Medical Matters
As this issue goes to press in late November, Keith Kilpatrick, a crewmember aboard Amer Sports One in the Volvo Ocean Race, has just...
Underwater Patching Compounds
Anyone who ventures farther away from a safe shore than their propulsion systems can carry them in a few minutes needs to have plans...
Hull Hole Damage Control
It's hard to imagine anything worse than holing your boat at sea. We've all heard the stories… one minute you're sailing peaceably, the next...
Offshore Log: A Longing For Home
We were waiting out the unfavorable weather in the venerable confines of Gibraltar Harbour, before heading down to the Canary Islands, when we found...
Bloatware in a Small Package
A couple of years ago, I worked briefly for an Internet company that was going to take over the world of sailing. By the...
Seasickness Remedies: Start With the Least Invasive
It was back in 1995-96 that we last discussed seasickness in Practical Sailor. Reviewing the sometimes acrid letters and responses that flowed forth and...
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...
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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