“When I’m out sailing, people come up next to the boat and tell me it is the most beautiful boat they’ve ever seen,” says captain Ian Bowman of Maya, a gaff-rigged...

Anchoring can be an emergency situation, even in a harbor. Several years ago I headed out for an afternoon sail, after ticking off a few boat tasks. A hundred yards into...

French electric propulsion manufacturer Temo has introduced the OUTPOD, a design that blends the light weight and simplicity of electric pod drives with the portability and transom-mounting characteristics of an outboard. The...

At low tide on the Goyen, a small estuary on the western tip of Brittany, a big old hull lies on its side in the mud. The name on the stern...

If given a free hand at design, material selection, fabrication and installation, what would Practical Sailor ideal replacement diesel fuel tank look like? The ideal diesel fuel tank installation should possess, above all else, access. A boat fuel tank that is completely and permanently buried beneath or behind fiberglass, timber, insulation or joinerwork is a tank cannot be inspected for corrosion, chafe, structural damage or leaks. Fuel tank baffles, inspection ports, and properly insulated fittings (in the case of a metal tank) are essential. Diesel tank contamination is inevitable, so any tank design for a cruising sailboat must take that into consideration.

This month leans into used-boat value and hands-on maintenance: Tim Labute tours the traditional, shoal-draft Bayfield 32, Nick Nicholson revisits the much-requested Morgan 38/382, and Pippa Shaw follows two new sailors...

In 1977, the Morgan 382 was introduced, designed by Ted Brewer, Jack Corey and the Morgan Design Team. According to Brewer, the boat was loosely based on the Nelson/Marek-designed Morgan 36 IOR One Ton. The most obvious difference between the 38 and 382 was the elimination of the centerboard and the addition of a cruising fin keel (NACA 64 012 foil) with skeg-mounted rudder. They are two completely different designs from two different eras in yacht design.

I first experienced stuck deck plates over 40 years ago when I kept a beach cat on the beach. Sand could really weld them shut. When I had a child, I...

When we first moved aboard Sudana, our 29-ft. Thames Mirage fiberglass sailboat, our electrical demands were pretty modest. We had a fridge, laptops and phones, lights, navigation equipment, and a VHF....

In “Anchoring Basics: Choosing Gear and Setting the Hook,” I reviewed the basic anchoring gear and techniques used to properly drop and secure the anchor. Besides safety, the objective was to...