Sails, Rigging & Deck Gear

Offshore Log:A Close Call with Underwater Corrosion

For years, we have harangued sailors about the need to do a careful survey of all underwater hardware every time the boat is hauled....

Offshore Log:Life with the Profurl

Our headsail reefing system, anchored by a Profurl C42 furler, has had its share of teething problems, most of which are associated with our...

Offshore Log:A Close Call with Underwater Corrosion

For years, we have harangued sailors about the need to do a careful survey of all underwater hardware every time the boat is hauled....

Offshore Log:Life with the Profurl

Our headsail reefing system, anchored by a Profurl C42 furler, has had its share of teething problems, most of which are associated with our...

Lasdrop and PYI Outscore Four Other Dripless Shaft Seal Makers

Where the shaft is what is pushed through a hole in a boat to turn a propeller, the shaft seal is what is placed...

Lasdrop and PYI Outscore Four Other Dripless Shaft Seal Makers

Where the shaft is what is pushed through a hole in a boat to turn a propeller, the shaft seal is what is placed...

Offshore Log: More Stainless Solutions

We Americans sometimes think that we have all the best answers, but it ain’t necessarily so. New Zealand and Australia both have dynamic marine...

Cabin Fan Destruction Test

In the double issue of September, 1999, was a report—part of a special section on ventilation—on cabin fans.A dozen fans were tested for noise,...

Offshore Log: More Stainless Solutions

We Americans sometimes think that we have all the best answers, but it ain’t necessarily so. New Zealand and Australia both have dynamic marine...

New Harken Blocks

Harken’s quest for the lightest, easiest-running yacht blocks never ends. Harken makes a huge line of blocks, from tiny “Micro Blocks” with 22 mm...

Catalina 34 Used Boat Review

Are you shopping for a 30 to 36 foot sailboat? One of the hottest selling mid thirty footers on the used sailboat market right...

Latest Sailboat Review

Caliber 40 LRC Used Boat Review

Brothers George and Michael McCreary, and Marshall Jones, formed Caliber Yachts Inc. as a backyard boatbuilding company in 1979. No strangers to the sailing...