Gear: Selden’s HTI Hydraulic Backstay Tensioner
November 13, 2017
PUMP IT If you’re a racer or performance-minded cruiser you’ll want to get the best out of your boat and its sails, which means you’ll
PUMP IT If you’re a racer or performance-minded cruiser you’ll want to get the best out of your boat and its sails, which means you’ll
Play it Smart An inordinate number of boat fires are caused by poorly maintained shore power connectors and inlets. The pins on commonplace push-and-twist connectors
An even Smarter Plug When you’re sailing, you want to connect to the world immediately around you; when you’re back in the slip, it’s time
A HYBRID TOUCH Si-TEX’s new NavStar series multifunction displays (MFDs) offer “hybrid touch” control—that is, the functions can be accessed via touchscreen or traditional controls.
GET HOOKED Fortress’s aluminum anchors are renowned for their unrelenting grip on the bottom, which has earned them a great reputation as storm anchors. With
FEEL THE VIRB Garmin has followed up its waterproof VIRB camera with the VIRB 360, a seriously cool-looking piece of gear that will transform your
An acknowledged expert in the study of drogues and sea anchors (not the same thing, as is clearly explained), Earl Hinz has written a comprehensive
WELCOME THE BLACK WIDOW If you’re a racing sailor you want your boat to have an ultra-slick, ultra-smooth bottom paint, and the folks at Pettit
Be it for safety, navigation or competition, all sailors have a need for information about their boat’s performance and its environment. Many recent advances have
Looking Sharp I got my first Wichard sailing knife, complete with ultra-cool glow-in-the-dark handle, more than 30 years ago, and carried it through a couple
Point Nemo is the most remote part of the ocean, marking the exact location where a boat is farthest from land in all directions. From
At the Banderas Bay Regatta, the term cruiser/racer is quite literal.
A disastrous collision forced two boats to return to port at the start of Leg 1 of The Ocean Race Europe.
There’s nothing quite like a little bit of summer sunshine, but when you can’t get it naturally, a nice bright spinnaker will do instead. We
A new Scandinavian deckhouse cruiser is making waves with its smart lines and bluewater capabilities.
The fire alarm went off with a wild shriek at 0300, about 10 minutes after I’d turned the engine on to start motoring through a
Bali has announced the launch of the new Bali 5.2 just a year after the launch of the 5.8, and a first look suggests 5.2 takes lessons from her big sister and fits them skillfully into a more approachable LOA.
The Magenta Project seeks applicants for its 2025-26 mentorship program.
Cottage Park Yacht Club hits a milestone: one million dollars raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Perfect places to drop the hook are hard to come by. Have a few different anchoring techniques in your back pocket to make the best of it.
