Equipment and clothing
Independent review by Classic Sailor The new mid-layer for sailing clothing could be said to have become the down jacket in recent times. Much beloved by climbers for its lightweight, minimal space and maximum warming effect the down jacket is almost ubiquitous – and why not? They are great bits of kit and double [...]
Overboard's 20 litre backpack is waterproof and large enough for those bits of gear and clothing you need to keep dry if you are sailing, especially if you are in an open boat. We used one for sailing a dinghy during a very wet week in Windermere and it worked really well. We clipped it [...]
Long term test. The Iris 50 is a design classic. The so-called hocky-puck handbearing compass is about as perfect for its purpose as it can be; we've used one for more than 20 years. It's small, at 82mm wide by 33 deep and it sits easily and lightly in the hand. It weighs just [...]
Marlow Ropes is launching a mooring rope made using 100% recycled plastic. Blue Ocean Dockline, is the first ‘technically better’ premium dockline rope manufactured using yarns wholly made from plastic bottles. "The development and production of recycled polyester (rPET) yarn combined with Marlow’s engineering expertise has resulted in this latest rope innovation," the company says. [...]
Icom has got together with Iridium to develop and manufacture a new satellite radio called Satellite PTT. The radio will combine Icom’s 54 years of expertise and knowledge with Iridium’s satellite experience to provide a professional radio communications solution that will enable users to communicate whenever they want to and wherever they are in the [...]
With space being a premium onboard most boats Webasto considers it important to offer solutions that are as functional and efficient as they are space-saving. The company’s taken its Thermo Top Evo heater, originally designed for caravans, and evolved it for the marine market, meaning that boat owners can stay warm, whatever the weather. The Thermo [...]
Long term test The traditional fisherman's smock is a staple of the sailing world, though it has to be said - you don't see them all the time. But like all the best clothes, they get better with wear, fading out, if you buy a breton red like this, to a timeless shade of ochre [...]
We're big fans of these devices. They work like a thermos flask with a double skin of stainless steel that creates a thermal barrier around the inner pot. The idea is that you begin cooking something in the separate billy can and then put it into the thermal cooker. Best to pre-warm that with some [...]
With just a month to go until the launch of the world’s first 300hp diesel outboard engine, British diesel engine innovator, Cox Powertrain is preparing for its much anticipated European on-water demonstrations of the CXO300 and will be urging all those interested in switching to a diesel outboard to sign up for a demonstration during [...]
