For the last 20 years, Phil Lambert has been building high quality blue water boats for discerning cruisers. The Outbound 46 remains one of the best […]
Outbound Voyager 52 Designed for Blue Water Sailing
Hylas 57
The Hylas 57 was designed by Bill Dixon and is a great-looking modern take on the traditional Hylas concept. The new 57 is a […]
Lagoon Sixty 5
Ever since introducing the Lagoon Seventy 7, the French catamaran builder has seen a lot of success with their flagships. Although a small niche of the […]
Balance 482: A Perfect Performance Package
The new Balance 482 cruising catamaran, designed by Phil Berman of The Multihull Company and Anton du Toit, a South African yacht designer, is the little […]
The Oyster 565: The Future is Here
At the huge boat show in Cannes, France, last September I had the good fortune to be invited to visit with the new owner of Oyster […]
New Dufour 430: An Essential Family Cruiser
At the Annapolis sailboat show in October, Dufour Yachts held a reception to introduce the company’s new owners and to roll out two brand new designs. […]
Hanse 576: Meet the New Uber Yacht from Germany
Standing on the floating docks at October’s Annapolis Sailboat show next to the new Hanse 675 is a humbling experience. I had seen the top of […]
The New Flagship Catalina 545 Wows the Annapolis Show
Catalina Yachts, one of America’s most venerable and influential sailboat builders over the last 50 years, introduced their all new Flagship Catalina 545 at October’s Annapolis […]
2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview
With boat show season just ahead, it is time for BWS to take a look at what is new out there in cruising boats and gear […]
Beneteau Launches New First 53
The First series of racer/cruisers was launched by Beneteau in 1977 and remains today a standard for combining spirited sailing and racing performance with comfortable cruising […]
