Emergency Rigging Cutters
Dismasting is right up there among a sailor's worst nightmares. When a mast comes down at sea, no matter how or why, there's tremendous...
Offshore Log: The Volvo 60: Not Your Mom’s Station Wagon
What's the hardest ocean race in the world? For our money, the Volvo Ocean Race—32,000 miles of flat-out racing around the world—has to be...
Daytime Distress Signals: Flares Shine in the Wind
No matter how you put out a call for help on the water—VHF, EPIRB, cell phone, or mental telepathy—sooner or later you'll need to...
Offshore Log: European Safety Solutions
This month's Log will be on the short side due to the demands placed on its peripatetic author, who is also an official America's...
PFDs Set Straight
Personal Flotation Device, or PFD—the thing you used to call a life jacket—is probably the single most important safety aid you can use on...
Wrestling With PFDs
We have a good article on PFDs this month, and it's worried me every time I've looked at it. These worries can probably be...
Brinkmann, LSI, Optronics Shine Bright in Spotlight Test
If you've ever tried to locate a channel marker on a dark night, or to read the number on an unlit buoy in the...
Offshore Log: Mediterranean Idyll
The central Turkish port of Marmaris is the heart of the burgeoning eastern Mediterranean charter boat business. Netsel Marmaris Marina is filled with hundreds...
Offshore Log: A Haulout in Turkey
At the same time, our topsides man showed up with his helper to buff out the topsides. We also had him do a gelcoat...
Fire Extinguishers: A Good Bunch, But Get More than the Minimum
Another factor that struck us is the dramatic loss of visibility that occurs when you use one of these extinguishers. Our fire became completely...
A Terrible Sailing Accident – SV Platino
This week, a cautionary tale of sailing vessel Platino. A sailing accident, equipment failure leading to dismasting and rescue. We discuss what led up...
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