Henri Lloyd Transom Half Zip £90
The Transom Half Zip is part of the Henri Lloyd knitted insulation range for 2012, a lightweight, breathable & ergonomically designed mid layer and I was keen to be among the first to...
Kari-Tek Easy Load Roof Rack £463
‘That’s cheating!’ It was one of the first comments I got from someone struggling with his boat up the hard when he saw this Easy Load Roof Rack in action....
Gobius Holding Tank Gauge £276
If your boat has a holding tank, the chances are it doesn’t have a level gauge. It’s odd, as you’d think it would be standard on all new boats, but the opposite is...
Strippit Antifouling Remover From £9.90 (1 Litre)
Removing the residue of many seasons’ antifouling is one of those unfortunate boat jobs that, sooner or later simply has to be done. I’ve tested a few chemical antifouling strippers...
Boater’s Grail £19.50 (250ml spray)
Leading manufacturer of environmentally friendly boat cleaning products, Ensearch has recently released an innovative polishing product, which it has boldly named the Boaters’ Grail. The formulation has been designed to give fading gelcoat...
Battery powered LED light £24.95
I have often wondered why more boat owners don’t use approach lights on their boats and concluded that it was because no-one makes weatherproof 12V models to suit. However, now that LED technology...
Icom IC-M423 DSC/VHF £299.95
Icom’s latest fixed-mount DSC/VHF radio, the IC-M423, together with its high definition dot matrix display and optional HM-195 CommandMic introduces a new user interface that simplifies the radio’s operation. An audio output of...
Coastline Technology Magnetic Anchor Tripping Line £55
We first introduced ST readers to this new piece of kit in the April 2012 edition ‘Inventors Corner’ article. While we were impressed with the general idea, we requested a test product so...
Darkfin Gloves £21.99
Swimming gloves reviewed in a yachting magazine…how queer! Hear me out on this one. It’s no more absurd than those dog lifejackets we did the other month. We take frequent charter holidays, and...
NovoTextile cleaner/proofer £4.95ea 300ml
When my old but trusty Helly Hansen oilies finally started to leak I wondered if I should bite the bullet and buy some new ones or try some of the plethora of bottles...