Sailing Gear

Information and reviews on sailing equipment and sailing gear including foul weather gear, gill sailing gear, sails and more from Cruising World.

Breeze Bandit

Shooting the Breeze

Hands-On expert Roger Hughes beats the heat onboard with the Breeze Bandit—an innovative hatch cover that keeps cabins cool.

Harken system

Redundancy of Thought

A sailor’s worst nightmare: a furler failure at sea. Here’s how we overcame a dangerous situation with quick thinking.

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Virgin Anchorages guidebook

Sailors’ Helpers

These books and apps are my go-to favorites whenever I’m trying to find my way through the Caribbean.

Rudder inspection

Lost Rudder Blues

On an offshore race from Florida to Mexico, something did not go bump in the morning, but the rudder was gone nonetheless.

Fender protection using a tee-shirt

Fender Protection on a Budget

There’s an old adage that everything on a boat should serve multiple purposes. As it turns out, this applies to clothing, too.