Sailboat Reviews

Maine Cat 30

This cruising catamaran features open living on the bridge deck, above average performance and low maintenance.

Ranger 26

This late 60’s/early 70’s IOR and MORC racer/cruiser was a hot boat in its day, and it still acquits itself reasonably well. But lightweight construction limits the 26’s suitability for offshore.

Stern Boarding: Stairway to Heaven…and the Dinghy

Wish your old boat had a scoop transom with steps? These two PS readers modified their counter and reverse transoms.

Stern Boarding: Stairway to Heaven…and the Dinghy

Wish your old boat had a scoop transom with steps? These two PS readers modified their counter and reverse transoms.

C&C Express 110

The first new C&C since the acquisition of the C&C name by Tartan, the 110 is available with a surprising number of keel and rigging choices. She’s fast and fun to sail, but as a cruiser her stowage comes up short.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37

This French cruiser has a nice all-wood interior, but a small sail plan for coastal US waters.

PS Advisor

Internal vs. External Ballast. Lloyds and CE.

PS Advisor

Bruce vs. Claw. Keel Depth.

Ericson 32

A look at both the 1969 and 1985 designs by Bruce King finds more to like about the later model boat.

Cheoy Lee Offshore 41

An innovative Ray Richards design built by the earliest Asian yard is a rock solid cruiser, but with a lot of teak to maintain as well as potentially troublesome metalwork.

Why the Catalina 42 Took Over the Caribbean

You see them everywhere — the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, all across the Caribbean. The Catalina 42, especially the Mark II, has quietly become...

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Catalina 356 Used Boat Review

Arguably, the Catalina 34 first produced in 1985 with 1,438 constructed of various marks, and the Catalina 36 first produced in 1982 with 1,766...