Surviving the Great Hurricane
Would the owner of the boat pictured below please call or write me again? I imagine by now, in the wake of Harvey and...
2017 Top Sailing Gear
Scott Rapid Dissolve Toilet PaperFollowing a carefully considered protocol that is not worth delving into here, testers took a second look at toilet paper...
Top Sailing Products to Keep You Safe on the Water
We looked at a wide range of safety equipment over the past 12 months, and three products stood out as exceptional among their peers.GaleriderThe...
Regalvanizing G70 Chain
As high tensile G70 chain becomes more prevalent in the marine market, Practical Sailor has been busy testing the limits of this material, which...
Making a Safe Landfall
I feel for the crew of Tanda Malaika, a family of six whose 46-foot Leopard catamaran was lost on a reef on the southwest...
Multihull Special Report
In Part 1 of our special report on multihulls we scrutinized the implications of stability and the benefits derived form a wide stance, buoyancy...
Skipper Recounts Capsize 57-foot Atlantic Cat
Charles Nethersole has been a professional sailor for decades, and in addition to racing commitments and deliveries, hes accrued 14 years of sea time...
Controlling Jibes With Boom Brakes
Ten years ago, you may recall having seen the Walder boom brake demonstrated at sailboat shows. There wasn't anything quite like it. The device...
Boatyard Chemical Wisdom
With all of the products out there claiming to be green or non-toxic, surely there must also be villains that are now best avoided....
How to Make Sense of Material Safety Data
Material Safety Data Sheets must be available to employees and they must be trained to read them. Failure to abide by this rule set...
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...
Latest Sailboat Review
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),...