Climbing Gear Standards Guide Test Protocol
Testers used lab and field tests to evaluate each clips functionality, strength, and durability. After inspecting several sailboats to evaluate potential caribiner-benders and how...
Time to Review Tether Regs
Like a car seatbelt, the snap hook on a sailors safety tether has only one essential job to do. It must support the dynamic...
New Trends in Sailing Safety Gear
Safety at sea has become more than a noteworthy slogan. Many feel it defines the right game plan and gear choice to ensure a...
Budget Binnacle Pod
Many sailors want to tuck an additional instrument display or autopilot control at the binnacle, but just don't have the space. Seaview offers a...
Educating the Sailor: Start Small
Learning to sail is simple. Thousands of youngsters perfect the essential small-boat skills over the course of a summer. Mastering the art of crossing...
Preventing Emergency Flare Fizzle
Weve been enjoying desert-dry gasoline for five years, courtesy of silica gel vent driers from H2OUT (see EPA Mandate Sparks Fuel-Vent Filter Test, Practical...
Tether Failure Cited in Fatality
Just as we were wrapping up the report in our December issue describing how to make your own safety tether, 60-year-old British sailor Simon...
Building a Custom Safety Tether
A safety tether keeps you safely on board, but it also comes with its own risks.Previously, we investigated jackline materials (Jackline Materials Evaluation, Practical...
Revisiting the Two-Legged Tether
Driven by World Sailing standards, the sailing tether market is dominated by single 6-foot tethers and two-leg 3-foot/6-foot tethers. In fact, if you intend...
Sailing Safety Tethers Are No Guarantee, Say Pro Sailors
Recent fatal accidents in the Clipper Around the World Race inspired a closer look at sailing safety tethers this month. The most recent one...
A Fast Small Sailboat from Saffier
If you're looking for a fast sailboat to use as a day sailer, then Saffier Yachts may have just the sailboat to buy. With...
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