Know-how: The Single Sideband Radio
Is single sideband radio still relevant in today’s Starlink world?
Is single sideband radio still relevant in today’s Starlink world?
Is single sideband radio still relevant in today’s Starlink world?
Groundbreakers in yacht design, magazine publishing, and racing are among 11 chosen for the National Sailing Hall of Fame.
What if we could simplify the equipment at the top of our masts? Instead of a farm of devices, take an approach that cuts down not only windage, but also maintenance. How would that even look? Weems & Plath paints that vision with their new BRIGHTWind, combining a Calypso ultrasonic wind sensor with a tricolor, strobe, and white anchor LED USCG-certified navigation light. This one device performs the function of four. And elegantly. There are no moving parts and just a single small-gauge 6-wire cable can be run down the mast. Furthering its efficiency, and like its predecessors in the LX collection, a photodiode automatically turns the anchor light on at dusk and off a dawn. A summer of sailing with BRIGHTWind aloft yielded accurate wind readings from whispers of wind to gale force breeze, even when substantially heeled. It transmits wind speed and direction data through NEMA 0183 or
Four years, half a planet, and 50 crewmates later, a young sailor opens new doors to bluewater sailing.
Learning by doing is the MO for two fledging sailors and a new-to-them Cheoy Lee 48.
This tried-and-true piece of gear will keep your dinghy where you put it.
I have never been very good at standing night watch alone.
An odyssey begins in the Mediterranean as one sailor sets out to bring his new boat home.
No boat should be without a compass, no matter how much cool electronic navigation capability it has.
The latest from Dufour continues the French builder’s move toward refining its performance cruising chops under the guidance of naval architect Umberto Felci.
The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is a collection of 1,400 ocean sailors with extensive offshore seamanship, command experience, and a shared passion for making adventurous use of the seas.
This season’s latest from Patagonia includes an expansion of their NetPlus line, which is made from recycled fishing nets to help protect our oceans.
Revisit the drama, adventure, and challenge of this year’s Vendée Globe with a new documentary from race organization.
A newbie sailboat owner reflects on four years of boat love and his top 10 things learned so far.
With the best months of the sailing season right around the corner, whet your appetite with a few adventures from the April issue of SAIL. From Greece to Belize and beyond, this issue serves up charter inspiration, remarkable seamanship, and the extremes of ocean racing.
These proven pointers can add zest to a cruising vacation.
A handy new device from CLiX promises cleaner, easier fueling with patent pending technology.
IMOCA class phenom Charlie Dalin talks rivalries, routing, and redesigns—plus what it took to win one of the world’s toughest sporting events.
A strategic decision-making process is a key part of seamanship when things go sideways.
Late last year, 59º North had our first annual “staff training” weekend aboard our Farr 65 Falken and an interesting debate emerged…how to calibrate the depth sounder?
The epicenter of shorthanded ocean racing in the U.S. isn’t where you might think.
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