Much has been written in recent years regarding LED light bulbs as a way of saving energy aboard, and about the many hours of use that each LED unit delivers, and rightly so. Why waste power and create heat by using inefficient incandescent bulbs? The Sensibulb is the newest LED offering from Sailors Solutions, and is purported to be the brightest aftermarket LED available. Best yet, the
“June 30, 1861, CSN Sumter. Mississippi Delta. Bound for the sea. Blazing sun, thick haze.The eyes of Commander Raphael Semmes are burning, and there is nowhere to turn for relief. Its high tide at Head of the Passes, his only chance to break from the cage Abe Lincolns sea boys have built round him and New Orleans. And right now the Souths little bark-rigged raider, the ship channel
Sailors are a fickle group to buy gifts for, as many old salts have their kit of choice and arent especially interested in shaking things up. Did I mention that by nature, were traditionalists? While some factions among us might be content to hang onto those old, musty-smelling foulies, the good news is that there is plenty of great innovation and bright ideas coming from the industry side of
Sailors are a fickle group to buy gifts for, as many old salts have their kit of choice and arent especially interested in shaking things up. Did I mention that by nature, were traditionalists? While some factions among us might be content to hang onto those old, musty-smelling foulies, the good news is that there is plenty of great innovation and bright ideas coming from the industry side of
Sailors are a fickle group to buy gifts for, as many old salts have their kit of choice and arent especially interested in shaking things up. Did I mention that by nature, were traditionalists? While some factions among us might be content to hang onto those old, musty-smelling foulies, the good news is that there is plenty of great innovation and bright ideas coming from the industry side of
Sailors are a fickle group to buy gifts for, as many old salts have their kit of choice and arent especially interested in shaking things up. Did I mention that by nature, were traditionalists? While some factions among us might be content to hang onto those old, musty-smelling foulies, the good news is that there is plenty of great innovation and bright ideas coming from the industry side of
Sailors are a fickle group to buy gifts for, as many old salts have their kit of choice and arent especially interested in shaking things up. Did I mention that by nature, were traditionalists? While some factions among us might be content to hang onto those old, musty-smelling foulies, the good news is that there is plenty of great innovation and bright ideas coming from the industry side of
DJ-turned-author Michael Buckley has hosted his popular Sunday-morning program, Voices of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Annapolis, Maryland, radio station WRNR for the past seven years. His interviews with a steady stream of Chesapeake locals and authorities on the bay amount to an oral history of the area, with authorities ranging from paleontologists to a former governor and numerous
By David SchmidtSeldn Masts, Inc., has a new line of deck hardware to complement its already extensive line of spars. The line currently includes a line of plane-bearing blocks, auto-ratchet blocks, ball-bearing blocks, wire blocks (for adjustable backstays), and cam cleats (some of which are swivel mounted), but Selden plans to expand into genoa tracks and cars, as well as traveler cars
Aboard our 34-foot Creekmoredesigned sloop, Eurisko, we use easy-to-reach Sunbrella pockets to store our binoculars and hand-bearing compass. Cruising with three teenage boys has taught us that pockets, and lots of them, also make terrific storage containers for them. I’ve made pockets for both bunks in the aft cabin; 24 pockets cover the entire space from the bunk up to the bottom of the
New to spectating The Ocean Race? Managing Editor Lydia Mullan breaks down everything you need to know to get started.
SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke enjoys a sunny autumn cruise in her Peterson 34 on the Chesapeake Bay. It was late afternoon just after the
B&G has long been putting out top-of-the-line electronics, but the new Zeus S Chartplotter is a new take on the best way to give sailors
In the wake of the pandemic, many sailors are seeking adventure and grabbing onto a vision of their best lives. For some, that may mean
Even with—and sometimes because of—recent changes to the format, The Ocean Race is still the heart and soul of offshore racing, in my opinion. You
