Sailboat Reviews

Soverel 33

In the words of an old automobile commercial, the Soverel 33 "is not your father's Oldsmobile." If anything, it's a stretch to include any...

S2 11.0

Leon Slikkers is a boatbuilding legend. Chris Scott, who has worked with him for over three decades, knows the story well:"Leon grew up on...

Ranger 23

Designed by Californian Gary Mull in 1971, the Ranger 23 was influenced by the Junior Offshore Group (JOG), a forerunner of the Midget Ocean...

Dufour 36 Classic

Dufour Yachts was founded in 1964 in La Rochelle, France, by Michel Dufour, when he introduced a popular 30-footer called the Arpege. The boat...

Owning a Caribbean Charterboat

There was a time when owning your own sailboat in the Caribbean was a luxury reserved for the very rich. But charter companies offer...

Carroll Marine: A Graceful Bow

Carroll Marine: A Graceful Bow At the end of June, Carroll Marine—a Bristol, RI boatbuilder and fixture in the sailboat industry for almost 20 years—closed...

Certifications and Ratings: What’s the Deal?

The acronyms alone are enough to drive you nuts: ABYC, ISO, IMCI, ABS, NMMA. And those with real names, what are they: Germanischer Lloyd,...

Three Big-Three 30s

In effect, the companies construct a hull into which a grid-and-beam system is installed, along with liners (pans) that define spaces belowdecks and provide...

Cabo Rico 38: Used Boat Survey

If we made a short list of traditional-looking cruising boats with trailboards and oodles of teak that dreamy-eyed readers most want to know about,...

Saga 43

The term "performance cruiser" has become so overused by production builders as to have lost much of its meaning. We think the definition includes...

How to Have Happy Boat Kids from Marisa Evans on Women...

Women who sail is a great topic and raising kids on a sailboat can be a lot of fun too. From life jackets to...

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MacGregor 26M Used Boat Review

MacGregor 26 has been a staple in the trailerable sailboat market for decades, and company literature claimed more than 7,000 of the original model...