News Archive

Cleaning your hull with ground glass By Lee Mylchreest, , 7:22 AM Sat 29 Dec 2012
The idea of blasting for removal of paint or dirt has been around for a long time, but the technology has improved radically over the last 50 years. If you are looking for a environmentally sound way of cleaning your hull without using chemicals or spending a VERY long time scraping, you need to consider the idea of dustless blasting, using ground glass. Amazing? Read on: ...[more]

Product of the Week: Pocket-sized Turbo Meter By Sail-World Cruising, 6:28 AM Sat 15 Dec 2012
Particularly when sailing remotely, redundancy is the key to successful cruising. Here's a natty pocket-sized tool which will contribute to your overall redundancy. If your wind instruments become damaged - even a bird can do it - it can require a trip up the mast to correct it. That's not a good thing in heavy weather, when knowing the wind speed is critical. ...[more]

Jude Binder launches new eBook 'Practical Boat Bits and Tips' By Sail-World Cruising, 10:04 AM Thu 6 Dec 2012
The best features of Banyandah by Jude Binder with 40 years of experience finishing and maintaining vessels. She is also an accomplished sailor with 150,000 miles under sail, so she knows what stands the test of time. Living afloat continuously for sixteen years, raising and educating her two sons. ...[more]

Ten Tips on fendering to keep your topsides in good repair By Des Ryan, , 5:22 PM Sat 1 Dec 2012
The humble fender doesn't rate much as a news item, but the difference between the using a well-placed, right-sized fender and the wrong one can mean the difference between a damaged boat or a clean shiny hull. Here are some tips that I found invaluable in many thousands of miles of sailing. ...[more]

Product of the Week: The 'Happy Captain' boat hook By Carolyn Drumm/Sail-World, 10:59 AM Sat 24 Nov 2012
The ‘Happy Captain’, just released in November, has been the culmination of a three-year dream for two happy captains and good friends, Murray Bragg and Arthur Nommensen, from Australia. ...[more]

Product of the Week: The 'Happy Captain' boat hook By Carolyn Drumm/Sail-World, 6:39 AM Sat 24 Nov 2012
The ‘Happy Captain’, just released in November, has been the culmination of a three-year dream for two happy captains and good friends, Murray Bragg and Arthur Nommensen, from Queensland. ...[more]

Product of the Week: The new T25 Deck Organiser By Sail-World Cruising, 10:28 AM Fri 23 Nov 2012
The 22nd annual DAME awards for marine design have announced the company Spinlock as winners in the deck equipment, sails and rigging category. The winning design was for boats under 28 feet, and with superyachts getting so much design attention these days it's nice to see some attention paid to smaller boats. ...[more]

Innovative thinking leads to new Tandem Anchor product By Des Ryan, , 7:24 AM Sat 17 Nov 2012
If you are in love with the idea of putting out two anchors when the going gets tough, you may like the idea of a new idea in anchoring which was nominated for a DAME design award in 2012. It's the tandem anchor system - two anchors, but only one chain and it comes from a brand new company making waves for their innovative designs. ...[more]

Dousing - er furling - a spinnaker from the cockpit By UK-Halsey Sailmakers/Sail-World Cruising, 6:12 AM Tue 13 Nov 2012
If, as a short-handed cruising sailor, you use spinnakers at all, you would probably have been using a dousing sock. This takes the place of several long-armed crew members, but you still have to leave the cockpit to lower the sail. Here is a new tool that has been perfected to help cruising sailors control the cruising spinnaker from the safety of the cockpit. ...[more]

Ten Boat Safety Checks Every Skipper Needs to Make By John Jamieson, 11:11 PM Wed 7 Nov 2012
Do you have a safety check list over the chart table on your boat - or anywhere else? Have you added the three most important bilge pumps to your boat safety check list? Does your sailing crew know the location of survival equipment, fuel shutoff valve and how to test a seacock? ...[more]

Product of the Week: Bad Elf - more freedom, more accuracy By Sail-World Cruising, , 9:22 AM Tue 6 Nov 2012
Product of the Week is the evocatively named Bad Elf GPS (BE-GPS-1000), an Apple-approved accessory that enables the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad to receive real time GPS data on board your sailing boat via satellite, anywhere in the world. ...[more]

Product of the Week: Hook and Moor By Sail-World Cruising, , 7:59 AM Fri 2 Nov 2012
What a great present for birthdays, Christmas or other celebrations for the cruising sailor to make his or her life easier when mooring. ...[more]

Product of the Week: The Hatch Fan By Sail-World Cruising, 1:14 AM Tue 16 Oct 2012
When you are swinging on a hook there's nothing nicer than the cool air pushed through your saloon by a wind scoop - and it doesn't cost power. However, in a marina, aside from getting an air conditioner, it can be very hot and sticky if the weather decides. That's where a 'Hatch Fan' might come in handy, also acceptable because you're most likely connected to shore power. ...[more]

Freezing temperatures mean it's time to winterize By US Coast Guard/Sail-World Cruising, , 4:29 PM Sun 14 Oct 2012
Freezing temperatures are right around the corner in many parts of the world. If your area is one of them, it is time to make sure you boat is winterized. Here are some steps to consider, and remember that if you're not comfortable performing all the necessary steps, contact your local boat dealer or marina for winterization service. ...[more]

The hand-held depth sounder - don't go cruising without one By Karen and Jeffrey Siegel, aCappella, 12:25 AM Sat 6 Oct 2012
Karen and Jeffrey Siegel, the founders of Active Captain, who cruise with their two dogs on their yacht aCappella, tell here of the great advantages of carrying a hand-held depth sounder when cruising: ...[more]

Product of the Week: Iridium Extreme with wifi hotspot By Nancy Knudsen, , 6:35 AM Sat 29 Sep 2012
Above all the other safety features that you can and should consider for your cruising boat, a satellite phone is the one that gives the most daily comfort. Pick it up and you can speak to anyone, and if it doesn't ring it means nothing disastrous has happened at home. The Iridium 9575 Extreme is the one I would pick today and so far, I haven't found any negatives. ...[more]

Commercial yacht captains- how different are they? A tech survey By Nancy Knudsen, 2:12 PM Wed 26 Sep 2012
Recently The Triton, publication aimed at the crews of superyachts, conducted a survey on the software that captains and crews used while they were at sea. From a navigation perspective, some of the results will be intriguing to the cruising sailor. ...[more]

Seven annual sailing season inspections to save you money! By John Jamieson, 1:40 AM Fri 21 Sep 2012
Did you know that you can save hundreds of dollars on your cruising sailboat by doing seven things once a year? Would you like to have more money for the cruising kitty or for the repair coffers? If you choose cruising, these once-a-year tips are for you. ...[more]

Boat Cuisine: The all weather cook book By Lee Mylchreest, , 2:32 PM Tue 11 Sep 2012
June Raper has been at sea long enough to be suspicious of recipes describing 'how to make jam at sea' or 'take four pints of water and a lobster'. The recipes in this book are practical - she has tried them all out on her boat, and guarantees they will work. ...[more]

Save your keys with one-use-only Key Buoy By Lee Mylchreest, 5:27 PM Sat 8 Sep 2012
If you are anything like me this product might be worth its weight in the proverbial gold. You can go sailing without the fear of dropped keys in the ocean, between dinghy and yacht or off the marina. The compact Key Buoy inflates automatically as soon as it hits the water to prevent keys from sinking. ...[more]

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