Catalina 470
We've been soaked to the bone while racing Catalina's most popular model, a 27-footer on which we crewed in a San Francisco one-design fleet....
J/105
Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - Rodney Johnstone, a Connecticut schoolteacher, changed careers and became an ad salesman for a...
Soverel 33
In the words of an old automobile commercial, the Soverel 33 "is not your father's Oldsmobile." If anything, it's a stretch to include any...
S2 11.0
Leon Slikkers is a boatbuilding legend. Chris Scott, who has worked with him for over three decades, knows the story well:"Leon grew up on...
Ranger 23
Designed by Californian Gary Mull in 1971, the Ranger 23 was influenced by the Junior Offshore Group (JOG), a forerunner of the Midget Ocean...
Dufour 36 Classic
Dufour Yachts was founded in 1964 in La Rochelle, France, by Michel Dufour, when he introduced a popular 30-footer called the Arpege. The boat...
Owning a Caribbean Charterboat
There was a time when owning your own sailboat in the Caribbean was a luxury reserved for the very rich. But charter companies offer...
Carroll Marine: A Graceful Bow
Carroll Marine: A Graceful Bow
At the end of June, Carroll Marine—a Bristol, RI boatbuilder and fixture in the sailboat industry for almost 20 years—closed...
Hallberg Rassy 42
European boats exported to the United States are generally of above-average quality, simply because the associated costs of marketing and shipping are more easily...
Certifications and Ratings: What’s the Deal?
The acronyms alone are enough to drive you nuts: ABYC, ISO, IMCI, ABS, NMMA. And those with real names, what are they: Germanischer Lloyd,...