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A 2006 Dufour 44. Image courtesy of Racing Yachts.

Dufour 44 Used Boat Review

Aimed at avid racers or speed junkies making the transition to cruising, the Dufour 44 slides neatly into the niche between affordable boats with...

Maine Cat 41 Used Boat Review

Catamarans have long ruled the realm of offshore speed. Indeed, Bruno Peyron's legendary 24-hour run of 732 miles in his twin-hulled Orange II in...
The Hinckley 49 comes in four different cabin layouts, but all feature mahogany or ash, with no bare fiberglass visible. Photo courtesy of Yacht World.

Hinckley 49 Used Boat Review

Alright, we know what some of you are thinking. "A Hinckley? In Practical Sailor?" For those of us with more utilitarian tastes, the "practical"...

Hallberg-Rassy 42 Used Boat Review

European boats exported to the United States are generally of above-average quality, simply because the associated costs of marketing and shipping are more easily...

Cal 2-46: A Venerable Lapworth Design Brought Up to Date

What kind of blue-water cruising sailboat should you consider when your thoughts turn offshore? We posed that question to Practical Sailor readers, and Puget...

Do You Really Need a Bigger Boat?

Questions arise at cruising seminars and it’s always encouraging when attendees provide the answers. In one such case, a young couple asked how much...

Leadership 44 is Strong, Stiff, and Lightweight

The Leadership 44 is built in Morris Yachts’ factory on Mt. Desert Isle, Maine, using advanced building materials and construction. Known for its precision...

New Boat Review: A Look Inside the New Leadership 44

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy has always been a strong advocate of sail training, but for decades, the tall ship Eagle has held center...

Velux Race Boats Showcase Alternative Energy Options

Photos by Dan Dickison While we all benefit from some amount of trickle-down technology from the Americas Cup races, some of the most relevant developments...

The Magic of Munroes Sharpies

There is magic in sailing. What is sometimes harder to grasp is the magic in boats.But it is there. It is undeniably there. It...

Lagoon’s WILD NEW 43 Footer is Replacing the 42!

Are you interested in chartering a catamaran sailboat? This is Lagoons new entry level cat. The 43, and while you can still buy a...

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When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...