Review: NEEL 52, SAIL Top 10 Best Boats 2025 Nominee
June 26, 2024
Life on three hulls has never been so comfortable, or so fast.
Life on three hulls has never been so comfortable, or so fast.
Bali Catamarans, known for their ability to accommodate a passel of people in style and comfort, are taking it up another notch with the new
I first saw the new Hanse 410 at the Annapolis spring boat show in April. Like her big sister the 510, which I had sailed
New to the U.S. market, the Slovenian-built Pegasus 50 has already proven its offshore sailing chops, winning the 2022 OSTAR. Designed by company co-founder Marko
Yacht design is an evolutionary process, built on the successes and failures of previous designs. Those that plied the trade before us provided guidance through
Following on the heels of its success last year with the 510 (a SAIL Top 10 Best Boats winner for 2024), Hanse teamed up again
New sailboats can make statements in many ways—sharp-edged performance, glamorous styling, cutting-edge systems—but sometimes a boat stands out because its form follows its function so
The latest from Nautitech is what getting it right looks like.
I could feel the boat find her groove and settle in at 7.2 knots on a beam reach with the code zero flying. It was
Hallberg-Rassy builds carry a reputation of solid offshore cruising boats. However, the forecast for my date with the 40C was among the lightest air the
Our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41, Avocet, was anchored in Morro Bay during the worst storm system the state of California had seen in two decades.
Note: This story is excerpted from SAIL Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s upcoming book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance—a compendium of lessons learned during his
In the May issue, Charles Scott writes about sailing OPBs—other people’s boats—and a host of voyages that he’s been on thanks to generous invites, offers
A little know how will save you a lot of stress on passage.
The wind built faster than it was forecasted to. We ate dinner with full sail, close-reaching on a building SSW’ly breeze. Before dark we had
Sailing on a schedule is famously a recipe for disaster, but on charter you don’t have much of a choice. The adventure is what you make of it.
Francesca Clapcich has announced the onboard crew roster for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic. First up is Will Harris (Great Britain) who was Clapcich’s co-skipper
A spin around the steaming cauldron of the Aeolian Islands makes a bewitching visit to the heart of the Mediterranean.
After a long absence, one sailor finds herself sailing the waters of her youth and contemplating years of change in all its forms.
The 52nd annual St. Thomas International Regatta (April 3-5) wrapped up on Easter Sunday with nearly 40 boats from all three U.S. Virgin Islands, the
