Gear: Pan-Pan man-overboard Locator
March 20, 2018
There He Goes! The Pan-Pan man-overboard locator won a Pittman award for 2017 as a great idea, and now it is in production as the
There He Goes! The Pan-Pan man-overboard locator won a Pittman award for 2017 as a great idea, and now it is in production as the
Throw your MOM Overboard A crew-overboard scenario is about the worst thing that happen to a sailor. You need to act quickly and decisively to
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 Fireboy CG and Ma Series automatic fire suppression systems recently took a big step forward environmentally by changing to 3M’s “Novec” 1230 Fire Protection
The next generation EPIRB is almost here, and it adds a local rescue dimension to the renowned yet still improving global capabilities of the 406
The PanPan personal beacon is a waterproof 1.2-by-3.1in Bluetooth 4.0 device that can create an active MOB network aboard your boat by leveraging the capabilities
When calamity strikes, there’s no substitute for an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), a device that should be considered as important as a liferaft. This
Today there are more devices than ever before that allow mariners to call for help when in distress, but how do they work, and which
For as long as people have been taking to the sea, they’ve needed a way to signal for help, guide rescuers to them in dire
I suspect most sailors don’t really think much about liferafts, until the time comes when they are about to step up into one from the
The Marine Mammal Advisory Group (MMAG) needs your help with compiling data about collisions and other encounters at sea. Click here to review the reporting
In part one of our series on yachting’s most iconic photographers, Onne van der Wal offers insight and advice from his storied career.
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Sailing Hall of Famer, America’s Cup legend, and founder of CNN dies at age 87.
“I think I have at least one more trip in me on my own boat!” My dad Dennis isn’t normally the type to be inspiring,
American sailor Paul Cayard has been named the 2026 recipient of the Magnus Olsson Prize for excellence, sportsmanship, and innovation in sailing. “I was fortunate
A community sailing center’s youth team is making strides on the offshore racing circuit.
Developed in record time and on a shoestring budget, a new design hits the bullseye of the cruising market.
This weekend’s International Multihull Show wrapped up yesterday after a landmark year, with 82 boats on display and record numbers of international attendees. First held
Souvenirs are evidence of a life well lived and uniquely documented.
Our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41, Avocet, was anchored in Morro Bay during the worst storm system the state of California had seen in two decades.
