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Cold-Weather Gloves
For sailors, gloves can serve two purposes—keeping the hands from getting chewed up, and keeping the hands warm. Usually in the summer, or in...
Tap Water thats Better than Bottled
If youve followed the first two installments in this three-part series on ensuring safe, fresh-tasting drinking water onboard, youve cleaned your freshwater tank, pre-filtered...
Install a Water Saver: A Galley Foot Pump
Im very lackadaisical at home about water consumption, as Im sure most people are. Ive gotten into the habit of letting the water run...
Going Overboard in Icy Water
Should you find yourself cast into icy water, there are few things you can do that may help.
Acclimatize. As a year round kayaker and...
Bargain-priced Sailing Clothes for Cold Weather
The first real winter blast of the year poked south of the 25th parallel this week, as sun-seeking sailors as far south as the...
Mailport: Cold Weather Suits
Regarding your recent Inside Practical Sailor blog post Drysuits vs. Survival Suits, I raft the Colorado river in Grand Canyon where water temps are...
Float Coats Tested
When you go overboard without meaning to, your world is almost literally turned upside down. Even in the best conditions, you’ll quickly want as...
Mailport: January 2021
Mustang Coveralls
With regard to your recently re-posted report “Cold Water Survival” (see Practical Sailor, March 2019), I bought a Mustang Anti-Exposure Coverall many years...
Life Jackets for Active, Racing Sailors
Practical Sailor has long lamented the lack of imagination in the design of personal flotation devices (PFDs), and part of the reason for this...
Life Jackets for Active, Racing Sailors
Practical Sailor has long lamented the lack of imagination in the design of personal flotation devices (PFDs), and part of the reason for this...