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Three Apps for Ocean Protection

From an app that analyzes your baby’s cry to one that can determine if a watermelon is ripe, there seems to be little an app cannot do. So why not use apps to lend a hand to the planet? Here are three apps that help ocean-lovers do their part to save the seas.

Anchor Gloves

Key to Anchor Gloves’ effectiveness is the company’s “Anchor traction technology,” in which the palm and fingers are

West Marine Men’s Dock II Shorts

It’s back to the future with West Marine’s new Men’s Dock II shorts, which are made from a cutting-edge, high-performance material known as “cotton.”

North Sails Windbreaker

Today’s foul weather gear is great stuff but can be overkill if all you have in mind is a summer day sail. Enter the Men’s Windbreaker from North Sails Gear, a jacket that is as good-looking as it is comfortable.

Ocean Racing Sunglasses

Nothing says summer like a new set of shades, and it would be tough to find a better selection than Ocean Racing’s new Biscayne, Newport and Mackinaw models.

Suunto Ambit2 Watch

Suunto’s Ambit2 is a lightweight GPS athletics watch that provides route navigation and tracking.

Ronstan Clear Start Watch

Ronstan has upped its racing game with its Clear Start watches, which incorporate “race mode” features such as countdown and count-up options.

West Marine Regatta Timer Watch

West Marine’s Regatta Timer Watch with built-in compass is exceptionally user-friendly, with a ring of digital black boxes along the perimeter of the face to indicate seconds

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Blue Water Medal Awarded to Pete Hill

The Cruising Club of America has announced its 2025 awardees. The highest honor, the Blue Water Medal for “exceptional seamanship and adventure by amateur sailors,”

Trivia

Today’s Trivia: The Right Way

Though it’s perhaps the most well-known word in the nautical lexicon, many don’t know where the word “starboard” came from. What’s the etymological origin? A)

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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,

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