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...
Simple Steps Will Keep Salt Out of the System
Depending on the collection area and the sailing, salt can be a primary problem. Spray falls and dries, layer after layer, until the decks...
Winterizing Wisdom from the Chemistry Lab
Each winter sailors must tackle the project of winterizing their potable water system. Our preferred method is to dry the system completely (see PS...
Lessons from the Storms
Every storm is a learning experience, but sometimes it takes time to deconstruct the events and recognize what worked and what didnt-and what can...
Trouble-Free Winter Sailing
For most sailors the off-season begins on Labor Day, which is a shame because fall brings the best sailing of the year in many...
A Sailboat Tour of the Exquisite Little Harbor 63 Ketch
Are you interested in a sailboat tour of an ocean crossing bluewater sailboat lush with teak and fine woodwork? Join us as we take...
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The PDQ 32 Cruising Cat Used Boat Review
PDQ Yachts in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, launched the Alan Slater-designed PDQ 32 catamaran in 1994 and built 53 of the boats in the following...