Discovering Denmark by Tri
A late spring cruise aboard a new Dragonfly 28 took the author and his family on an adventure in and around Denmark’s 'South Sea' (published fall 2017, Mulithulls Quarterly) There are some destinations that sailors gravitate towards again and again: the Caribbean, the Med, and other bodies of water linked
Jeanneau 51
(published April 2017) When I woke just after dawn and checked the weather app on my phone, I could see we were in for a storm. The radar showed a massive squall line that reached from Cuba in the south all the way to Jacksonville in the north and it
Dufour Grand Large 460
The French builder dials in the sweet spot with their new, three-cabin ultra-modern family cruiser, complete with built-in grill (published March 2017) Good ideas are catching. Once you’ve had one, it’s only natural to want to leverage it. That’s why French builder, Dufour, picked the most popular features from their
Building a la Francaise
Boats have changed and the process of building them has even more so. Beneteau, the world’s largest production boat builder, shares some secrets to developing lighter boats with greater fuel efficiency, increased longevity and enhanced cost-effectiveness (published February 2017) Groupe Beneteau builds nearly 8,500 boats annually spread over more than
September Boat Show Preview 2017
With the fall boat shows ahead, here’s BWS’s overview of what's new and interesting in the cruising marketplace among monohulls (published September 2017) [caption id="attachment_10337" align="alignleft" width="246"] Amel 55[/caption] Amel The French builder Amel has long been a unique player in the cruising market and their boats have been likened
HH 42 IRC Performance
BWS joins the crew of the new HH42 to compete in the New York Yacht Club’s 2016 Regatta at Newport and came away bloodied but amazed (published November 2016) It has been a very long time since I have sailed at the front of a flat out racing machine where
Catalina 425 ‘Circumnavigation’
With the owner and designer aboard, BWS takes hull number one of the new 425 off on an adventure (published October 2016) There is something about a tropical isle on the horizon that calls to me, as it does to just about every cruising sailor. The turquoise water of the
X-Yachts XC 45
(published September 2016-boat show preview) X-Yachts of Denmark is one of Europe’s leading builders of performance cruisers and racer-cruisers. With their northern European design ethos and reputation for high quality craftsmanship, X-Yachts is also among Europe’s premier builders of fine yachts. The XC 45 (cruising) was the first of the
Passport 545
(published September 2016-boat show preview) The Passport 545 is a much decorated cruising boat with Cruising World’s Boat of the Year and Sail’s Best Boats awards to its credit. The boat started life as a center cockpit aft cabin design that was an immediate success. It was followed by the
Oyster 625
(published September 2016-boat show preview) Among luxury, larger monohulls for long range cruising, the Oyster brand is one of the most famous and respected. The 625 that will be on display this fall, is a perfect example of what the modern Oyster line is all about. It is a large,
