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Top 10 Best Boats Nominees of 2027
This year’s search for the best in emerging yacht design has begun. Whether you’re in the market for a new model, will be attending boat shows this year to do a little window shopping, or just curious about what the builders have been up to, here’s a look at the Class of 2027. The spoilers: this is the year of the cat by numbers, but some interesting monohulls from familiar names will be giving them a run for their money. Our judges will spend this Autumn studying and trial sailing every model that debuts at a US show, and the results will be in our January/February issue.
Bridging Waters
Coastal Maine, a tiny high school sailing team, and the legacy of Mike Horn: Isleboro journalist Dan Tutor explores what one sailing team means to the teenagers of three seaside communities, and how a coach has left his mark on the sport at large.
Skipping Winter Again
If there’s one thing synonymous with transit up and down the east coast to make the best of seasonal weather, it’s the ICW. Contributing Editor Christopher Birch of Eagle Seven Sailing tells the story of the Intracoastal Waterway and how it has changed over the decades, recalling two voyages thirty years apart.
Plus, friends and crew of a boat lost during the 2024 Newport Bermuda return to the race…reconditioning a Ritchie compass…reviews of the Balance 502 and Beneteau Oceanis 52, and more!
