Sailboat Reviews

Catalina 36 MK II

This recent update of this extraordinarily popular 18-year-old Catalina 36 MK II design is a good all-around boat. Owners’ main complaint is with interior woodwork.

Special Boatbuying Section: How Not To Get Ripped Off

Boat brokers and surveyors are an honest lot. Even so, it’s a big investment. Protect yourself.

Special Boatbuying Section:Stick With the Pros On Loans

There are more details involved in boatbuying than your local banker probably knows about.

Special Boatbuying Section:What’s She Worth?

Do-it-yourself techniques for making an accurate estimate of a used boat’s value.

In the Matter of Boatbuying…

It helps if you're not some sort of swivel-necked Lothario, panting after every transom that glides by. It helps if you have a calm,...

Special Boatbuying Section:How Not To Get Ripped Off

Boat brokers and surveyors are an honest lot. Even so, it’s a big investment. Protect yourself.

Special Boatbuying Section:What’s She Worth?

Do-it-yourself techniques for making an accurate estimate of a used boat’s value.

Express 34, Hobie 33, Olson 34

Three of the ‘best from the west,’ these performance sloops have been out of production for 15 years but are still hot because they’re fast and built well enough for blue-water sailing.

Freedom 35

Production of this Dave Pedrick design started in 1993 and continues today. An optional package for traditional headsails is a departure from Freedom’s self-tending legacy.

Tanzer 22

We originally reviewed the Tanzer 22 in the December 1, 1981 issue, but a friend of ours did such a good job restoring the 25-year-old T-22 he inherited from his father that we decided to take a second look.

The MIGHTY But CHEAP Pearson 424

Thinking about buying a serious bluewater sailboat without spending a fortune? In this video, we take a fun and in-depth look at the Pearson...

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Seawind 1160 Used Boat Review

A big cat springs from small beginnings.