York River Traders: The Mariner Rope Belt
The Mariner Rope belt from York River Traders ($98) is available in five different colors, made from real rigging line and backed by high quality leather and bearing a solid brass buckle.
The Mariner Rope belt from York River Traders ($98) is available in five different colors, made from real rigging line and backed by high quality leather and bearing a solid brass buckle.
What’s the next best thing to curling up with a copy of SAIL magazine on a snowy winter’s day? Why, curling up with a good book, of course!
Since the dawn of modern yachting, sailors have struggled with how best to store and serve fine wines aboard a small sailboat.
Who doesn’t remember getting their first set of foul-weather gear as a kid? Who doesn’t feel that same thrill when they put on a new set of kit to this day? For those who want to make the sailors on their list truly happy, it would be hard to beat Musto’s new BR2 Offshore jackets and bibs.
Since the very first Hobie 14 catamaran pushed off a California beach in the late 1960s, the Hobie brand has been about both style and performance, and there’s style to spare in the company’s new Tequila Sunrise collection of recycled sailcloth bags.
With a pair of Steiner glasses on board you need never worry about picking out that headland or distant buoy.
Recent upgrades to Jeppesen’s MAX-N cartography, which is used on Lowrance, Simrad and B&G Zeus Touch multifunction displays, provide navigators with a host of new features
Ronstan’s lightweight Low-Friction Rings can be used as a maintenance-free alternative to conventional blocks in a variety of different heavy high-static load applications, such as lazyjacks, back stays, jib in-haulers and vangs.
Sea Shield Marine’s new SALCA (sacrificial anode line cutter assembly) solves two problems in one: corrosion and line entanglement. Available in both zinc and aluminum, the SALCA has a stainless steel cutting edge that slices through errant lines while protecting your propeller shaft and other metal parts from galvanic degradation.

Late last year, 59º North had our first annual “staff training” weekend aboard our Farr 65 Falken and an interesting debate emerged…how to calibrate the depth sounder?

The epicenter of shorthanded ocean racing in the U.S. isn’t where you might think.

Marine Marketers of America has awarded the navigation app Savvy Navvy their Best New Product Launch award for a retailer program aimed at bringing the software to more users.

Windelo combines style, upscale accommodations, and sustainability in this sporty new 54-footer, a Top 10 Best Boat winner this year.

With its new 6 Series, Catalina Yachts focuses on performance and a range of thoughtful upgrades.

For people caught in the maelstrom of cancer, Sail Beyond Cancer offers a respite.

Here’s how to help your boat’s batteries live a healthy, long life.

The second time around with a Dolphin 24 affirms the less-is-more philosophy of sailing.

Perception of risk is a funny thing.

With its latest grant, the Ocean Cruising Club supports a sailing family’s initiative that aims to make it easier for sailors—both inshore and offshore—to participate as citizen scientists in a variety of marine science and conservation projects.