Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS Used Boat Review
This boat is dangerous for one simple reason—it looks like the answer. It’s big enough, pretty enough, modern enough, and suddenly, somehow, almost affordable...
DIY Outboard Shift-Lever Extension
The gear shift on smaller outboards is typically a stubby little 3-inch lever tucked away on the starboard side. On a tender or skiff,...
How to Use a Boat Battery Switch
This little red switch was invented for a much simpler boat than most of us own today. Fifty years ago, a boat might have...
Can Reliefband Sport Prevent Sea Sickness? Our On-Water Test
Some people are prone to motion sickness while others are not. For those who suffer from this malady, sailing isn’t usually their sport of...
Antigua 60: Soolaimon
When couples go cruising they often consider 42 ft (13 m) to be a sort of highwater mark for a cruising boat that two...
The Quest For the Right Inflatable Dinghy
The paradox of my experience with inflatable dinghies is that in trading up to a bigger sailboat, I found myself wanting a smaller support...
A Hard Lesson on the Way to Barkley Sound
As a young family we had been sailing Dreamer, our O’Day 25, for five years, exploring the fabulous cruising grounds of the Canadian Gulf...
LFP Battery Regulations Around the World
If you are thinking of converting your sailboat over to lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP or LiFePO4), whether for propulsion or house needs, there...
Breaking Out the Anchor Without a Bow Roller
One of the challenges we faced when testing the Chesapeake Anchor, even at the 3-pound scale, was that once any anchor is set to...
Hans Christian 48T Used Boat Review
The history of Hans Christian Yachts started in 1974 with an idea that heavy, ocean crossing sailboats could be manufactured at a lower cost...
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Practical Sailor Logbook – September 2026
In September we tour the Hans Christian 48T — the offshore cruiser many sailors call the holy grail — walk the custom Antigua 60...
Video: The 11.5 Knot Cruiser – Bavaria Match 42 Yacht Tour
Could this be the fastest family cruiser you’ve never heard of? The Bavaria Match 42 is a genuine performance sailboat hiding beneath the interior...
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Cal 2-27 Used Boat Review
Our story begins in 1970, with the introduction of the Cal 29. Looking for something similar but a bit smaller, the company asked designer Bill Lapworth for a 27-footer, which at first was the Cal 27, a fin keel, spade rudder design with a convertible pop top; another incarnation of this basic hull was the T/2. But the concept of the 29 found its full expression in the Cal 2-27, which began production in 1975 and continued to 1977, after which it was again modified and called simply the Cal 27...again. Production of it ceased in 1986.
