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    Hanse 505

    The morning we set out aboard the Hanse 505 for a test sail on Biscayne Bay just south of Miami, the trade winds were blowing a gentle 10 ...

    On February 22, 2017 / By
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    Bavaria Vision 42

    As I drove by scenic Mystic Seaport on my way to the marina where we were to set off for a test of the new Bavaria Vision 42, ...

    On February 15, 2017 / By
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    Contest 42CS

    The afternoon we sailed the 42CS was cool and gray and the winds were light as they often are in the fall on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis. ...

    On February 8, 2017 / By
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    Jeanneau SunFast 36

    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 ...

    On February 2, 2017 / By
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    CNB 76

    The new 76-foot cruising sloop from France’s CNB in Bordeaux, provides superb sailing performance in a luxury yacht that will turn heads. Previously published in BWS. Newport, Rhode ...

    On January 26, 2017 / By
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    Bavaria Cruiser 46

    On a cool afternoon following last fall’s Annapolis sailboat show, we met up with Bavaria USA’s president and founder Kenny Feld aboard the new Bavaria Cruiser 46 out ...

    On January 18, 2017 / By
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    Hanse 315

    Previously published in BWS by Zuzana Prochazka. Hanse Yachts builds big impressive boats. The German manufacturer’s 67-foot flagship recently splashed in Europe and it is a muscle-bound speedster. ...

    On January 11, 2017 / By
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    Go Small, Go Far, Go Now

    Published as BWS’s annual guide to great monohulls for coastal cruising, weekending and daysailing in June/July 2016. BWS has always been published for sailors who sail over the ...

    On January 4, 2017 / By
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    Beneteau Oceanis 38

    Being that I am slightly obsessed with sailboats, I usually get excited when something new and bold hits the market. It is a rarity, though, when I am ...

    On December 14, 2016 / By
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    The Age of Super Cruisers

    It has happened so gradually and so steadily over the last 15 years that you would hardly have noticed that the average size of a family cruising boat ...

    On December 7, 2016 / By