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    Best Christmas gifts for sailors: What to buy the boat owner who has everything

    • 13.10.2021

    What do you buy the boat owner who has everything? With so many potential Christmas gifts for sailors on the market, it can be easy to get lost, so we’ve…

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    Best women’s sailing jacket: 7 options to keep you warm and dry

    • 08.10.2021

    When it comes to selecting the best women’s sailing jacket, the first thing you will want to do is to weigh up the sort of sailing you are likely to…

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    Best women’s waterproof pants: 11 of the best options for sailing

    • 04.10.2021

    Jeans and waterproof trousers may be enough for summer daysails, with thermal leggings under your trousers for windier days, but for anything more you really do need to consider picking…

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    Best dock lines: 6 of the best options for a secure mooring

    • 27.09.2021

    While most of us buy our boats for the enjoyment they provide out on the water, it’s an inescapable fact that virtually every leisure craft spends far more time on…

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    Best anchor ropes: 6 of the best lines to hold your boat steady

    • 23.09.2021

    Anchoring – the act of holding something in place – is a simple of enough concept in itself. However, when it comes to securing the position of a vessel bobbing…

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    Best boating Bluetooth speakers: 7 of the best options for upgrading your system

    • 21.09.2021

    In many ways, Bluetooth has been manna from Heaven for the boating community. No longer is it necessary to struggle routeing wires from the stereo to the speakers, Bluetooth does…

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    Zhik INS100 review: This lightweight sailing jacket fits the bill perfectly

    • 08.09.2021

    It’s not hard to find a sailing jacket that can serve multiple purposes, but if you want complete protection from spray in high temperatures, combined with excellent breathability, you’ll be…

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    Zhik Fuze review: Lightweight sailing shoes are a great alternative to sandals

    • 07.09.2021

    When it comes to sailing shoes, there are two directions you can go in – either do your best to keep the water out with a pair of waterproof boat…

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    Best sailing knives: 7 of the best multi-purpose blades for your boat

    • 06.09.2021

    The knife. It’s one of the oldest and most valuable tools known to man, and for good reason. For, as our Bronze Age forebears discovered 4,000 years ago, with the…

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    Best boat rope: Twisted and braided options for docking your yacht

    • 31.08.2021

    ‘Give ’em enough rope…’ You know the rest; it’s an expression that’s been around for more than 350 years. But there’s one place this time-honoured truism doesn’t hold true, and…

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    Best women’s boating shoes: 9 of the best options for female sailors

    • 24.08.2021

    Over the last decade or so, there has been more and more emphasis on sailing kit designed for women, in particular women’s boating shoes. This is great news as, while…

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    Best trolling motor batteries: 6 high-power options for electric propulsion

    • 16.08.2021

    You can’t beat a good day’s trolling, (on a boat, that is, not the web), unless, of course, your trolling motor lets you down and you’re left huffing and puffing…

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    Best boat solar panels: 6 options for boosting your yacht’s power

    • 09.08.2021

    For many in the boating community, boat solar panels represent something of a holy grail. They are, after all, the gift that keeps on giving, aren’t they? Free power forever,…

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    Best boat GPS: 6 handheld options for navigation at sea

    • 02.08.2021

    ‘Lost at Sea’ might be a great name for a video game, but in real life the prospect of losing one’s bearings on the ocean can be pretty scary indeed.…

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    Best boat fenders: 7 of the best options for protecting your topsides

    • 28.07.2021

    If ever there was an unsung hero in the world of boating, it surely has to be the humble fender. Ubiquitous and largely maintenance-free, fenders dangle fearlessly in the face…

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    Best drones for sailing: Take your boating videos to the next level

    • 19.07.2021

    It’s no understatement to say that drones have changed the moving image landscape in a more dramatic way than any other product since the video camera was invented more than…

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    Best marine speakers: From portable waterproof speakers to high end systems

    • 14.07.2021

    When planning to fit speakers they need to be located at a safe distance from compasses and from any sensitive on board electronics. A distance of at least 1.1m (3ft…

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    Best waterproof boat shoes: 8 of the best options to keep your feet warm and dry

    • 09.07.2021

    We’re not suggesting for a moment that boating in the wet will result in trench foot, but anyone who’s been on the receiving end of a good soaking at sea…

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    Best boat cover: 6 of the best options for protecting your cockpit

    • 29.06.2021

    Every marina has one – that sad and sorry looking, covered-in-algae-and-seagull-poo boat tied up forlornly at the end of the pontoon. It doesn’t necessarily mean the vessel is unloved, but…

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    Best kids lifejackets and buoyancy aids for keeping your children safe

    • 23.06.2021

    But happily even the most irresponsible grown-up always seems to insist on any kids in their charge being fitted with a personal floatation device of one kind or another. And…

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