Personal Gear & Apparel

Quatix Superwatch

There is no shortage of sailing watches on the market, and weve reviewed our fair share (PS, November 2011 issue). So when Garmin released...

Seeing the Light on Night Vision

A few weeks ago, I found myself in the desert at night and reflected upon how much the wide expanses of sand and rock...

Summer Reads for Every Sailor

Summer is here, and hopefully, the living is easy. Weve put together a roundup of summer reads perfect for those lazy afternoons aboard. Our...

An Elusive Perfect Fit

Ive found that the deeper one plunges into sailing, the closer you move toward nature, and the fringe culture of like-minded nut cases who...

Kids Life Jackets for Active Sailors

With the hopes of sparing parents the hassle of sifting through all the varieties of youth life jackets on the market today, weve narrowed...

Summer Sailing Gear

Summers warm breezes and lazy weekends have arrived, so PS testers have put together a lineup of cool toys and tools for the dog...

Where Credit Is Due: May 2013

OGM / MISEATwo years ago, I replaced my incandescent stern light with a waterproof, sealed LED unit from OGM (www.miseagroup.com). This winter, while the...

Gift Ideas for the Sailing Family

Bulletproof BoxAt long last, Otterbox has released a case for smartphones that is totally waterproof-and doesn't include the annoyingly sticky rubber that its Defender...

Curing the Hardened Sole

My closet is full of boat shoes and sailing boots that are in excellent condition on the topsides, but to a sole, their bottoms...

Mailport: April 2013

I would like your comment on what I believe may be a safety issue with one of the Marinco EEL 30-amp shore-power cords (PS,...

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...

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...