Practical Sailor Archives

Gearing up for hurricane season

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

July 13th, 2022

by Drew Frye, Practical Sailor Seven years ago, in my home cruising grounds of Chesapeake Bay, high voltage electricity arced

April 14th, 2022

by Darrell Nicholson, Practical Sailor If your potential dream boat has more than 20 years behind her, one item that

March 22nd, 2022

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