Boat Review Archive

  • 148-Foot Wally

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  • 50-foot Bieker Racer/Cruiser

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  • 98-Foot Sport Cruiser

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  • Adele

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  • Antares

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  • Bristolian

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  • Convergence

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  • Elsie

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  • Evoe

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  • Gimla

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  • Gliss

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  • Janice of Wyoming

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  • Maltese Falcon

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  • MITseeAH

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  • Mystere

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  • Ranger

    What can you say about a yacht that can motorsail at 9 knots in wind strengths ranging from zero to 30 knots and any wind direction More

  • Restive

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  • Scorpione Dei Mari

    This Tony Castro–designed 95-footer is a sister to the award-winning Ameena, but has been given a completely different deck layout and superstructure More

  • Wings of Grace

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  • A J/95 For the Other Half

    Rhode Island-based J/Boats has been setting trends for three decades and its latest boat, the J/95, is a little bit different from anything else in its size bracket. More

  • Acheron

    Review of the Oyster 655, latest model in Oyster’s new g5 series of Kevlar/carbon deck-saloon cruisers. More

  • Admiral 38

    The Admiral 38 offers a spacious but capable vessel for those just getting started with catamarans. More

  • Akilaria Class 40

    Not everybody can race an Open 60. But the Akilaria Class 40 that’s making an appearance here in the States makes it possible More

  • Alden 50-foot Schooner

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  • Alden Yachts 55-footer

    Designer Bill Cook has teamed up with Alden Yachts to create this semi-custom center-cockpit yacht with a 44-foot, 5-inch waterline and a 15-foot, 8-inch beam More

  • Alerion Express 33

    A new offering from the company that started it all -- the Alerion Express 33. More

  • Alerion Express 38

    It could be said that Garry Hoyt’s Alerion Express 28 was ahead of the “big daysailer” trend when it was launched in the early 1990s More

  • Andrews 28

    The Andrews 28 is a 28-foot trailerable sportboat with headroom and bed room. More

  • Andrews 45

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  • Annapolis 30

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  • Archambault's A35 and A40rc

    Archambault's A35 and A40rc first made their U.S. debut at the Annapolis Boat show in the fall of 2008 and have been tearing up racecourses all over Europe and the Caribbean. More

  • Baby Wally

    This Wally Nano is a pocket-sized mini-yacht. More

  • Baltic 79

    Delivered to an Italian owner last year, this carbon-composite hull has a lifting keel that can reduce draft from 14 feet, 9 inches to less than 10 feet More

  • Barracuda 105

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  • Bavaria 30

    The Bavaria 30 is an entry-level cruiser with coastal cruiser features and a responsive and forgiving ride. More

  • Bavaria 32

    We chose it because it has a sweet helm, clean lines, comfortable accommodations, and reasonable systems, all of which make it an enticing package More

  • Bavaria 34

    The German builder Bavaria, sold in 2007, is announcing new models. More

  • Bavaria 38

    Bavaria has kept costs in line with an efficient factory, and its new, peppy cruiser is a good value. More

  • Beneteau 31

    The Beneteau 31 is one of the smallest but also one of the coolest coastal cruisers in Beneteau's line More

  • Beneteau 423

    High-volume boatbuilders strive to provide more boat, more conveniences, and more standard features for less money, and the Beneteau 423 made our list because it does just that More

  • Beneteau 43

    Whether it is chartering or cruising, the Beneteau 43 provides enough galley, saloon, and stowage space to make it great for vacationing. More

  • Beneteau 46

    Beneteau boats keep getting better looking while retaining the consistent quality that keeps owners coming back. More

  • Beneteau 523

    Groupe Beneteau is the largest sailboat manufacturer in the world. It comprises four separate companies—Beneteau, Jeanneau, Lagoon, and CNB—that operate independently but share More

  • Beneteau First 10R

    The 32-foot First 10R represents a new generation of Beneteau’s sleek one-design racers More

  • Big Fish

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  • Brenta 38

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  • Briand 78

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  • Broadblue 42

    The Broadblue 42 is a cruising cat is aimed at owners with offshore-cruising aspirations. More

  • Broadblue 435

    I’ve had a penchant for sailing on two hulls ever since I built a 26-foot racing micro-multihull some years ago. That boat routinely sailed at double-digit speeds but was frequently wet, so it was with some enthusiasm that I stepped aboard the considerably larger Broadblue 435 for a test sail on Chesapeake Bay More

  • Bruckmann 50

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  • Bruckmann Daysailer

    Hull number 1 of the largest yacht ever offered by J Boats left the builder’s yard in early August on a truck headed to San Diego for commissioning More

  • Bruckmann Daysailer 42

    At over 42 feet long and displacing more than 17,000 pounds, the Bruckmann Daysailer is designed to be an easy-to-sail head-turner that’s equally at home on a harbor cruise or a weekend getaway. More

  • Cabo Rico 42PH

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  • Cannell 34 Daysailer

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  • Complete Catamaran Coverage

    Catamarans have come a long way from the early (often home-built) cats of the 1960s. In the January issue, SAIL took a look at the progress that's been made More

  • 2007 Cats For Everyone

    Catamarans have come a long way since their pioneering days. We took a look at cats today, cruising one down the ICW, joining a multihull demo day, examining radical designs, and spending a week in catamaran school More

  • Catalina 22 Sport

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  • Catalina 250 Centerboard

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  • Catalina 320 MK II

    The Catalina 320-2 retains a mix of some of the old and some of the new. More

  • Catalina 375

    The newest cruising boat from designer Gerry Douglas updates the classic Catalina attributes. More

  • Catalina 387

    To get yourself from any Southern California harbor to Catalina Island, you're typically going to set full sail in a moderate breeze. More

  • Catalina 445

    The Catalina 445 -- a powerful and practical all-rounder. More

  • Catalina Morgan 440

    The Catalina Morgan 440 offers lots of stowage space, robust cruising features, and modern looks for comfortable offshore cruising or lazy daysails. More

  • Catalina Morgan 440 (Full)

    I made it a point to spend time below during my sail aboard the Catalina Morgan 440 More

  • Catamaran Tech

    Two well-known catamaran designers, Pete Melvin of Morrelli & Melvin and Simon Slater of PDQ Yachts, explain the critical factors involved in the design and construction of cruising cats. More

  • Catri 24

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  • Cats Around The World

    Review and roundup of different types of catamarans. More

  • Classic 82

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  • CNB 105

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  • Columbia 30

    The new Columbia 30 would have attracted attention even if it were just an average white boat. More

  • Com-Pac Eclipse 20

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  • Cookson 50

    The Cookson 50 belongs to the new generation of high-performance boats sporting canting keels and blistering speed potential. More

  • Corsair Sprint 750

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  • Cruising Cat Guide

    Builders of cruising catamarans can be found all over the world, though French and South African builders have been the most prolific in recent years. Wherever they're located, they all have web sites and, in most cases, U.S. dealers. More

  • Cruising Light

    The Ninth Charm is a cruising multihull while the Secret Affair is a lightweigh cruising monohull. Here's how to keep them from getting too heavy. More

  • Day One: The Deuce takes the spotlight

    Day One at Strictly Sail Chicago got off to a great start and the city is excited for the weekend to begin. More

  • Dean 441

    The Dean 441 has accommodations that can be customized to suit the owner’s needs, and the hull, rig, and systems are built to thrive at sea. More

  • Dehler 44

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  • Delphia 37

    Just when a seasoned boat reviewer thinks he’s seen all the possible variations among midsize cruising monohulls, along comes a vessel to jar him out of that notion More

  • Delphia 40

    The Delphia 40 is a sturdy Polish passagemaker designed to withstand the harshest Baltic Sea conditions. More

  • Dibley 23

    The Dibley 23 is a trailerable sportboat designed by Kevin Dibley of Dibley Marine. More

  • Dufour 34

    The Dufour 34 is a peppy performance cruiser that moves easily through the water and melds smoothly cruising and racing features. More

  • Dufour 385

    The Dufour 385 may be built specifically for cruising but it's hardly old-fashioned. More

  • Dufour 455

    Forty years ago Michel Dufour dragged boatbuilding into the industrial age by being one of the first to design boats specifically for production building methods More

  • e33

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  • Edson Anniversary

    This year the Edson Corporation celebrates a unique milestone within the American marine industry – its 150th anniversary. More

  • Elan 384

    Sometimes a boat catches your imagination immediately. Sometimes you have to sail the boat to appreciate it More

  • Elan 40

    The swift, pretty Elan 40 is a mid-priced racer/cruiser designed by Rob Humphreys that is being pitched as a strong player in the highly competitive 40-foot market. More

  • Elan 410

    The Elan 410, part of the restyled Performance series, is touted to be quick (especially in light wind) and comfortable. More

  • Elan 450

    Designed by Rob Humphreys, Elan 450 includes an open cockpit, belowdeck sheeting lines, and a double-ended mainsheet-sheeting system. More

  • Esse 850

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  • Etap 24i

    Belgian builder Etap is no stranger to innovations, and the new Etap 24i is filled with them More

  • Etap 37s

    One of the biggest features of the Belgian-built Etap 37 is its ability to sail and live aboard when flooded. More

  • Far Harbour 39

    A new cruiser that can be sent anywhere in a standard shipping container More

  • Far Harbour 39

    A new cruiser that can be sent anywhere in a standard shipping container More

  • Far Harbour 39

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  • FastCat 305 Vector-K

    The FastCat 305 Vector-K is a 30-foot long cruising catamaran with an 18-foot beam that frees up sufficient interior space to house three cabins and a comfortable six-seater saloon More

  • Feeling 44

    The Feeling 44 is an offshore cruiser with gunkholing capability and is thin-water and no-water friendly. More

  • Feral cats

    Check out the Moxie 37 and the Sig45, two semi-production catamarans wild enough to be termed "feral." More