Sailboat Reviews

Rob Roy 23

When she was introduced in 1983, the Rob Roy 23 captured all the popularity that Ron Johnson, her Florida builder, could handle. Marine Concepts,...

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 36.2

Jeanneau was founded in 1956 by Frenchman Henri Jeanneau, who was primarily interested in building small outboard-powered boats. By the early 1970s, however, the...

Rhodes 22

As with many of our used boat reports, we invited owners of the Rhodes 22 to comment on its design, construction, quality of workmanship,...

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...

PDQ 32

Our first look at PDQ catamarans was when we test sailed its 36-footer (see the review elsewhere in this book). Much of what we...

Caliber 33

When the McCreary brothers (Michael, a naval architect, and George, a business major) got out of college, they built a boat in their garage....

Melges 24

If sailboats were defined in human terms, the Melges 24 could easily be described as having the attributes of a precocious three-year-old who hadn’t...

Catalina 27

Catalina Yachts is a strange company. The builder does no advertising—it’s left up to the local dealers. The operation is owned and run by...

Santana 2023

With the introduction two years ago of the Santana 2023, one of the newer waterballasted trailerables, the W.D. Schock Corp. in Southern California offered...

Catalina 250

The Catalina 250 is one of a group of relatively lightweight, shallow-draft trailerable cruising boats that appeared in the mid-1990s, utilizing water ballast to...

Tayana 37: What You Should Know | Boat Review

Looking to buy a 35-40 foot sailboat? Considering a Tayana 37? See a Tayana 37 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...