HUUB Ryft Open Water Photochromic Swim Mask Best swim mask For fantastic vision, you can’t beat this superb swim mask. HUUB is well-known for creating the best-performing open-water swimming gear,…
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Swans Ascender Open Water Goggles
Swans Ascender Open Water Goggles Best all-around open water goggles Comfortable, adjustable and great vision – no wonder these are the goggles our sea swimming tester reaches for again and…
BEEWAY Swimming Goggles with attached Ear Plugs Review
Beeway Swimming Goggles with attached earplugs Best budget open water goggles Comfortable, easy to fit and with great vision – these are great budget goggles for swimming outdoors. If you’re…
Best buys: 6 of the best open water swimming hats
The best open water swimming hats tried and tested by Rowan You might be reluctant if you’ve not worn a swim cap since school. But, with improved visibility and warmth,…
Best Duffel Bag – 17 luggage options for boats
Packing our bags to go sailing requires a bit of creative space saving and calls into action our best duffel bag for the occasion. Are we going for a long…
7 of the best swimming tow floats for open water
The best open water swimming tow floats Love or hate them, the tow float or safety buoy is fast becoming an essential bit of open water swimming kit. Along with…
Best goggles: 6 of the best for open water swimming
The Best Swimming Goggles for open water swimming From pool training to open water swimming, good goggles are essential. Get it wrong and leaks, fogging or discomfort could spoil your…
The coolest Watersports Toys of 2024: From inflatable foilers to motorised Paddle Boards
Hydrofoils have had a transformational impact on most things that float in recent years, from kite, wing and prone surf foiling to the powered e-foil boards (a couple of which…
Speedo Women’s Biofuse 2.0 Mirror Goggles Review
Speedo Women’s Biofuse 2.0 Mirror Goggles Best women’s open water goggles Designed to fit female faces, these goggles are all about comfort and swimming confidence. Speedo is such a familiar…
The America’s Cup and Olympic Sailing tech coming to your sailing kit
We’re weeks away from the start of one of the biggest seasons in sailing. The Olympic Sailing at Paris 2024 begins at the end of July, with the opening races…
Best Prime Day Garmin watch deals – save up to 45%
This Amazon Prime Day, if you look carefully you’ll spot the tidy little bargains. As the self appointed sports watch geek here in the marine team, I’ve always got my…
Best sailing sunglasses: 8 practical options for eye protection on the water
Those of us who go afloat expose ourselves to a lot of ultraviolet (UV) radiation – even on cloudy days in northern Europe. We all know that too much UV…
Best EPIRB: 5 emergency beacons for leisure sailors
Do you regularly cruise or race out of sight of land? If the answer is yes, one of the best Epirb is an absolutely essential bit of kit to have…
What to look for in the best handheld VHF marine radio
Your burning questions answered about Handheld VHF marine radios Unless you eat sleep and breath all things marine communications and safety like I do, then you might be correct in…
Icom IC37 Handheld VHF Marine Radio Review
Icom M37E handheld VHF radio Best joint overall handheld VHF marine radio This Icom IC37 Handheld VHF Marine Radio unit is a real workhorse. Designed for both leisure and…
Standard Horizon HX210 handheld VHF marine radio reviewed
Standard Horizon HX210 Standard Horizon HX210 handheld VHF rival to the Icom 25E offers us a great alternative handheld radio at a good price vs weight vs battery…
Standard Horizon HX890 handheld VHF marine radio review
Standard Horizon HX890E VHF handheld marine radio Best joint overall handheld VHF marine radio The Standard Horizon HX890 handheld VHF is a feature-rich, top spec handheld marine radio, with…
Best handheld VHF marine radio: 8 feature-rich options for your boat
Significant improvements in a number of areas in recent years have seen the best handheld VHF marine radio move from being purely portable communications devices to something altogether more useful.…
Top 15 Best Marine Binoculars for navigation and pilotage – tried and tested
I can sit gazing through binoculars for hours. From looking at the local baby seals when on anchor or trying to find my way using old fashioned naviguesswork. If I…
Garmin Inreach Mini 2 satellite tracking and texting across an Ocean
clipped to a small spring clip, it sits near the dash area to have constant view of the sky Garmin InReach Mini 2 I’ve been positively itching to get…