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  Annapolis Sailboat Show Preview of New Monohulls

  With the Annapolis Sailboat Show just a week away,  Blue Water Sailing magazine and Cruising Compass are pleased to offer an advanced look at the new monohulls that ...

  On September 27, 2017 / By George Day
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  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     Good ideas are catching. Once you’ve had ...

  On September 20, 2017 / By George Day
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  First Look at the New J/121

  The new J/121 is a 40’ offshore speedster that can be day raced or distance sailed by just 5 or less crew… the best short-handed J ever…. The ...

  On September 11, 2017 / By George Day
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  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) Read more.     ...

  On August 30, 2017 / By George Day
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  Catalina 425 “Circumnavigation”

  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 ...

  On August 22, 2017 / By George Day
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  Passport 545 Luxury Couple’s Cruiser

  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 ...

  On August 15, 2017 / By George Day
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  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 ...

  On August 8, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dufour Grand Large 460

  Previously published in BWS by Zuzana Prochazka. Good ideas are catching. Once you’ve had one, it’s only natural to want to leverage it. That’s why French builder, Dufour, ...

  On August 1, 2017 / By Administrator
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  HH 66- A Magic Carpet Ride

  Previously published in BWS by Zuzana Prochazka. Driving a 66-foot, all-carbon performance catamaran isn’t something I do every day. Flying a hull on one isn’t something I do ...

  On July 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Jeanneau 51

  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 ...

  On July 17, 2017 / By Administrator