The History of Cape Dory Sailboats video from Practical Sailor

The History of Cape Dory Sailboats

Cape Dory Yachts was founded in 1963 by Andrew Vavolotis in East Taunton, Mass. In the following 28 years, the company built over 2,800...
Full Tour of this IMPRESSIVE Sailboat - The Jeanneau Yachts 55 video from Practical Sailor

Full Tour of this IMPRESSIVE Sailboat – The Jeanneau Yachts 55

Are you shopping for a world cruising 55 foot sailboat? At this years Miami International Boat show we caught up with Jeanneau and toured...
The BEST and WORST Boat Washing Machines video from Practical Sailor

The BEST and WORST Boat Washing Machines

Are you looking into how to wash clothes on a boat? I set out to figure out which washing machine to install on my...
Lagoon's WILD NEW 43 Footer is Replacing the 42! video from Practical Sailor

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...
Ocean Crossing Sailboat Rally Goes Awry video from Practical Sailor

Ocean Crossing Sailboat Rally Goes Awry

Ocean sailing has changed and in this year’s ARC Sailboat Rally we find out Starlink has had a lot to do with it. Same...
43 FOOT BOAT TOUR - The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440 video from Practical Sailor

43 FOOT BOAT TOUR – The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440

Are you shopping for a 40-plus foot sailboat? The 40-foot sailboat market is one of the hottest and this week, we’re looking at the...
AMAZING MACHINES! How They Make Sailboat Sails video from Practical Sailor

AMAZING MACHINES! How They Make Sailboat Sails

Do you need new sails for your sailboat? Ever wondered how they make sails? From Dacron to laminates, we visited Evolution Sails in Deltaville...
The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor video from Practical Sailor

The UNIQUE Maxus 26 Lifting Keel Trailer Sailor

What is the best trailerable sailboat? One big feature is the mast stepping system. Today we look at trailer sailors like the Catalina 275,...
Which Batteries Would I Buy TODAY for my SAILBOAT? video from Practical Sailor

Which Batteries Would I Buy TODAY for my SAILBOAT?

What is the best battery for a sailboat? What is the problem with lithium batteries on boats? Is AGM or lithium better for a...
Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review video from Practical Sailor

Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review

Choosing between a monohull and catamaran was already hard, but Jeanneau just made it even harder. The new Jeanneau Yachts 65 is a monumental...

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Practical Sailor Logbook – September 2026

This month we tour the Hans Christian 48T — the offshore cruiser many sailors call the holy grail — walk the custom Antigua 60...

Video: Morgan 44 Review – The Catalina Cruiser Everyone Forgot

The 1989 Morgan 44 is a big center-cockpit cruising sailboat with Catalina DNA—but it may be one of the most overlooked boats of its...

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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...

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