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    X-Yachts XP 44

    Flying overnight from the East Coast of the U.S. to Europe always gives me a through-the-looking-glass sense of being dislocated from time and reality. And so it was ...

    On September 15, 2015 / By
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    Boat Show Preview: New Cruising Monohulls

    As we were putting together our annual Blue Water Sailing Preview of New Monohulls for 2016, it struck us just how new and different many of the new cruising ...

    On September 2, 2015 / By
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    Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 41DS

    The October afternoon we set off from the docks in Back Creek near Annapolis, we had aboard Jeanneau America president Paul Fenn and national sales manager Jeff Jorgenson ...

    On July 1, 2015 / By
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    Rivolta 43 Vintage

    Piero Rivolta is a man of many parts. He was born in Italy and spent his early years designing and building some of the most famous cars in ...

    On June 3, 2015 / By
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    Hylas 56

    The Hylas 54 proved to be one of the most successful 50-foot plus cruising boats ever built and continues to set a standard for a couple’s ultimate cruising ...

    On April 8, 2015 / By
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    Garcia Exploration 45

    Anyone who walked the docks in Annapolis at the 2014 boat show will likely remember seeing the Garcia Exploration 45. Along with the Allure 45, it’s gray, aluminum ...

    On March 3, 2015 / By
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    Beneteau Oceanis 55

    The morning we took the new Oceanis 55 for a test sail off Miami Beach, the wind was gusting to over 20 knots from the east and seas ...

    On February 25, 2015 / By
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    Gunfleet 58

    The afternoon didn’t look promising for a sail trial when I met the Gunfleet crew at the marina in Stevensville, Maryland. The sky was a leaden gray and ...

    On December 30, 2014 / By
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    Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349

    Last winter, right after the Strictly Sail Miami show, we had the chance to test a few of the new boats that premiered there. The brand new Jeanneau ...

    On October 22, 2014 / By
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    Beneteau Oceanis 45

    A few summers ago I signed on to crew aboard the brand new Beneteau Oceanis 45 on the delivery leg between the Newport, RI boat show and the Norwalk, ...

    On October 16, 2014 / By