Sea Anchors & Drogues
Sea anchors are as old as seafaring. Sailors through the ages have carried buckets, bags, cones—just about everything except the kitchen sink—and thrown them...
Close As A Pencil Point
On May 1, President Clinton announced that the selective availability (SA) system used to degrade GPS (global positioning system) signals was terminated, effective at...
Sailor’s Knives: 14 High-End Blades Tested
We last tested knives for the sailor in the August 15, 1993 issue. Most of the knives tested then are still on the market—not...
20 Electric Bilge Pumps Tested
Boats left on moorings, at docks or unattended at anchor usually have an electric bilge pump, with a built-in or separate automatic switch.
The combination...
Sailors Knives: 14 High-End Blades Tested
We last tested knives for the sailor in the August 15, 1993 issue. Most of the knives tested then are still on the market—not...
Coastal Life Rafts: Eight-Model Evaluation
Last month we reported general findings from our 25-raft evaluation. Volunteer sailors, plus representatives of the US Coast Guard, participated. This month we consider...
Offshore Log: Essential Forecasting Tools
Our years of sailing in New England and the Caribbean, with their stable, predictable weather patterns, left us ill-prepared to deal with the vagaries...
Sydney-Hobart Race: Rogue Waves Do The Damage
If you encounter severe conditions aboard your boat, what most likely will be a problem, cause you extreme grief or even cost you your...
A Rival for Island Packet, Made in China – Outbound 46...
Like Kraken Yachts and some Passport sailboats, Outbound Yachts are made in China. It's heavy like an Island Packet, but fast like a Beneteau....
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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),...