Long-term Test Evaluates Synthetic Lifelines
But just as with wire and a turnbuckle, trying to achieve banjo-string resonance will do more harm than good. The opposite-leaving lifelines too slack-also...
USNA Lifeline Test Reveals Weak Spots
During the time former PS Technical Editor Ralph Naranjo worked as the Vanderstar Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy, he organized a research project...
A Non-standard Issue
One of the first things we research when designing a new product test are industry standards already in place. Frequently, there are none, or...
Anti-Seasick Bands
Although most sailors know all too well what it means to be nauseous, few may know that the word “nausea” actually derives from the...
Extreme Ocean Gear Testing
Gear reportIt is clear that the boat and sailor had an affinity for each other that seemed to tip the scale in success’s favor.One...
Small Boats Open Big Vistas
In 2003, Matt Rutherford made a sight unseen commitment to cruising from his home in Ohio. Over the phone, he bought a Coronado 25...
Safety at Sea Part III: Rambler 100 capsize
Shortly after 1740 local time on Aug. 15, 2011, Rambler 100-touted as the fastest monohull super-maxi on the planet and representing millions of dollars...
US Sailing Investigator’s Recommendations
Ron Trossbach, the lead investigator for US Sailing in the Rambler 100 incident, recommended the following changes to US Sailing’s Offshore Special Regulations (OSR)...
Lessons learned
Ron Trossbach, head of the US Sailing investigation into the Rambler 100 accident, offered the following lessons that sailors can take away from the...
Rambler 100 Recommendations
The crew of Rambler 100 made the following recommendations/observations regarding safety equipment. The recommendations were taken from crew statements provided to US Sailing and...
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...