Practical Sailor Editors Pick the Best Sailing Gear of the Year 2007
Over the last year, weve reviewed everything from thermo-electric coolers to snatch blocks, navigation software, PBO rigging, and even sunscreens. The 2007 Practical Sailor...
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...
Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review
Choosing between a monohull and catamaran was already hard, but Jeanneau just made it even harder. The new Jeanneau Yachts 65 is a monumental...
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