The Yeoman Alternative
Over the past few years, we've done a lot of reporting on chart plotters and navigation software—some pretty amazing stuff that gets only...
Dry Boxes
The marine environment, with its salt spray, wind, waves and rain, can be a tough place for even the most rugged equipment. More delicate...
Choose Your Own Seductions
Here's a letter and response we were going to run in Mailport this month, but we'll run it in this space instead: ----------As I...
Offshore Log: More of the Best
For those who have been absent in the last couple of months—and we hope you were out in a boat—Nick Nicholson and Maryann Mecray...
Offshore Log: The Best of the Best
Quality usually comes at a price. As in most aspects of life, if you pay less, you get less when it comes to buying...
Offshore Log: Return to the Tropics
Surely by the time we reached the tropics, Olga would be history... But as we worked southwest, then turned almost due west a few...
Navigation Software
A couple of years ago, rating navigation programs was much easier than it is today. We were able to downrate programs that were unable...
Off-the-Shelf Medical Kits
Included in the Coastal Cruising Kit is a reference guide entitled First Aid by the Numbers. It contains a Table of Contents, an...
Navigation Lights: Hella and Aqua Signal Shine Brightest
We had noted that the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC), in their specs for the Intensity/Nominal Voltage Test for nav lights, ...
Offshore Log: Signs of the Times
It was strange to be back into the Atlantic Ocean after a three-year absence. Looking west, we felt that if we squinted really hard,...
The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor
What is the best trailerable sailboat? One big feature is the mast stepping system. Today we look at trailer sailors like the Catalina 275,...
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Beneteau 40.7 Used Boat Review
Beneteau began building boats in France in 1884 when Beneteau opened shop for the purpose of constructing trawlers at Croix-de-Vie. Eighty years later, under...