Boat Reviews

Dufour is one of the most venerable brands in the world sailing market and today still is one of the most popular brands of sailboats in […]

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 […]

    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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]