If you ask ten sailors the best anchor for boat, you’ll get ten different answers. Furthermore, what works for one sailboat or sailor won’t necessarily work for you. To get the best answer, first answer the following questions: The Right Anchor for My Boat? Once you have some or all of those details, you can[Read More]
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The Best Dinghy Anchor
What’s the best dinghy anchor? To determine the best dinghy anchor we tested three variations: the folding grapnel anchor, the claw and the Mantus anchor (deemed ‘the best dinghy anchor’). Allow me show you a picture of each anchor, explain why a sailboat owner would need an anchor for their dinghy, and the results of our[Read More]
The Best Nautical Outdoor Pillow Covers
For over a year, my husband and I looked everywhere for replacement saloon and cockpit pillows. Ideally, we needed to find indoor/outdoor pillow covers. While sailing around the Mediterranean we didn’t come across soft furnishing stores often. Usually our priority was to find groceries, water, wine and beer! (Skip the explanations and go straight to the[Read More]
How to Anchor a Sailboat – Lessons Learned
Back in England, when we had our 35’ Moody sailboat (pictured above), I never considered using the anchor. In fact, I never looked at it nor did I know the location of the windless (anchor) controls. I didn’t even want to know how to anchor a sailboat. When our engine cut out in the middle[Read More]
