Offshore Log: Things That Go Bump
Nick Nicholson, former editor of Practical Sailor, and Maryann Mecray built the 40-foot, Saga-class Calypso from a bare hull in the driveway of their...
ChartView Edges MaxSea in Nav Software Matchup
Charting/navigation software for laptop computers are extremely powerful, although not every program does exactly the same things in the same way. Navigation software can...
J World and Offshore Are The Top Guns Of Big Sailing Schools
Many sailors attend sailing schools to improve their skills, prepare for a race or cruise, or just to add structure to a vacation. Some...
Offshore Log: In Use Report –Atkins & Hoyle Deck Hatches
Most boatowners rarely have the option of selecting their deck hatches. When you build your own boat, however, you don't just get to make...
Offshore Log: When Dreams Change
Raiatea, French Polynesia, is a tropical backwater. Just 130 miles from the modern urban sprawl of Tahiti, the island is a reminder of the...
Offshore Log: In Use Report -Atkins & Hoyle Deck Hatches
Most boatowners rarely have the option of selecting their deck hatches. When you build your own boat, however, you don't just get to make...
Offshore Log: An Evolution in EPIRBs
Sailing shorthanded makes you think a lot about safety. Even after you develop confidence in your boats ability to take what the ocean hands...
Offshore Log: A Cruise Under Pressure
Nick Nicholson, former editor of Practical Sailor, and Maryann Mecray built the 40-foot, Saga-class Calypso from a bare hull in the driveway of their...
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Fire & Flame GuardIt's a clich but also true that theres nothing as scary as a fire on a boat, or anywhere else for...
GPS 406 MHz EPIRBs: ACR vs. NAT
The prime electronic rescue device has for many years been the EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon).The original concept of the EPIRB was a...
Diesel Overheating Dinghy Pump Hack
Bert Vermeer tells his story of an overheating Beta Marine 20 diesel sailboat engine with clogged sail drive intake ports and how he used...
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