Equipment and clothing
By Guy Venables It is particularly satisfying to test a product which solves previous problems. The Torqeedo Travel 1003 is an electric outboard that doesn’t rely on a heavy acidic car battery. Instead, there’s an integrated and sealed clip-on rechargeable lithium battery that makes the whole thing one unit and, in turn, [...]
LONG TERM REVIEW: Once you buy a pair of these you might want to get another! They are super comfy with the Goretex liner associated with Dubarry's famous sailing boots – so your feet stay dry and warm; they are also fully waterproof. We've sailed in a pair of these for around seven years, including [...]
The TUFF phone is a shock proof waterproof phone with everything the modern sailor could need and a bit more. For instance, when your co-sailor takes out his cracked iPhone you can offer him salvation by putting his sim in the TUFF phone along with yours. 4G capable,13 Megapixel camera, Gorilla Glass touchscreen, waterproof up [...]
Not only are these excellent light gathering binoculars but they house a plethora of useful features enabled by a digital readout projected on the lenses in Terminator style red electric readouts. These include digital stopwatch, altimeter, digital compass, digital barometer – with recording function, thermometer and a tilt function to work out the height of [...]
Press Release: Raymarine's Magnum High-Performance Marine Radar Open Array Radar Brings Superior Target Tracking and Long-Range Identification for Blue Water Vessels WILSONVILLE, Ore. – May 9, 2018 – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today the Raymarine Magnum™ high-performance open array radar featuring superior bird mode and beam sharpening technology. Including many of the same [...]
Ideal for the spring, the CPO shirt is so heavy it’s really more of a jacket, made from 100% heavy flannel wool and worn by everyone from Steve McQueen to Elvis Presley in the 50s and 60s. They’re tough, warm and soft. There are many lesser quality imitations, the best being the deep dark blue [...]
From Henri Lloyd: The Henri Lloyd Elite Offshore Collection is constructed from the latest in Elite fabric technology; ELITE//2.0 and is derived and evolved from the multi award winning Elite range. ELITE//2.0 dries 30% quicker than its predecessor, whilst the new yarn structure and DWR coating results in a more effective water beading thus reducing [...]
Long term test This was the first multitool with integral locking pliers, which effectively work like molegrips, allowing you to clamp up to a 1 in (25mm) diameter pipe, or nut. It takes a while for the function to become natural but once mastered you can fold and unfold it with one hand. The [...]
Inflatable Paddle board review: trying one of these was something of a revelation The double barrelled Titan pump is a revelation making pumping up an easy thing to do – with a switch valve to add the last couple of psi Not many boaters will have failed to notice the rise of paddleboarding [...]
