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Electronics

Navigating Your Data Onboard

Nerd alert: We’re talking networks and data this month, none of which is really integral to the safe running of a boat as far as

Know-how: Electrifying Betty Jane

Quiet. That’s what you hear as you back away from the mooring. No chug, chug, chug from the diesel as water cascades out of the

Know how: Installing Solar Panels

What is the optimum method of installing solar panels? Duncan Kent explains how to get the best from your solar array Having trawled through hundreds

Smartphones Onboard

Even cheap smartphones pack thousands of times more computing power than the machine behind the Apollo 11 moon landing, so it’s hardly surprising that their

Know how: Radar 101

With today’s ever-increasing reliance on chartplotters with AIS overlay for collision avoidance, what role should radar play as a safety device? Duncan Kent investigates While

How to: Installing New Electronics

I had been sailing my Tayana 42, Eclipse, for a few years without any installed electronics on board. I’d gone pretty far up and down

Electronics: Staying Connected

Sailing is the ultimate escapist activity. However, many of us still want to remain somewhat connected to family, friends and, alas, even work. Over the

How to Upgrade a Fuse Block

As a marine electrician, I’ve found that in-line fuse holders are the most common cause of problems I encounter with modern electronics equipment. Quality marine

Happy Holidays from SAIL

It’s a cliche but 2025 really was a year like no other—for me, for the magazine, and for the world. At this time last year,

Eight Bells: Jonathan Payne

American Sailing has announced the passing of CEO Jonathan Payne. Payne is remembered as a champion for the sport who worked tirelessly to support and

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