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.

When it comes to displays, there are as many layouts and preferences as there are sailors, but B&G considers the latest 12- and 15-inch displays

They’d never seen an old boat look so new.

A well-trimmed sailboat is a beautiful thing. Here’s how to make the most of the tools at hand.

Three days aboard a Lagoon catamaran reminds one sailor of what he’s always loved most about being on the water.

Never Count on Neptune. A dubious decision opened the door for mischief— and Neptune waltzed right in.

Diversifying ways to generate power onboard without using fossil fuels, and maximizing that power generation, is the holy grail of sailors who want energy independence,

After 64 days at sea, the first finisher in the 10th Vendée Globe has crossed the line, setting a new course record by nearly 10 days.

A new requirement means Bahamas cruisers may pay more this year.

A woman in search of new adventures finds a Pacific Seacraft 34 to carry her dream.

By Tom Cunliffe, Adlard Coles, $35 Amazon.com, $26.47 One could read the subtitle of Tom Cunliffe’s new Bosun’s Bag—A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the