Gear for Battening Down Ahead of Storms
No one need lecture most sailboat owners about the profound dangers of hurricanes and tropical storms. That goes double for those whose boats are...
Three New Anchors Throw Their Weight Into the Practical Sailor Anchor Chronicles
While the original design carries only a one-year warranty, PS was glad to see that XYZ has given the Extreme anchors a lifetime warranty.Bottom...
Anchoring Rights Revisited
I don't know David Dumas, the owner of a lovely Kadey Krogen trawler named Kinship, but I like his style. Fighting against draconian anchoring...
Solution for Foul-Weather Anchoring
In our July 2005 issue, we reviewed an innovative Mooring Bridle Plate from Colligo Engineering and Design, a company located in Mesa, Ariz. Now...
Testing New Anchors in Mud
Once the test results of our first soft-mud anchor test hit the street in the February 2006 issue, anchor manufacturers continued to send us...
By Hook or by Crook
This spring, we published a two-part anchor series that tested 30 pieces of steel and aluminum for their holding power in soft mud. Some...
Rattling Some Mooring Chain
In November 2005, seven sections of 5/16-inch chain were lowered into the steel-ravenous waters of Long Island Sound, beginning a test to find the...
Soft Mud Anchors for $200 and Up
Bottom Line: Expensive with less than stellar holding power when set on a short scope.XYZThe XYZ website describes the anchor as “a radical departure...
Chain, Chain, Chain:Mooring Rig Test Begins
Acco is the pre-eminent supplier of mooring chain to the recreational marine industry, partly by virtue of supplying most of West Marine’s galvanized chain,...
Chain, Chain, Chain:Mooring Rig Test Begins
Acco is the pre-eminent supplier of mooring chain to the recreational marine industry, partly by virtue of supplying most of West Marine’s galvanized chain,...
The Boat From True Spirit – Sparkman & Stephens
True Spirit is a 2023 Australian biographical drama film directed by Sarah Spillane and written by Spillane, Cathy Randall, and Rebecca Banner. The film...
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