Sailboat Reviews

Deerfoot 61

There is no doubt about the Deerfoot 61’s purpose in life. This boat is made for longdistance cruising. “We’d sailed thousands of miles on...

Endeavour 32

The Endeavour 32 began life back in 1970 as the Irwin 32. Ted Irwin designed her as a dualpurpose cruiser-racer before the development of...

Endeavour 37

Tampa Bay, in some respects, is the new Taiwan of American boatbuilding. Lost in the miles of nondescript tin warehouses, surrounded by chain link...

Ericson 35

Ericson Yachts has gotten a lot of mileage out of 35-footers over the years. Way back when in 1965, the first Ericson 35 was...

Express 37

Following graduation from California State Poly technic University, naval architect Carl Schumacher spent four years working as an apprentice with Gary Mull before opening...

FD-12

Sometimes we go to great lengths to look at the boats we evaluate. It might involve a flight across the country to a boatbuilder,...

Freedom 33

When a restless 40-year-old advertising executive with a background in one-design sailing (1970 World’s Sunfish Champion) went shopping for a cruising boat some years...

Freedom 36

Freedom Yachts were the invention of Garry Hoyt back in the early 1970s. An advertising executive and champion one-design sailor, Hoyt reached a stage...

Frers 41

The Frers 41 was introduced in 1988, one of four collaborations between designer German Frers and builder Carroll Marine of Bristol, Rhode Island, which...

Beneteau Oceanis 36 CC

Center cockpit sailboats still make good cruisers. Time was (in the early 80s) the Morgan Out Island 41, a pioneer among center cockpit production...

The No Expense Spared Antigua 60 Cruising Sailboat Soolaimon

Join us for a boat tour of the gorgeous Antigua 60 cruising sailboat Soolaimon. She boasts electric winches, a mighty Lofrans electric windlass, and...