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...
Santa Cruz 27
Like the French Impressionists of the 19th century who changed the way the world looked at art, beginning in the 1970s a handful of...
Freedom 30
The Freedom 30 grew out of something called the "Freedom Philosophy." Getting its start somewhat significantly in the Bicentennial Year of 1976, this philosophy...
Express 27
Those who sail ultra-light displacement boats have had a natural mantra ever since Bill Lee coined it years ago: "Fast is Fun." Like most...
Seaward 25
Nick Hake graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1974, then pulled up stakes and left the cold Great Lakes winters for sunny...
San Juan 28
During the 1950s, Robert Clark, an amateur woodworker with a degree in education and a teaching certificate, labored in Toledo, Ohio as a pattern...
Island Packet 27
More than 20 years ago, backhoes and bulldozers hacked a factory plot out of the mangroves in Largo, FL and Island Packet Yachts was...
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...
Dana 24 Boat Review
Now back on the production line at Pacific Seacraft after a three-year hiatus, the Dana 24 is a pricey, seaworthy, two-person cruiser. She will...
Tanzer 22
We originally reviewed the Tanzer 22 in the December 1, 1981 issue, but a friend of ours did such a good job restoring the...
Abandon Ship! Coast Guard Rescue Beneteau 523 in the Atlantic
What would cause the captain and crew to abandon ship in the Atlantic ocean? There was no sailboat disaster here, but a coast guard...
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