Entry-Level Cruisers – Tip #2
Entry-Level Cruising BoatsThe Hunter 30 built from 1974 until 1983 is a John Cherubini design, as was the companion Hunter 27. Over the course...
Entry-Level Cruisers – Tip #3
Entry-level Cruising BoatsThe C&C 27 followed quickly on the heels of the successful C&C 35. The design is attributed to 1970, with the first...
Essential Marine Cleaners – Tip #2
Most times, cleaning your sailboat is nothing more than a common but necessary chore. But some cleaning jobs require special cleaners and more-than-usual elbow...
Essential Marine Cleaners – Tip #3
Maintaining a boats wood finish is a love/hate affair for most owners, but fortunately it is something that teak lends itself to easily. You...
Winter Reading Picks for Sailors
Ready to tuck yourself under a warm blanket with a good book this winter? Here are a few recommended reads from the editors at...
Last-minute Gift Ideas
For the swabbiesEager to pass along our love of sailing to younger generations, we keep a lookout for childrens books that will inspire and...
Farewell, Sandy . . . and Good Riddance
More than any other group of people, sailors are accustomed to letting go. Letting go of shore. Letting go of accumulated stuff. Letting go...
Two Ships Passing in the Night
As the end of the contentious 2012 election cycle appeared on the horizon, the PRACTICAL SAILOR bumped into the POLITICIAN, who was suffering from...
The Mobile Sailor
Fall is here, and for many sailors, that means it’s time to migrate south, where warm tradewinds blow and palm fronds never change color....
Recent Changes in Marine Insurance Underwriting
As with most industries, the marine-insurance market has seen some changes in recent years, the result of both mainstream technology and the sluggish economy....
HOW TO BUY A CHEAP SAILBOAT – $20,000 or less!
Buying a sailboat on a budget of $20,000 is easy! Today we’re looking at a Pearson 31, a Hunter 31, a Bristol 29.9, and...
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Catalina 34 Used Boat Review
American sailboat manufacturers have had their highs and lows, and many have dropped right off the map. But Catalina has been going strong for...