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  Hanse Introduces Impressive New 590 Flagship

  The German builder Hanse’s new 590 cruising sloop is a big boat in all ways but was conceived by its designers to be a couple’s cruising boat even ...

  On August 28, 2024 / By George Day
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  X-Yachts Design for the New XR 41 is Full of the Builder’s DNA

  We tend to think of the Danish builder X-Yachts as the creator of high-end, Scandinavia-style cruising and racer-cruising yachts in the 40 to 60-foot range. So, it may ...

  On August 28, 2024 / By George Day
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  Jeanneau Introduces New Sun Odyssey 350

  It is hard to believe that it was 12 years ago when I took the then brand new Sun Odyssey 349 out for a test sail on Biscayne ...

  On August 14, 2024 / By George Day
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  Innovative Hanse 360 Packs a Lot into a Small Space

  The German designers and engineers at Hanse are masters at creating hulls, decks and interiors that maximize the use of available space. On the larger models, this translates ...

  On August 7, 2024 / By George Day
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  Dutch Builder Contest Introduces 63CS Couple’s Cruiser

  Now in it’s 60th year, the Dutch boat builder Contest Yachts recently announced that it has completed the design work and specifications for their new 63CS sloop. The ...

  On July 31, 2024 / By George Day
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  Carbon Cat Dinghies Breaks the Mold for Traditional Tenders

  Leave it to Larry Graff and his team at Aspen Catamarans to bring out a rigid dinghy that breaks the design mold for yacht tenders. That’s just what ...

  On July 16, 2024 / By George Day
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  Innovative Wauquiez 55 Center-Cockpit Cruiser

  Wauquiez, the venerable French boat builder, has not introduced a new model since it launched the 42 in 2018. And, when it did go public with the new ...

  On July 15, 2024 / By George Day
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  Alubat Introduces the Ovni 490 Aluminum Expedition Yacht

  The French builder of aluminum voyaging and expedition yachts, Alubat, announced this spring that the company was developing a new 50-foot raised-deck-saloon sloop designed by Mortain & Mavrikios. ...

  On July 9, 2024 / By George Day
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  New RM-Yachts 1380: Fast Blue Water Cruiser

  Now here is something a little different coming from RM-Yachts who builds their plywood and epoxy boats in La Rochelle, France. That’s right, marine plywood and epoxy construction. ...

  On June 26, 2024 / By George Day
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  Introducing the Aluminum, Dutch-Built Hutting 46 Explorer for World Cruising

  Hutting Yachts is a boat building company from the old school. Based in Holland, the company was founded by Tjerk Hutting in 1975 and he is still chairman. ...

  On June 19, 2024 / By George Day