
Gear: MagicEzyUV Shield
Clear Sighted There’s nothing more annoying than peering through a salt-smeared or cloudy dodger window. MagicEzyUV Shield is a water-based polymer that’s claimed to clean

Clear Sighted There’s nothing more annoying than peering through a salt-smeared or cloudy dodger window. MagicEzyUV Shield is a water-based polymer that’s claimed to clean

Hole Saver It’s an unfortunate fact of boat ownership that adding goodies like solar panels, antennae and so on means we often need to drill

No cruising boat is complete without a good pair of binoculars and a hand-bearing compass. West Marine’s Offshore 3000C binoculars combine both in one sturdy,

The Sounds of iHome If you don’t want to go to the trouble of installing a sound system on your boat, or you just want

Garmin VHF 110 and 200 Garmin’s latest VHF radios are similar in size but differ in capability. The VHF 110 is your basic entry-level DSC-capable

Ronstan Vaavud Wind Meter Sometimes the best addition to your boat’s electronics is the simplest one, and the Vaavud wind meter from Ronstan is certainly

B&G Vulcan 5 Sailing Chartplotter The new Vulcan 5 from B&G is a 5in multi-touch chartplotter with pinch-to-zoom capabilities. The Vulcan 5 can be integrated

I hadn’t long been sailing before I realized that being a slave to wheel or tiller wasn’t for me. Much as I enjoy steering a

inReach Explorer Extreme Communication Kit For those who like to travel off the beaten path, it’s important to keep in communication with the outside world,

Ocean Reef Aria In Mexico recently I noticed a guy snorkeling with the coolest mask and snorkel combination I’ve ever seen. It was the Aria

Another fuel pump failure leads to an engine rebuild, this time on the hook.

The fleet couldn’t have wished for better conditions at the start of the 363-mile ocean race.

As the first competitors eye their approach Hawaii, Stan Honey talks strategy.

Living champagne dreams on a Top Ramen budget — and how you can do it too.

Simrad has upgraded their line of chartplotters with the NSS 4, a new model designed with going off soundings in mind.

Nearing the halfway mark of Falken’s passage between the Galápagos and Marquesas

Today we’re celebrating the birthday of one of history’s greatest yachtswomen.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Coneys Marine on Long Island has always counted on the power of family.

Bad puns aside, why do cats and sailing go so well together? It’s brain science.

Which modern synonym for “complain” originally was used to describe a ship that tended to round up into the wind due to a bad design