Immersion Suit Test
Dominated by polyurethane-coated nylon immersion suits, the selection reflected a clear change in material preference among survival suit manufacturers. The tested immersion suits prices...
Six-Man Life Raft Survival Equipment
For Practical Sailors six-man life raft test, the examiners looked at eight life rafts suitable for a cruising sailboat with far horizons: the DSB...
Throwable Man Overboard Aids
In an era when the ordinary life ring is being replaced by a wide range of improved rescue devices, Practical Sailor tested several rescue...
Six-Man Life Raft Test
How to choose a life raft? That is the question we answered in Part I of this series (“Choosing a Life raft,” March 2007)....
Rhumb Lines: 04/07
At Practical Sailor, we approach every product review and test that we carry out with a high level of seriousness, and when it comes...
Life Raft Test Part I: Choosing a Life Raft
Our life raft test is carried out against the backdrop of relatively new marine safety standards. New criteria for life rafts for recreational boats...
USCG: Time to Ditch Those 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs
The U.S. Coast Guard instituted a ban on the use of both 121.5 and 243 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) on Jan....
Float Coats Tested
When you go overboard without meaning to, your world is almost literally turned upside down. Even in the best conditions, you’ll quickly want as...
Review of Life jackets for Dogs
Unlike humans, dogs instinctively know how to swim and most are very good at it. However, our canine friends can't tread water forever. If...
No Need To Travel Light
Abandon-ship bags are essentially the marine equivalent of a hiker’s can of grizzly bear pepper spray—both are purchased in the hope that they’ll never...
The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor
What is the best trailerable sailboat? One big feature is the mast stepping system. Today we look at trailer sailors like the Catalina 275,...
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Beneteau 40.7 Used Boat Review
Beneteau began building boats in France in 1884 when Beneteau opened shop for the purpose of constructing trawlers at Croix-de-Vie. Eighty years later, under...