Pearson 35
Even to those of us who had begun serious sailing in that era, 25 years ago seems like history. Finisterre, a beamy centerboarder by...
Hunter 34
When the Hunter 34 was introduced in late 1982, it was the second of the “modern” generation of Hunters, the first being the rather...
Ranger 33
The Ranger Yacht division of Jensen Marine was created in 1969 to build performance-oriented boats designed by Gary Mull. Jensen’s Cal division had been...
Tartan 33
By the late 1970s, the old Tartan 34 had become very dated. The boat had been in production for a decade, and hundreds of...
Tartan 34
It may be hard to believe, but it’s been about 25 years since Olin Stephens designed the breakthrough 12 meter sloop Intrepid. Just a...
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...
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...
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...
Corsair F-31
Like the blips on a heart monitor, Corsair Marine has experienced several peaks and valleys since our review of the Corsair F-27 (September, 1990),...
Contest 35S
Conyplex, builder of the Contest 35S, is an established company that was a pioneer in fiberglass boat construction. In 1958, it began work on...