Practical Sailors Chartplotter/Sounder Update: Garmin 498C and Raymarine A65
In an effort to keep our readers informed of happenings in the marine electronics field, Practical Sailor is constantly on the lookout for new...
Immersion Suit Test
Dominated by polyurethane-coated nylon immersion suits, the selection reflected a clear change in material preference among survival suit manufacturers. The tested immersion suits prices...
Marine Satellite Weather Services Head-to-Head Test 2007
Marine electronics companies have joined forces with the two nationally known satellite radio providers, Sirius and XM, to provide weather information and weather maps...
Mailport: 06/07
Life RaftsI have little space to stow a life raft on my 30-foot Baba. On my three trips to Bermuda, I rented a valise-packed...
Please Dont Take Away My Iron Mike
The U.S. Coast Guard, stretched to the gills by an aging fleet and Homeland Security demands, is causing a bit of a stir among...
Six-Man Life Raft Survival Equipment
For Practical Sailors six-man life raft test, the examiners looked at eight life rafts suitable for a cruising sailboat with far horizons: the DSB...
Navigation Software Test: Raymarine RayTech RNS Version 6.0
Practical Sailor likes the ability to use Navionics electronic charts, but it’s disappointing that Raytech does not support GPX data (a popular method of...
Throwable Man Overboard Aids
In an era when the ordinary life ring is being replaced by a wide range of improved rescue devices, Practical Sailor tested several rescue...
Six-Man Life Raft Test
How to choose a life raft? That is the question we answered in Part I of this series (“Choosing a Life raft,” March 2007)....
Rhumb Lines: 04/07
At Practical Sailor, we approach every product review and test that we carry out with a high level of seriousness, and when it comes...
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...