Seaward 26 RK
When Nick Hake, a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, decided that he'd had enough midwestern winters, he moved to Florida. Despite his...
Headings: Designers’ Conference—Part II
At the FactoryAt Fairport Marine, Jackett has been successfully laminating hulls since 1985 using NPG gelcoat and vinylester resins as a preventive measure against...
Headings: Designers’ ConferencePart II
At the FactoryAt Fairport Marine, Jackett has been successfully laminating hulls since 1985 using NPG gelcoat and vinylester resins as a preventive measure against...
Headings: Designers’ Conference
For Smith's owners, comfort is a key ingredient. Though a catamaran might appear to be two hulls connected by a bridgedeck that houses living...
X-40
A small blip on the radar screen of the U.S. sailing community, X-Yachts of Denmark celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2004 by totally revamping...
Headings: Future Fixture or Fancy Fad?
Reverse VangThe gooseneck on most Open Class boats is situated either right at deck level or in some cases mounted on the deck itself-rarely...
Centurion 40S
Wauquiez, the French boatbuilding firm, has existed on the fringes of the American sailing community for two decades, but throughout the majority of that...
A Legend Looks to the Future
by John RousmaniereAmid the ongoing euphoria about can'ting keels, carbon fiber construction, super-tech electronic instruments, and other developments, it seems appropriate to take a...
J/133
We like a turn of speed now and again. And we like it even better if that celerity is delivered in a controllable, comfortable...
Multi Mania
As of late, I've been considering the various joys and certain pitfalls that lie in my future, now having purchased a new...
The History of Cape Dory Sailboats
Cape Dory Yachts was founded in 1963 by Andrew Vavolotis in East Taunton, Mass. In the following 28 years, the company built over 2,800...
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Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review
When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...