Crew Learns Along the Way
We arranged for an agent to accept the shipment in Corfu and handle the complicated process of clearing everything into the country. However, the...
Buying into the MOB Fear
This months review of man-overboard devices that both alert the crew and help them track a person in the water is a pretty good...
In the Wake of a Storm
Sailing west from the Turkish port of Marmaris, we reached across the Aegean Sea with its notorious meltemi wind blowing hard from the north...
Mailport: April 2013
I would like your comment on what I believe may be a safety issue with one of the Marinco EEL 30-amp shore-power cords (PS,...
Practical Sailor PFD Research Looks at Capsizes
After a series of tragic accidents involving sailors in organized sailing events and training programs in 2011 and 2012, Practical Sailor initiated research into...
DeLorme inReach vs. Iridium Extreme
Many love the solitude that sailing offers, but not necessarily the limited (or non-existent) communications that can accompany it. For those sailors, there are...
Life Raft Inspection, an Inside Look
If five or six years have elapsed since your life raft was purchased or repacked, you are risking the chance that the raft wont...
Equipping Drones for At-Sea Search and Rescue
Vajda explained that the Coast Guard has not decided how to spend its drone budget. Were still in pre-acquisition, waiting for authorization, he said....
Navisafe’s Handy ‘Mini’ LED Light
Specializing in lighting for nautical and other outdoor activities, Norway-based Navisafe’s products include the U.S. Coast Guard-certified Navi light 360, Practical Sailor’s Recommended small-boat...
Navisafes Handy Mini LED Light
Specializing in lighting for nautical and other outdoor activities, Norway-based Navisafe’s products include the U.S. Coast Guard-certified Navi light 360, Practical Sailor’s Recommended small-boat...
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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