Ever wonder how the gear we put on our boats gets tested before we ever use it? If it’s Harken gear, that would be the Harken Lab. This is where they measure, break, and prove stuff, and SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke got a tour.
Ever wonder how the gear we put on our boats gets tested before we ever use it? If it’s Harken gear, that would be the Harken Lab. This is where they measure, break, and prove stuff, and SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke got a tour.
SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke logged some 30,000 bluewater miles during four and a half years of fulltime cruising on an Adams 45 with her husband and two kids. Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay, she has raced and cruised all manner of sailboats over a lifetime of sailing, from Snipes and E-Scows to performance keelboats and bluewater passagemakers.
Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Sail Magazine may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site.
Copyright © 2025 Sail Magazine Firecrown. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
