Getting a Clue for the Blown-Out Clew
How do you manage major sail repairs in remote locations? By using whatever you have onboard to get you home—or beyond.
After an easy three-day...
Fuel Lift Pump: Easy DIY Diesel Fuel System Diagnostic and Repair
As with all things in life, everything goes well until it doesn’t. It is an inevitable truth that something will go wrong eventually and...
Monel Seizing Wire is Worth the Extra Cost
Just weeks ago, a fellow Corsair 24 owner dismasted due to a seizing wire failure. More than once I’ve had stainless seizing wire fail...
On Watch: All Eyes on Europe Sail Racing
July to August is quite a nerve-wracking time for competitive sailors and spectators as two mega events begin: the Paris 2024 Olympics and the...
Cleaning Vinyl Fenders … and Other Vinyl Stuff
Some might consider cleaning vinyl to be on the more prosaic side of sailing. But if you’re trying to keep your boat and equipment...
Aluminum Cruisers: The Basics for First-Time Buyers
Even a quick glance at the commercial maritime industry highlights the value of aluminum vessels. Their inherent durability, strength and resistance to corrosion makes...
Sailing On After Losing a Sailing Partner
My sailing skills developed alongside my partner’s. We went to sailing school together for my 40th birthday. We bought our first, second and third...
UV Clothing: Is It Worth the Hype?
Skin cancer is a real killer. It’s a rare sailor over 40 who hasn’t had spots removed or knows someone who has. The farther...
Affordable Cruising Sailboats, Continued
In a search for a budget cruiser, Practical Sailor has made it a point over the years to look at used boats from a prior...
Sinking? Check Your Stuffing Box
Sometimes as a sailor you are learning to run before you can walk or even crawl. If the auto bilge pump isn’t working, maybe...
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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In an ideal world, all sailors would start in prams at the age of six, then move to small, forgivingsloops, and then one-design racingboats,...