(published October 2017) Imagine that your worst nightmare has come true; a catastrophic equipment failure, irreparable damage due to a collision at sea or human error […]
What’s In Your Ditch Bag?
Top Ten Items to Have Onboard
Not necessarily the “big ticket” items but items that have over the years the author has come to rely on (published September 2017) I’ve delivered countless […]
Learn Your Life Raft
(published April 2017) With sea boots and foul weather gear full of water, I stepped onto the bottom rung of the life raft’s boarding ladder and […]
Anchors for Cruisers
There are lots of choices but some pretty obvious answers, too (published April 2017) For cruising sailors who like to explore off the beaten path, anchors […]
Performance Propellers
(published April 2017) What does an extra knot of boat speed mean under sail? On a day run of 30 miles, it will cut almost an […]
Work Horse Winches
(published April 2017) If you have never pulled apart your sheet and halyard winches, you might be surprised at what simple and elegant machines they are […]
Buzz-Worthy Boat Brains
Today’s multi-function displays (MFDs) do so much more than manage charts (published April 2017) If the engine is the boat’s brawn, the multi-function display (MFD) is […]
Modern Sailing Handling Systems
Technical and design developments have created sail handling systems that make sailing safer, easier and more fun (published April 2017) In the last few decades, sail […]
How Refrigeration Works
Understanding your refrigeration system allows you to get the best out of it (published April 2017) I’ll try not to get too technical on this subject, […]
Offshore Power Management
How to build an energy system that is robust, reliable and up to the rigors of offshore sailing (published April 2017) For the past 30 years […]