Mari-Cha IV currently rules the Atlantic, but there may be a new sheriff in town with the launching of Frank Pong’s record chaser, Maiden Hong Kong. Designer Juan Kouyoumdjian’s brief was for a 100-foot-plus monohull capable of breaking existing transoceanic records. Maiden’s 115-foot carbon-composite hull is a stripped-out (pipe berths only) racer built by DK Yachts in
The Cookson 50 from New Zealand’s Cookson Boats belongs to the new generation of high-performance boats sporting canting keels and blistering speed potential. Mick Cookson, who worked with Farr Yacht Design to develop the concept, didn’t start out to build a canting-keeler. “This began as a fixed-keel boat with a trim tab,” he said. But Cookson also wanted a lightning-fast boat that had enough
A market is often the mother of invention. According to Australian cruising-catamaran designer and builder Bryan Perry, “A number of people saw the Perry 43 and liked it. They said they wanted something bigger along the same lines.” So he checked on what was already available and came up with the Perry 57 to scratch the itch of his potential customers. The resulting design is 57 feet long and
As first impressions go, J/100 hull number two stood out in fine company moored off the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court facility in Newport, Rhode Island. From shore I sized up the boat lying still at her mooringplumb bow, clean and simple deck, wide-open cockpit, narrow blue hull, and rakish lines. But how would this new daysailer go? The boat’s prime harbor
Ever since Dufour Yachts was purchased by Cantiere del Padro several years ago, older Dufour designs have been systematically replaced with newer, more stylish models. Italian designer Umberto Felci first drew new 34-, 40-, and 44-foot performance cruisers, and now he’s turned his eye to a new 38-footer that is the first in Dufour’s revamped cruising line. The
Since its founding by Roger Hewson more than 20 years ago, Sabre Yachts has excelled at building boats under 40 feet. The old Sabre 28 is certainly one of the best pocket cruisers ever marketed, and Hewson himself often asserted that the company’s core boats were its 36-footers. I personally have always favored the Sabre 38, both the Mark I and Mark II models, built
Colorado may not be the first place you’d look for a builder offering a new trailerable sportboat, but Watershed Sailboats is indeed in Colorado. The Dibley 23 is a trailerable sportboat Watershed is building with New Zealandbased designer Kevin Dibley of Dibley Marine. Dibley worked closely with Watershed founder Tim Reiter to develop a trailer-friendly design
With active fleets of M, C, A, and other scows racing on the Great Lakes, why are the folks up in Zenda, Wisconsin, at Melges Performance Sailboats introducing a new scow class? “We’re presently losing a lot of our young sailors once they graduate out of the X-Boat, Laser, and 420,” says Melges VP Andy Burdick. “The Melges 17 will bring new excitement to scow
California-based designer Tom Wylie is known for his long, slender sleds with freestanding masts, so the configuration of the new Wylie 43 should come as no surprise. It’s billed as an “ultralight downwind flyer” and is aimed at the section of the market that’s looking for performance in a more-affordable 43-foot package. The hull is made of a cored carbon-fiber laminate; the 4,800-pound keel
There is a reason why West Wight Potters have been in production for over 42 years. They may appear tiny compared to modern thin-water pocket cruisers, but their hard-chined hulls, simple sailplans, and economical accommodations are just as fun, safe, and effective as they were 40 years ago. Price: West Wight Potter 15, $7,395 (including sails, engine, and trailer, FOB Inglewood, CA);
The Magenta Project seeks applicants for its 2025-26 mentorship program.
Cottage Park Yacht Club hits a milestone: one million dollars raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Perfect places to drop the hook are hard to come by. Have a few different anchoring techniques in your back pocket to make the best of it.
We recently ran a sail design trivia question about an outdated sail called the “blooper.” It stumped a good number of you who guessed that
Lydia Mullan takes the helm at SAIL Magazine, succeeding Wendy Mitman Clarke.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of being invited to the Marblehead, MA stop of our sister publication Sailing World’s national tour—the Helly Hansen
Routine summer care of your boat is as valuable as long-term maintenance. Here’s a handy schedule to follow.
A summer cruise in Maine becomes a whole new adventure when island hiking leads the way.
Toward evening on a summer’s day, there’s nothing like a quick spin around the harbor.
Sail design has evolved over the centuries from square sails on tallships to triangular Bermuda rigs, back to the square-topped mains of today’s speedsters, and
