This comprehensive buyer's guide distils more than thirty years of on-the-water tests by the experts at Practical Sailor. Here is everything a reader needs to make confident purchases of sail handling gear, maintenance products, and navigation equipment. Whether readers are looking for essential equipment or that nice-to-have comfort item, it's all here in this easy-to-reference volume. Because it accepts no commercial advertising, Practical Sailor has the unfettered freedom to deliver impartial and uncompromising evaluations of today's sailing gear and equipment.