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Safety

The Ditch Kit

Survival Simplified: This floating survival kit offers an array of supplies should things go south.

On the Water and in Distress?

A reminder from the U.S. Coast Guard to use your VHF radio—not your cellphone—to call for help when you’re in distress on the water.

Historic Gyroscope Stabilizers

Elmer Sperry harnessed the principles of the gyroscope in compasses for ship navigation in World War I and beyond. This stailizer was built in 1916 for the yacht Aramis. Web extra from our August 2012 issue.

The Ditch Kit

Survival Simplified: This floating survival kit offers an array of supplies should things go south.

On the Water and in Distress?

A reminder from the U.S. Coast Guard to use your VHF radio—not your cellphone—to call for help when you’re in distress on the water.

Historic Gyroscope Stabilizers

Elmer Sperry harnessed the principles of the gyroscope in compasses for ship navigation in World War I and beyond. This stailizer was built in 1916 for the yacht Aramis. Web extra from our August 2012 issue.

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