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Harbormaster Tool

Hoist That Hook
Steven Pixley, harbormaster in the busy sailing town of Camden, Maine, has come up with a handy invention. As part of his job, he regularly inspects the town's moorings, and he developed the Harbormaster Tool to make hoisting mooring chains easier. It's pretty easy to see how this tool would be useful for the cruising sailor whose boat carries an all-chain rode. The tool opens to fit around the rode, and you then lower it down the chain; when you put tension on the retriever line, the tool grabs a link of chain, and you can hoist away. Be sure to check out the videos on Pixley's website.
$150, (207) 691-4314, www.harbormastertool.com

WindMate 200

Weather in the Palm of Your Hand
These handheld weather devices will come in handy on just about any boat. Either fits in a pocket, and both give surprisingly accurate wind-speed readings in addition to performing several other useful functions.


  
Speedtech's WindMate 200 folds into its protective case like a pocketknife. A small vane helps you decide when it's pointing straight into the wind so you get an accurate reading. A screen presents readouts from a digital compass as well as wind speed, temperature, wind chill, and wind direction.
$125, (703) 430-8055 www.speedtech.com

Skywatch Xplorer 4

The Skywatch Xplorer 4 is also an all-in-one pocket instrument. It does everything that the WindMate does, but in addition, it tracks barometric pressure and from that calculates altitude, so you can see exactly how high that hill you hiked up was.
$140, (949) 588-1470, www.oceanequipment.com

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