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...
C&C 33
When the C&C company shut down operations in 1986, it was big news in the North American boating community. Since the company’s formation in...
Catalina 34
It doesn’t take a lot of brains to see that Catalina is doing something right that a lot of other sailboat makers aren’t. They’re...
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....
Three Big-Three 30s – The Beneteau 311, Catalina 310 and Hunter 326
In an ideal world, all sailors would start in prams at the age of six, then move to small, forgivingsloops, and then one-design racingboats,...
Cal 31
The Cal 31 is the thirteenth Bill Lapworth designed Cal boat between 27' and 34' built by the Costa Mesa, California firm. Cal, a...
Bristol 35.5C
Around Bristol, Rhode Island-made famous by Nathanael G. Herreshoff-they tell this story: In the beginning, Bristol Yachts made rather ordinary boats. Along the way...
Beneteau Oceanis 350
Beneteau is the largest builder of sailboats in the world. The French company has made its mark not only in Europe, but in the...
Beneteau First 345
Can a boat be all things to all people? Last year in Rhode Island, two sailors who had differing ideas about what a sailboat...