Rupert holmes on advances in satellite communication

What communications equipment do you really need to stay safe and keep in touch? Alan Denham explores options for every budget and cruising ambition

When I took my first brick-like Magellan GPS receiver out of its box back in the mid-1990s, I was in Wick, NE Scotland. The fog was thick enough to walk on. Filled with a confidence I had never had be

Scanstrut Ultra - waterproof wireless phone charger Mobile phones – the drug of the nation. Love ‘em or loathe ‘em it’s difficult to do without them even when you’re at sea, and this new Scanstrut pro

The latest sailing innovations, including in-depth reviews of comms and seaboots

DESIRABLE TOYS AND GEAR FOR ON-WATER FUN

Groov-e Atlas 2 alarm clock radio URL: www.groov-e.co.uk Price: £29.99, $34.99, 29,99 € This great little bedside FM radio does more than get you up in the morning. It has a 5W wireless charger on the