Category: Product Review

Fortress, the ultimate lightweight aluminum anchor

Over the last few decades, new anchor types have been added to the traditional range of mooring equipment. In this new Product Test, we take a look at a more modern anchor. Meet the Fortress, a lightweight anodized aluminum anchor we’ve tested many times during our travels. What’s the difference between a lightweight anchor and…

An unbreakable, durable stainless steel wind indicator

Your sailboat is well prepared, ready for racing or cruising. You’re already looking forward to taking the helm, sails well trimmed, in a medium wind. Once you’ve weighed anchor or left the dock, when it’s time to hoist the sails, you look up at the masthead to come into the wind. Then, kaboom! The feeling immediately sinks in: your trip is going to be more complicated and less fun…

The wind indicator is gone, or bent: yet again, those pesky birds have played a nasty trick on you! How can you avoid this problem in the future? We may have a solution for your boat.