Pros and Cons of ‘Fathead’ Mainsail
The triangular mainsail of a Marconi rig has never been the most aerodynamic shape. The narrow tip produces wasteful tip vortices and little lift.
Developmental...
Steiner Stands By its Binos
I recently had an experience with the service department at Steiner Optics that deserves mention in your Where Credit is Due, feature.
Thirty plus years...
The Case of the Painted Jib
Polyester sailcloth is amazingly strong and durable stuff, often completing trips around the world or decades of weekend sailing. Its Achilles heel is the...
Mailport: Iron Keels, Clothes for Cold, Anchor Roll Bars
KEEL MATERIAL
It would be useful for PS to list which manufacturers use iron encapsulated in their keel. I am surprised to learn that many...
Webbing Uses For Sailors
When a sailor needs to connect point A to point B, he reaches for rope. We make an exception for jacklines because rope rolls...
Product Update: From Solar Panels to Electronic Flares
Several products caught our eye at the Newport Boat Show in Newport, Rhode Island in September, along with some updates to past tests.
Solbian Hit...
A Handy Cockpit Vise Is Ready in a Pinch
Most times when I need a third hand, I can secure whatever I'm working on by jamming it in the groove between dock boards,...
Chafe Protection for Fiber Rodes
Anchorages are strewn with rocks, coral, or even an old engine blocks. For these places the best rode leader is chain. However, with diving...
Gear of the Year Roundup
The bulk of the past years testing focused on maintenance products, safety essentials, and do-it-yourself substitutes for higher priced marine gear. This was a...
New Goyer Guard vs. Firehose
It has been a while since we tested chafe gear (see PS October 2012), or since we described how to make your own chafe...
$650,000 Yacht Tour : Hanse 460 – This Luxury Cruising Sailboat...
In the $500,000+ cruising sailboat market, the competition for world traveling sailboats is full of exceptional sailing yachts like the Catalina 445, the Amel...
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MacGregor 26M Used Boat Review
MacGregor 26 has been a staple in the trailerable sailboat market for decades, and company literature claimed more than 7,000 of the original model...