Gear: Toad & Co Hammock
August 24, 2017
HANGIN’ ON A good hammock should never be ignored, whether you’re strapping it between a pair of palm trees after dinghying ashore or letting it
HANGIN’ ON A good hammock should never be ignored, whether you’re strapping it between a pair of palm trees after dinghying ashore or letting it
Three Speeds From Antal Italian winchmaker Antal has introduced a pair of three-speed winches designed to make a racing grinder’s life easier. The XT52.3RD and
Can You Hear Me Now? “Okay, let go. Depth is fifteen feet.” “I can’t hear you.” “I SAID LET GO!” “What? Speak up!” If that
Throw your MOM Overboard A crew-overboard scenario is about the worst thing that happen to a sailor. You need to act quickly and decisively to
NOT JUST FOR KICKS You know it’s time for new deck shoes when 1) your feet start to slip on board and 2) even the
KEEPING THE PIECE While two-piece bathing suits are an easy go-to, a one-piece bathing suit that you can swim, dive, surf or paddle in is
LET THERE BE LIGHT Summer evenings in crowded anchorages or mooring fields are part and parcel of the coastal cruising life, and there is always
In this comprehensive collection of short stories and poems, lifelong sailor Bill Harmon reveals how time spent on the water can affect time spent on
Good as Gold There are sailors who like to spend hours lovingly tending their brightwork, and there are sailors who don’t. Pettit’s new SeaGold Satin
IT’S AN AXIOM Raymarine’s newest line of multifunction displays come equipped with the company’s proprietary Lighthouse 3 operating system, quad core processors and RealVision 3D
We recently ran a sail design trivia question about an outdated sail called the “blooper.” It stumped a good number of you who guessed that
Lydia Mullan takes the helm at SAIL Magazine, succeeding Wendy Mitman Clarke.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of being invited to the Marblehead, MA stop of our sister publication Sailing World’s national tour—the Helly Hansen
Routine summer care of your boat is as valuable as long-term maintenance. Here’s a handy schedule to follow.
A summer cruise in Maine becomes a whole new adventure when island hiking leads the way.
Toward evening on a summer’s day, there’s nothing like a quick spin around the harbor.
Sail design has evolved over the centuries from square sails on tallships to triangular Bermuda rigs, back to the square-topped mains of today’s speedsters, and
The Canary Islands has been home to generations of sailors who have competed through the most demanding circuits.
44 and 41-footers are on the horizon for Fountaine Pajot.
As a midocean pit stop, Bermuda’s beauty, history, congeniality, and delectable fish sandwiches make it
a hard place for sailors to leave.
