This year, we decided to create a special category for the elegant daysailer. These boats don’t fit in the cruising or performance boats categories, and it’s a shame to leave such beautiful crafts unacknowledged. There was a strong field this year, but our judges were unanimous in electing the C.W. Hood 32 as the one that stood out above the rest. With its long, lean hull, sweeping overhangs,
Opulent luxury meets speed-freak performance in the Morrelli & Melvin-designed Gunboat 66. Constructed in South Africa out of carbon fiber, the Gunboat has a saloon that offers close to 360 degrees of visibility and appears to be crafted of acres of perfectly matched solid hardwood. In reality all the luscious furniture is carbon and honeycomb with a hardwood veneer. The result is a featherweight
One day you might be power-reaching across an ocean, logging double-digit speeds under a massive A-sail set on a retracting bowsprit. On another day you may be tacking effortlessly up a narrow channel, putting the helm over and watching the self-tacking jib slam across its track, enjoying the windward bite and responsive steering of a deep-drafted performance cruiser. Or you may have nosed up to
One thing we particularly like about this boat is that it reminds us there are many different ways to go cruising. A shoal-draft sharpie based loosely on a boat designed in 1885, the Presto 30 is a very modern reinterpretation of a very traditional archetype. A simple, trailerable, beachable boat that is fast, fun and easy to sail, it also has an enclosed head, a dedicated galley and enough berth
During the glory days of British boatbuilding, the Moody brand was always front and center. The yard, near the head of the iconic River Hamble on Englands south coast, began building workboats in the 1820s, branched into yachtbuilding in the 1930s, and remained in the Moody familys hands until 2007, when the brand was bought by Hanse Yachts proprietor Michael Schmidt and the
The lineup of new boats making their debut at the fall boat shows is impressive indeed, considering the economic conditions still plaguing the boating industry. Whether you’re going to the Newport International Boat Show this month or the U.S. Sailboat Show at Annapolis next month, you’ll be treated to exciting developments in design and boatbuilding. From small daysailers to big
Never mind the economy — it’s business as usual in the boating game. Well, not quite. Everyone in the marine trade is feeling the financial pinch these days, so it’s even more impressive that so many new boats have been developed and readied in time for the fall boat show season. What this year’s line-up of new models—everything from dinghies to multi-million-dollar world cruisers—tells me is
Cast your mind back to a time when a 45-footer was about the biggest boat you could expect from a mass-production builder. It wasnt all that long agothe mid-1990s. Then Beneteau raised the bar with a 50-footer back in 1997, and boats that size and bigger are now commonplace.Still, size isnt everything. Many sailors still find their dream boats in the 45-foot range. A 45-footer is big
Bill Schock, the founder of California-based W.D. Schock Corp., got a lot of things right in his time, not the least of which when he turned to his son Tom back in 1976 and said, Its a great little boat. Lets build it. In this way the Santana 20 was born with, as Tom recalls it, no demographic studies, no market research, nothing. We didnt know who wed sell it to.Thirty-five years
Bill Schock, the founder of California-based W.D. Schock Corp., got a lot of things right in his time, not the least of which when he turned to his son Tom back in 1976 and said, Its a great little boat. Lets build it. In this way the Santana 20 was born with, as Tom recalls it, no demographic studies, no market research, nothing. We didnt know who wed sell it to.Thirty-five years
For more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail at sailmagazine.com/multihull With heavy backpacks and our hands laden with as
Oct. 5/2023: I wrote a tongue-in-cheek post about the orcas-messing-with-boats phenomenon back when the first incidents off Spain and Portugal were reported three years ago.
Seawind Catamarans owner and CEO Richard Ward started building cats in Australia in 1982 and over the years became that country’s largest multihull builder. Now
Built for ocean or coastal cruising for a couple, the new 39-foot Seawind 1170 combines an updated hull design with proven interior layout characteristics that
Whether offshore on the same course for days at a time or short-tacking through a new inlet, I’m always finding new ways to torture my
The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is a collection of 1,400 ocean sailors with extensive offshore seamanship, command experience, and a shared passion for making
Seven sailors, including three Americans, on Sunday took off from A Coruña, Spain, to join the boats already on the round-the-world racecourse of the Global
. After enjoying a fun, lively test sail on the Hanse 510 ahead of the Annapolis Sailboat Show, SAIL‘s Top 10 Best Boats review team
So, how’s she doing today? This question hops to the top of my morning scroll through the usual feeds and takes me to the YB
