Sea Marshall Rescue Systems
The greatest fear of any sailor perhaps is the cry, “Man-overboard!” It’s not a common occurrence, but it can and does happen. Sometimes the...
Offshore Log: Waiting at the Panama Canal
Driven by strong northeasterlies, Calypso careened between the huge red and green daymarks on the ends of the east and west breakwaters guarding the...
Offshore Log: Alternator Breakdown
Because we have engine-driven refrigeration, our Perkins 4-108 must be run about 1.5 hours per day to maintain the contents of the freezer in...
Offshore Log: Across the Isthmus
In early February, the last gate at Miraflores Locks opened to complete Calypsos transit of the Panama Canal. We were in the Pacific at...
Offshore Log: Across the Pacific
The Pacific is a big, big ocean. After leaving Panama in mid-February, Calypso sailed just under 5,000 nautical miles before dropping the hook in...
Trim Design Turnbuckle
Big ships had bulwarks, hip-high extensions of the topsides to prevent the crew from falling or being swept overboard. Yachts had nothing; maybe a...
Buyer’s Guide: Children’s PFDs
When it comes to safety precautions, kids usually think less is better. Fortunately for them, parents (and the US Coast Guard) disagree. Since...
Buyer’s Guide: Handheld Emergency Flares
Aerial flares, such as we reported on in the March 1999 issue, are intended to attract attention. Theyre designed to alert a potential rescuer...
Buyer’s Guide: Simrad CP32 and RayChart 520 Top Gray Scale GPS/Chartplotters
Like some form of electro-mechanical Darwinism, GPS chartplotters continue to evolve into many subsets, each filling a potential niche. There are more than a...
Offshore Log: Rigged For Downwind
A cruising boat has for downwind sailing much the same hardware as a racing boat. The only difference is that the cruising boat is...
A Fast Small Sailboat from Saffier
If you're looking for a fast sailboat to use as a day sailer, then Saffier Yachts may have just the sailboat to buy. With...
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The first fiberglass auxiliary sailboats were built in the late 1950s; for the record, the first was the 40-foot Philip Rhodes-designed Bounty II (1956),...