Inside the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis
For five days in early October, the city of Annapolis, MD becomes the sailing Mecca of the U.S. with more boats, more booths and more sailors than any other all-sail show. Here’s a wrap up of what you will find over the weekend of October 4 to 8 (published October
BWS’s Annual Fall Boat Show Preview
New Cruising Boats: monohulls and multihulls (published September 2018) Every year as we prepare our annual boat show preview of new cruising boats we are remined of two important changes that have taken place in the U.S. sailboat market in the last decade: fewer and fewer new boats are being
2018 Miami Sailboat Show Preview
For the last decade or more, the sailboat section of the big Miami boat show, called Strictly Sail Miami, has been held at Bayside at Miamarina near downtown Miami. The powerboat section of the show moved to Virginia Key, next to Key Biscayne, two years ago and has settled in
BOAT REVIEWS | JEANNEAU SUN FAST 36
The meaning of 'performance' in modern, production monohulls continues to evolve and the Jeanneau 3600 is leading the way. (published November 2015) Back in September, before the Newport International Boat show, I got a text from my older son Simon Day. He was having lunch with friends at The Moorings
BOAT REVIEWS | SALONA 33
Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay has been a hot bed of sailing, racing and boatbuilding for hundreds of years. The bay is the home to the Herreshoff family who dominated yacht design and building in the last Guilded Age and it is now, in the current Guilded Age, the home of
BOAT REVIEWS | AZUREE 46
The new, twin-rudder, racer-cruiser from Turkish builder Sirena has roots in the world of Open Class racing by George Day If you follow the Volvo Ocean Race or pay attention to the world of Open class racing in boats like Class 40s, Mini 6.5s or Open 60s, then you will
BOAT REVIEWS | SMALL BOAT REVIEW
Whether you are looking for your first boat or down-sizing from a larger cruising boat, there are plenty of pocket cruising boats out there that span the spectrum from traditional to the ultra-modern. In the following gallery, you’ll see that small is indeed beautiful. BAVARIA Designed by Farr and built
BOAT REVIEWS | SALONA 44
A true dual-purpose sloop, the Salona 44 offers all the comforts of home in a design that is a proven winner on the racecourse by George Day The sky over Miami was heavy with gray clouds and the wind was blustery from the southwest as we left the dock at
BOAT REVIEWS | BENETEAU OCEANIS 60
The new 60-foot flagship from Beneteau offers a huge amount of living space in a cruising sloop that will eat up the miles, by George Day. The morning we set off from Miamarina at Miami’s Bayside after the Strictly Sail Miami boat show in February, the trade winds were blowing
BOAT REVIEWS | BAVARIA CRUISER 46
Bavaria Cruiser 46 The new family cruiser from the well known German builder offers a huge amount of living space in a Farr-designed hull that sails very well ---- by George Day On a cool afternoon following last fall’s Annapolis sailboat show, we met up with Bavaria USA’s president and