Gear

Improving The Odds with Satellite Beacons

With a new satellite constellation soon to be operational, rescue agencies are hoping to reduce the searching involved in search-and-rescue operations.

By David Schmidt

November 27, 2017

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Young and Restless: Cruising Millennial Style

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Upgrading a Sailboat Head

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Sailing Totem: Watch Keeping on Passages

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Sailing a Dhow in Zanzibar

Sailboats

Off Watch: Globe Girdling

Sailboats

Classic Plastic: O’Day 27

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Collision Avoidance System for Sailboats

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Safety at Sea: Dragging Anchor

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Safety at Sea: Managing a Dismasting

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