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Where Credit is Due: November 2011

Kudos to Standard Horizon (www.standardhorizon.com) for replacing the cracked body of my HX850S handheld VHF. Even though the radio was broken while packed in...

Where Credit is Due: October 2011

When I bought my 1992 Catalina 28 in 1994, it came equipped with a Boomkicker from Seoladair (www.boomkicker.com). Just recently, the fitting that connected...

Where Credit is Due: August 2011

When the hands and mechanism on my Weems & Plath clock/tide clock malfunctioned, I sent the unit to the company (www.weems-plath.com) for repair. While...

Where Credit is Due: June 2011

Hauling out a new Beneteau 37 last fall after its maiden season and not having time to drop the furled mainsail myself, I left...

Where Credit is Due: April 2011

I purchased a boat cover for my Catalina 387 from Sea Canvas (www.seacanvas.com) and Carl Pellegrini. He had recently made a cover for another...

How to “Home School” Your Child Afloat

If you and your family are living afloat, or are thinking about heading out soon, one concern you may have is educating your children....

Beneteau 311, Catalina 310 and Hunter 326 Used Boat Comparison

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,...
The Beneteau 393 is a comfortable, extended coastal cruiser with a handsome interior. Photo courtesy of Yacht World.

Beneteau 393 Used Boat Review

Beneteau is one of the few builders (along with perhaps Catalina, Hunter and its own corporate cousin, Jeanneau) whose volume of production can generate...

Bob Perrys Salty Tayana 37-Footer Boat Review

With several hundred boats sailing the seas of the world, the Tayana 37 has been one of the most successful products of the U.S.s...

Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness and Response

The earthquake that struck Indonesia, one of my favorite cruising grounds, earlier this year had me thinking again about the risk that few cruisers—including...