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Chantiers Beneteau has been building its distinctive sailboats (along with Jeanneau, Wauquiez, and, now, a line of trawlers) for so long that it seemingly...
Hunter 38
Hunter Marine has a reputation as a builder of boats for sailors who favor creature comforts over performance. Some recent models from the company...
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...
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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...
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...
Etap 37s
Unlike the bastions of this industry that were founded by sailors interested in manufacturing boats, Etap, the parent company of Etap Yatching, was formed...
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...
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...
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...
Sailboat Cost of Ownership – New York, Vermont, Ontario, Quebec
Interested in buying a sailboat but worried about the cost of ownership? Things like sailboat maintenance, marina or yacht club yearly fees, parts and...
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