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...
Marine VHF Antenna Test
For this test of 8-foot and 16-foot fiberglass pole antennas, Practical Sailor contacted the three most popular manufacturers of marine recreational VHF antennas-Comrod, Digital...
OneTouch Makes Winch Work a Cinch
Testers used the single-grip OneTouch during a recent delivery aboard a Frers 71 from Florida to the Caribbean. We found it to be a...
SeaPack Desal System Turns Salt Water into Sweet Water
Options for securing water at sea during emergency situations have traditionally been limited to solar stills, catchment systems, portable reverse osmosis units, or pre-staging...
3dB VHF Antenna Test
Buy a good VHF radio and an even better VHF antenna. Thats advice that we have all heard at one time or another. But...
Ocean Testing the Best Sailing Gear
My partner, Beth, and I have sailed more than 85,000 nautical miles, including a three-year tropical circumnavigation via Cape Hope and an eight-year, high-latitude...
Mailport: 12/06
MARINE INSURANCE REDUXI have been reading with much interest your articles about marine insurance this year (April and May 2006). Every year, I look...
Waterproof iPod Cases
If youre like many sailboat owners, you like a little musical accompaniment on board. But most small and mid-size sailboats, particularly older boats, lack...
Pint-size Navigators Put to the Test
Arguably the most powerful navigational tool that can fit in your pocket, the handheld GPS has become more than just a means of fixing...
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...