Bristol Channel Cutter, Morris 40, Alerion Sloop
So often, we come away depressed from what has become a rite of autumn-the boatshow. It's the same old story-nothing new under the sun....
The Catalina 270 LE vs. The Beneteau First 265
People who start in small boats and trade up often view 27 feet as some kind of milestone, and rightly so. At around 27...
Four Trailer-Sailers And the Keel/Launch Problem
In the early 1970s, when the fiberglass sailboat revolution was in full swing, so were the so-called swing keels. Three years after Richard Nixon...
Baba 30
The Baba line of boats was conceived in the mid-1970's by Bob Berg, a Seattle yacht broker who with two business associates formed Flying...
Alerion-Express
The first Alerion was the 26-foot mahogany- planked daysailer Nathaniel Herreshoff built for himself around 1912, and which now re- poses at Mystic Seaport...
The J/80
We imagine Rod and Bob Johnstone of J/ Boats faced a dilemma back in 1991 when they prepared to introduce a new line of...
A Herreshoff Legacy Lives On
ComparisonPocket cruisers are indeed one of the most worthy ways to voyage under sail. But if your stints on the water are measured in...
Craftsmanship is at the Heart of Construction
The current boats incorporate six molded elements: hull, keel, forward bulkhead, aft bulkhead, floor liner and deck. The hull-and-deck sandwich structure utilizes an Airex...
The San Juan 24
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Clark Boat Co. jumped on the trailer sailer bandwagon, and became a successful player in this...
Boat Review: Marshall 22 Catboat
PerformanceWith 850 pounds of interior lead ballast, a wide beam, and modest deadrise, the 22 barely budges when one steps aboard. These are stiff...
The Great Loop – The Basics
Join us this week as we discuss taking a sailboat around North America's great boating adventure - The Great Loop. We discuss advice from...
