Columbia 8.7
The Columbia 8.7 was one of the first of a series of modern small cruisers built by Columbia in the late 1970s. All were...
Rethinking Sailboat Structure
When it comes to describing a sailboats most valuable attribute, its surprising how varied opinions can be. Staying afloat should be our first priority,...
Practical Sailor Reviews Seven Performance-Sailing Dinghies
SunfishDesigned in 1951 by ice boaters Alexander Bryan and Cortland Heyniger, the hard chine Sunfish was the prototype board boat. In 1959, it made...
Mailport: June 2011
I use a product called Biogreen Clean (www.biogreenclean.com) on my boat and at home. It’s $90 a gallon and is a concentrate. It...
Catamarans and Trimarans – a Performance Multihull Report Looking at Speed, Style, and Value
The BMW Oracle team recently repatriated the Americas Cup thanks in part to an absurdly high budget, a boatload of aerospace design and technology,...
Compact Weta Trimaran Screeches Past the Big Boys on Biscayne Bay
The new Weta trimaran is designed in New Zealand, built in China, and imported into the U.S. by Nor Banks Sailing of Duck, N.C.SailPlanThe...
Norseboat 17.5
Ordinarily, the boats we review in these pages require a substantial investment, something like remortgaging the house. But on occasion, we get around to...
J/105
Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - Rodney Johnstone, a Connecticut schoolteacher, changed careers and became an ad salesman for a...
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...
Columbia 9.6
The Columbia 9.6 is one of the last boats built by this pioneer of fiberglass sailboats. The 9.6 stands for meters and distinguishes it...
The ULTIMATE Family Charter Catamaran – Bali 5.8 Full Tour
The Bali 5.8 Catamaran Sailboat is going to be the flagship of the charter sailboat industry. With up to six private cabins, each with...
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Island Packet 440
For nearly 30 years under the direction of designer and CEO Bob Johnson, Island Packet accomplished what few modern boatbuilders have been able to...