Archambault 35 and 40
byAs hard as I work to make sure I know about all the newcomers at the boat shows, there are always a couple of surprises. That…
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Alerion Express 33
byDaysailers are back. They’re not the low-cost, first-step, “let’s learn to sail” boats of the 1970s, but instead are elegant, classic-looking upscale little yachts for experienced…
Jeanneau 39DS
byJeanneau helped to revolutionize the deck-saloon aesthetic when it launched the curvy and distinctive 54 DS about five years ago. The orders rolled in, the company…
Hanse 400e
byHanse Yachts’s stylish 40-foot 400e (the “e” stands for the epoxy resin used in the hull) is the first in the Judel/Vrolijk–designed line the German builder…
Moxie 37 Island Hopper
byI was excited to see the South Africa–built Moxie 37 Island Hopper maneuvering into position before the Annapolis Boat Show opened last fall. It was unlike…
X-35
byMany of today’s boats are designed to be both quick and comfortable, and X Yachts continues to stake its claim in the performance-cruiser market. The X-35…
Southerly 42 RST
byPaul and Cheryl Shard, the relatively new owners of the Southerly 42RST I took for a test sail on Chesapeake Bay off Annapolis, Maryland, have been…
Catalina 375
byAll new designs from Catalina Yachts can trace their pedigrees back to the first boats Frank Butler built in California just as fiberglass-boat building was taking…
Boat test: Santa Cruz 37
byThe Santa Cruz 37 has a narrow cord, torpedo bulb keel that provides plenty of stiffness. It also fully retracts with powerful winch or optional hydraulic…
Beneteau 31 wins European honors
byNews from across the pond is that a panel of my brother boat testers from the 10 major European sailing magazines have named the Beneteau 31…
Enigma 34
byThe Wally Nano got me thinking about the emerging class of ultra sexy performance/head turning daysailers that are steadily coming from designers and builders across the…
Wally Nano
byHow can a builder that produces distinctive, ultra modern boats have a name like “Wally Yachts”? Call me crazy but, to my mind “Wally Yachts” should…