve used a neat, 12-volt battery-powered "snuba" rig&emdash;a snorkeling-scuba hybrid&emdash;to inspect our test boats hull. We first reported on this...

Handheld Weather Instrument Test

For this test of hand-held weather stations, Practical Sailor had three principal objectives. First, we wanted to determine which weather instruments gave cruising sailors...

Ocean Tested: Automated Identification System (AIS) for Recreational Boats

Starting in 2002, the SOLAS regulations (chapter V, regulation 19) required that all ships over 300 gross tons carry and operate at all times...

Lagoon’s WILD NEW 43 Footer is Replacing the 42!

Are you interested in chartering a catamaran sailboat? This is Lagoons new entry level cat. The 43, and while you can still buy a...

Latest Sailboat Review

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...