Sails, Rigging & Deck Gear

Getting Rid of Mold and Mildew Onboard

Among the marine maintenance products Practical Sailor evaluated recently were 14 pump-spray mildew cleaners to find out which one was the most effective at...

Mailport: 01/09

A Pitch for Ultimate SoleIn the December 2007 Practical Sailor Advisor, you requested feedback on Ultimate Sole, a product for coating cabin soles. Two...

Practical Sailors Heavyweight Anchors Test 2008

In a followup to the November 2008 shoreside testing of three large cruising anchors, this field report offers a glimpse of how the Manson...

Practical Sailor Names 13 Products Best Gear of the Year

Practical Sailor’s annual wrap-up of the year’s best sailing equipment looks at our favorite top-rated products from November 2007 to November 2008, including the...

Product Test: Heavyweight Cruising Anchors for Challenging Anchorages

One of a cruising anchors most important traits is its ability to set easily (and reset after a wind shift) in the widest possible...

Best Boating Knives

Hold the Redi-Edge on a flat surface and lightly draw the knife edge through the 20-degree edge angle formed by two small, hardened cutting...

Water-Proofing Gear from Underwater Kinetics

There are those among us who tend to go through cell-phones and other small electronics like candy. Most anything not tied to the boat...

Alarming Trend Shows Minimal-duty Windlasses Becoming More Common on Cruising Sailboats

There was a time when "built to last" was the bold theme that drove marine manufacturing. Cast bronze cleats, stem fittings, and other simple...

Farewell to Skip Allan’s S/V Wildflower

Anyone who has ever run before a gale knows how exhilarating it can be. On the right boat, in the right conditions, the adrenaline...

Farewell to Skip Allan’s S/V Wildflower

Anyone who has ever run before a gale knows how exhilarating it can be. On the right boat, in the right conditions, the adrenaline...

Lagoon’s WILD NEW 43 Footer is Replacing the 42!

Are you interested in chartering a catamaran sailboat? This is Lagoons new entry level cat. The 43, and while you can still buy a...

Latest Sailboat Review

Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review

When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...