Practical Sailor Archives - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

How to sail if the steering fails

December 5th, 2023

Back in the day when trouble at sea occurred, you dealt with it. You were prepared for problems and had

October 12th, 2023

Winterizing our boats at Scuttlebutt HQ means we have to do, uh, nothing. For everyone else not located in San

October 5th, 2023

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I had been battling trouble with a Yamaha 130 outboard, and while countless mechanics

May 25th, 2023

by Darrell Nicholson, Practical Sailor My old home island of Guam got whacked by a Supertyphoon Mawar on Wednesday, May

January 26th, 2023

Rust never sleeps (thanks Neil Young) and boat maintenance lives between you and a good day of sailing. If your

October 31st, 2022

The fiberglass era of boat building has led to a significant inventory of used keelboats, providing an affordable option for

October 6th, 2022

by Darrell Nicholson, Practical Sailor With our Southwest Florida office so near to the path of Hurricane Ian’s eye, we’re

September 6th, 2022

Scuttlebutt HQ, located in the southwest corner of the USA, does not have much experience with hurricanes. Any storms in

September 2nd, 2022

Renee D. Petrillo’s A Sail of Two Idiots is the story about novice sailors who sold their home, bought a

August 9th, 2022

While offshore races from California to Hawaii progressively offer tropical conditions and endless surfing, the return trip can be unkind