Chuck reviews a seminal test of radar reflectors. Some popular designs did very little to make the boat visible.
Update:
I would suggest that there should be a handful of audible early warning systems on every boat. This goes especially for recreational skippers and even more so for those who sail as a passage-making couple. The benefits of early warning do not always jump out at you. Many of the following early warning systems are warnings where vessel integrity and crew safety are at risk. Those are urgent and must be attended to. Others are warnings that can be dealt with in a more leisurely manner.
Three yachts participating in or returning from the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race incurred severe flooding and were abando
The CCA Offshore Communications Committee has prepared an in-depth overview of offshore communications methods and co
Fast forward 20 or so years, and Stan is again sailing on state-of-the-art multihulls, but now on Gitana 17, a foiling trimaran, whose crew intends to set the around the world record: the Jules Verne Trophy. While the personal gear that the crew wears is similar to what we had on Playstation, there are some subtle differences.
Remarkably, the list of required safety gear for a 35’ sail or power boat is remarkably short. Life jackets and throwable flotation, navigation lights, visual distress signals, a sound making device, and a couple of fire extinguishers is pretty much all you’re required to have
With tens of thousands of miles sailed (and working) in the cold-water latitudes, CCA Member Mark Roye has learned a