Sailboat Reviews

Life on the Edge—State of the Art Boatbuilding

by Nick NicholsonMost of us have boats built of fiberglass, laid up in female molds as part of a production boatbuilding process. We have...

Life on the Edge—State of the Art Boatbuilding

by Nick NicholsonMost of us have boats built of fiberglass, laid up in female molds as part of a production boatbuilding process. We have...

Hunter 216

Notwithstanding the tragedy of 9/11 and subsequently tumultuous stock market, during the past 10 years boat manufacturers have enjoyed a goodly number of buyers...

Telstar 28

A family operation with its own launch site and factory on Back Creek in Annapolis, MD, Performance Cruising has quietly ascended to the top...

Airdeck Rollup Boats

So, you need a blow-up boat to use as a tender for people and gear between shore and anchor, or for checking out the...

Headings: Canting Ballast Keels

When the technical management team of the Volvo Ocean Race (of which I am a member) started looking at upgrading the performance of boats...

C&C 29

The story of C&C Yachts is a boating industry epic. The company was founded when designers George Cuthbertson and George Cassian got together with...

Headings: State of the Art

by Nick NicholsonSome 45 years after the introduction of the mass-produced fiberglass sailboat, a large percentage of the boats built today would be instantly...

Hanse 371

The efforts of European boatbuilders to establish a foothold in the US market over the past three decades or so could be described as...

Catalina 350

Catalina Yachts has been at or near the pinnacle of the production boatbuilding industry since Frank Butler formed the company in 1969. The company endured...

Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review

Choosing between a monohull and catamaran was already hard, but Jeanneau just made it even harder. The new Jeanneau Yachts 65 is a monumental...

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Islander Bahama 30 Used Boat Review

More than a few years ago my wife Carey and I were looking to move up from our O’Day 25 to something a little...