Cruising World - November - December 2016

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november/december 2016

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COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURERS

1. ASA
   cruising catamarans
   made easy • $24 •
   store.asa.com

If there is a sailor on

your list who is keen

on learning to cruise

on cats, this beautifully

illustrated, highly

informative textbook

from the American

Sailing Association

will be welcome on his

or her shelf. The book

accompanies the ASA

114 course and covers a

variety of topics, includ-

ing multihull designs,

sail plans, safety gear

and boathandling skills.

2. MONTAGUE
   allston • $1,895 •
   montaguebikes.com

Looking for a way to get

around in port while

cruising? The Montague

Allston is a folding

bike designed from the

ground up for sailors.

Some of our favorite

features include the

rustproof and grease-

free belt drive instead

of a chain; a sealed

internal gear hub; and

lightweight aluminum

construction. The All-

ston is quick and simple

to fold up and weighs

just 30 pounds.

3. SEALIFE
   micro 2.0 pro 5000

• $1,500 • sealife-
  cameras.com

This full-featured

camera set is designed

to help underwater

photo graphers and

video graphers achieve

brilliant, colorful

images. The set includes

the permanently

sealed 64- gigabyte

Wi-Fi-enabled SeaLife

Micro 2.0 camera, two

SeaDragon 2500 light

heads, two grips and

fl ex arms, a macro lens,

and a 10x close-up lens.

Everything stores in a

compact nylon case.

4. SAILOR BAGS
   chesapeake yoga bag

• $85 • sailorbags.com

Know someone who

loves sailing and yoga

(or just wants to look

like it)? Check out the

Chesapeake yoga bag.

Its roomy design can fi t

any size mat, along with

a towel, water bottle and

other gear. The sailcloth

exterior, marine-grade

zippers and corrosion-

resistant hardware

should stand up to life

aboard.

5. MAGMA
   marine kettle 3 • $250

• magma products.com

Nothing beats a cockpit

cookout after a day

of sailing. The newly

redesigned Marine

Kettle 3 now features

waterproof electronic

pulse ignition, a heavier-

gauge inner safety liner,

and a new regulator that

allows for more precise

temperature control.

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