It’s not easy to reintroduce a classic. The re-design has to live up to the best of the previous boat’s advantages, but also must demonstrate that modern technological advances have made it even better.
Europe’s Adriatic coastline is not only one of the world’s most attractive cruising grounds, it’s home to some good boatbuilders, too. The latest of these to turn its attention to the U.S. market is Croatia’s Salona Yachts.
There are few better places to put a cruising boat through its paces than Antigua, and not just because of the sun and sand. Leave the harbor, and depending on the conditions, you can soon find yourself dealing with big winds and even bigger seas—
The Hunter 37 is effectively a smaller sistership to the Hunter 40, which was introduced in something of a rush in 2012 as Marlow Hunter—formerly Hunter Marine—celebrated its 40th birthday and a change of ownership.
Thirty-four is the new 50. And even if that doesn’t sound directionally correct, it is the trend now in new-boat introductions. In Miami, I tested Jeanneau’s new baby, the Sun Odyssey 349, and found there’s a lot to love in this relatively small package, which feels much bigger than its dimensions suggest.
At the last Annapolis boat show everyone was talking about Beneteau’s new multi-personality performance cruiser, the interior of which can be changed so much it defies the limits of what can be considered a production boat. This model doesn’t just evolve from previous concepts, it leaps off the drawing board and challenges you to imagine its perfect use.
I first saw the Dufour Grand Large 500 on paper, not on the water, when Eric Macklin of Dufour Yachts let me have a sneak peek at the French builder’s new flagship. A year later, there she was, afloat at the Annapolis boat show, packed with innovations that seemed to break the mold of traditional thinking in yacht design.
In the ranks of dedicated bluewater boats, a few names crop up time and again that are synonymous with solid construction, reliable engineering and good seakeeping. One of those names is Hylas, whose stable of cruisers, from first Sparkman & Stephens and latterly Germán Frers, have an enviable pedigree.
The boats built by this German yard just keep getting better and better Following on the success of its 575 model, this new mid-range cruiser
It’s fitting that one of the most interesting big cruisers I’ve sailed in a long while came out of a small Florida yard that builds trailerable sailboats. No mass-production builder could have come up with the Seaward 46RK—it wouldn’t have got past the focus groups.
The Excess 13 is a true cruiser’s cruiser, designed for maximum comfort and enjoyment on the water. Pivoting away from VPLP and Patrick Le Quément
The latest from Dufour should help achieve the French builder’s goal of encouraging people to get on the water and sail, sail, sail.
SPONSORED: The First 30, Oceanis 47, and Oceanis 52 are all making their U.S. debuts this weekend. Join Beneteau’s Kevin Duchesne for a preview of
Breaking Down The Art of Breaking Down.
October 10, 1845 The U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland.
America’s largest all-sailing boat show starts today. The SAIL team is looking forward to a busy weekend full of new boats and old friends.
The Annapolis Sailboat Show starts tomorrow. SAIL is at F7, and we hope you’ll stop by for a visit!
An easy, friendly club boat with great potential.
One young man with a calling has built an aid pipeline for rural Caribbean communities.
Big Weather Gear has announced that they will be bringing Henri-Lloyd gear back to the U.S., starting with their flag-ship store in Newport. The full
