Gear: Folding Chocks
June 18, 2025
Accon Marine releases a new line of streamline folding chocks for an uncluttered look on deck.
Accon Marine releases a new line of streamline folding chocks for an uncluttered look on deck.
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
Everything offshore is subject to wear-and-tear, including the head of your furling genoa. Indeed, between UV exposure and the working loads that come as a
Profurl NEXe motorized flying-sail furlers make it possible for shorthanded crews and solo sailors to handle large reaching sails, like gennakers, Code 0s and other
New England Ropes’ “Viper” line of lightweight cordage provides a combination of exceptional strength and flexibility, in the process providing better performance than an all-polyester
Today’s high-performance dinghies and other small boats—full-foiling designs, in particular—subject their control systems to higher loads than ever due to their high speeds and ever-higher
Low-Profile Snubber Winch New boats often engender new types of hardware. Case in point, the new low-profile SnubbAir combination snubbing winch and ratcheting foot, or
Low-Profile Padeye Developed in conjunction with Switzerland’s VMG Yacht Design, the Ino-Padeye from France’s Ino-Rope offers an award-winning combination of aesthetics and functionality. Machined in
Super-light Snatch Block Never mind the novel way in which this bit of gear is manufactured: from a purely functional standpoint Born To Rock’s 3D
Furl Power Seldén’s Furlex Electric offers an easy path into the world of sweat-free headsail furling. The compact unit can be retrofitted to an existing
A primer on the science of sleep and how to use it to your advantage on passage.
Beneteau is debuting the first of what they call the “planing cruiser” with the First 30, which pushes small boat sailing towards a full cruising
Sporty, sleek, and comfortable—meet Beneteau’s new and versatile GT 40.
When getting away means more than just a weekend out of the slip, here are some ideas for achieving range and independence when you go cruising.
Stretching the comfort zone can be awesome.
With this model, Lagoon has introduced some interesting sustainability features. The structure of the deck and hulls is done with vacuum infusion molding, for a
After sinking in the Newport-Bermuda Race, one sailor makes her slow way back to offshore racing—and maybe sets a new Annapolis-Newport record in the process.
In St Tropez, a maxi yacht is born. Take a look behind the scenes at sailing’s latest spectacle.
As winterizing gets underway, the
question keeps coming up: Can’t we do something about all this plastic?
Nautor Swan’s latest one design race boat prioritizes simplicity, quality, and speed in a compact model. Drawn up by Juan Kouyoumdjian, it’s designed to be
