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Sailing Gear

Gear: Gobius Pro Tank Sensors

Tanks in sailboats are a pain. Frequently they must take on weird shapes to fit the odd spaces where they live, they’re often hard to

Gear: Ocean Line

Whether offshore on the same course for days at a time or short-tacking through a new inlet, I’m always finding new ways to torture my

Gear: Weems & Plath OGM lights

After a full day ashore hiking, exploring, and stopping off at a beach bar, I watch the sunset on the anchorage. I’ve always loved how

Gear: Revolve Rollable Boat Hook

OK, this looks wicked clever, and we can’t wait to try it out. We always need a boathook, right? And we always need to conserve

Gear: Aceleron Essential Battery

As the push for more renewable energy grows, the need for high-capacity, long-life battery storage increases. Everybody and their uncle seems to want to transition

Gear: Ronstan Orbit Winches

There are times when you need to ease sheets smartly, but on most self-tailing winches that means removing a winch handle, taking the line from

Ronstan Orbit Winches

There are times when you need to ease sheets smartly, but on most self-tailing winches that means removing a winch handle, taking the line from

Gear: Levante Origami Solar Panel

For those of us on smaller boats, it’s always a challenge to figure out how and where to place enough solar panels to power our

Photo: Lydia Mullan

Part 2: The Doldrums to Belém

Editor’s note—This is the second installment of a story that began in the March 2026 issue.Click here for part one. I’m dimly aware of the

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From the Editor: Team Spirit

In tomorrow’s e-newsletter, we conclude the story of my transatlantic crossing with the Women Wave Project. For part one, click here. In retrospect, the whole crossing

Black Foils (NZL) and DS Automobiles France collided just seconds into the race. Photo by Felix Diemer for SailGP

Racing Collisions Raise Questions

You’ve probably seen the clips online. During the first day of racing in SailGP’s New Zealand series, the worst crash in the league’s six seasons

Photo: Tom Cunliffe

Cruising Tips

Log the Glass These days with weather forecasts available wherever there is WiFi, it doesn’t do to forget the old ways. Last season I was

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The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance

Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s much anticipated book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance is out now. Billed as “the maintenance manual that should have come

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