Testers Check Beam Patterns and Illumination
Testers in this month's spotlight test evaluated a number of spotlight features. Although some points such as ergonomics involved a small degree of subjectivity,...
The Best Products for Staying Clean Onboard
Body WipesWe tested Adventure Medical Kits Fresh Bath Body Wipes, both the Travel Wipes and the larger Extra Thick & Heavy Duty. We found...
Lather, Rinse, and Repeat
Testers looked at how well the soaps lathered in limited amounts of water; how easily they rinsed off; and how clean and dry the...
Practical Sailor’s 2011 Gear of the Year Picks
Pressure CookerOur Gear of the Year galley pick is the Kuhn Rikon Duromatic spring-valve pressure cooker. Pressure cookers are the cruiser’s answer to the...
A Second Look at Safety Tethers
Sailing harnesses and safety tethers were put to the ultimate test in July when a storm packing winds of more than 50 knots swept...
Chandlery: August 2011
The ToolPak retails for $100 and is guaranteed to be free of defects in workmanship and materials for one year.Compared to the last toolbag...
Some Salty Reads for Summer Cruising
1)] What is the Bermuda Triangle? Why is a ship’s control room called a bridge? If you ever wonder such things, then “Can Squid Fly?...
Design For: A Mug Rack
The modest mug, basic in shape and function, finds its way aboard all but the most elegant or the most rudimentary of vessels, because...
Design For: Box for Binoculars
One of the primary causes of ruin for many pairs of binoculars is that they have no home. Loose in the cockpit, or sharing...
PS Tests New Green Rescue Laser
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When we evaluated Greatland Laser’s latest laser flare for this product update, it got us wondering whether visual distress-signaling devices like flares, mirrors, and...
Sailboat Cost of Ownership – New York, Vermont, Ontario, Quebec
Interested in buying a sailboat but worried about the cost of ownership? Things like sailboat maintenance, marina or yacht club yearly fees, parts and...
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Grampian 26 Used Boat Review
The first fiberglass auxiliary sailboats were built in the late 1950s; for the record, the first was the 40-foot Philip Rhodes-designed Bounty II (1956),...