Tiki 30 Catamaran: A Practical Sailor Boat Test
Thanks to this ultralight displacement status, the Tiki doesn't need a cloud of sail to deliver light-air efficiency, and Wharram further reduces the need...
Mailport: October 2010
I was disappointed to see in the August 2010 issue that you published a letter without an editorial caveat regarding the disparaging remarks about...
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,...
Union 36 Boat Review
Photo courtesy of Dan Berkey
If one was to pick a boat that best represents the many facets of the Taiwan-U.S. boatbuilding industry in the...
Mailport: February 2010
I understand you are going to do an article on navigating by phone using the iPhone. I thought you may be interested in my...
Five Rides that Push the Limits of High-performance Sailing
When yacht designer Bill Lee latched on to the phrase "Fast is Fun," he did more than label his own design efforts, he sparked...
DIY Topside Paint Test: Two-part Linear Polyurethanes Face Off
Is painting a boat's hull a job for an amateur painter? Should a mono-urethane or two-part linear polyurethane (LPU) be used? Practical Sailor is...
A Look at the Latest Generation of Genoa Furlers
Engineering advances have improved roller-furling systems, and the latest units show refinements to original design and some promising new innovations. Today, third- and fourth-generation...
Used Sailboat Review: Morgan 30
If youre looking for an inexpensive 30-footer from the 1970s with pretty lines that can double nicely as either the family escape pod or...
Paste Waxes Test Six-month Checkup
How long do they last? In the February 2009 issue of Practical Sailor, we reviewed a sampling of 10 paste waxes that were available...
A Fast Small Sailboat from Saffier
If you're looking for a fast sailboat to use as a day sailer, then Saffier Yachts may have just the sailboat to buy. With...
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Grampian 26 Used Boat Review
The first fiberglass auxiliary sailboats were built in the late 1950s; for the record, the first was the 40-foot Philip Rhodes-designed Bounty II (1956),...