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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 379: Domestic Boat of the Year and Best Midsize Cruiser
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With solid marks during the dockside-inspection and sea trials, the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 379 garners awards for Domestic Boat of the Year and Best Midsize Cruiser, 36 to 40 feet.
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May 16, 2011BOTY 2012 Information for BuildersEntry and information forms are ready for the upcoming BOTY season.
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May 12, 2011Fountaine Pajot Mahé 36: Evolution Evolutionary Catby Herb MccormickShe may be the smallest in the Fountaine Pajot line up but this cat is packed with great features for comfort, speed, and sail handling.
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May 6, 2011Ron Holland Design Opens North America Officeby Peter A. RobsonFrom performance-oriented cruising boats to megayachts in sail and power, the designer expands his international reach.
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May 3, 2011Sabre 456: Offshore Readyby Herb MccormickThis new model is nothing like is predecessor and that's a bonus for all the new owners.
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April 28, 2011Beneteau Oceanis 50: Generation Nextby Herb MccormickThe next generation of a former 49 fter has many options to customize the boat to the owner's cruising needs.
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April 26, 2011Cruising by the Hour in Narragansett Bayby Bill SpringerA midweek overnighter aboard a Seaward Eagle 32 allows working stiffs who also love to sail to unplug from the stress of everyday life.
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April 26, 2011Old Boats for an Old Saltby Jeremy McGearyAn experienced curmudgeon describes the classic-plastic boats that he'd consider taking on an Atlantic Circle cruise.
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April 26, 2011Rhodes Reliant/Offshore 40by Jeremy McGearyThis design was a classic even before I arrived at C&N in 1984, and it has both a full keel and a yawl rig. It has considerably less volume than the Passport 40, but I like the narrower hull form because it might well offer a more comfortable ride. And it’s one of many fabulous designs from Philip Rhodes.
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April 26, 2011Peterson 44by Jeremy McGearyI once hitched a ride on a Peterson 44 from Grenada to St. Lucia with an Aussie skipper. On the way, we stopped in the Tobago Cays; then the Aussie took sick, and I spent most of the rest of the trip at the helm. The passage was a hard slog to windward in a leeward-setting current, but the Peterson sailed beautifully and had a very comfortable helm. That kind of sailing performance is worth something.
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April 26, 2011Passport 40by Jeremy McGearyNo list of well-endowed cruising boats would be complete without including a design from Robert H. Perry. He’s given us many from which to choose, and the Passport 40 makes a fine example. I like Perry’s generous keels and robust skeg-hung rudders, and he certainly has an eye for a sweet line and a sweet-sailing hull.
Passport Yachts has spent three decades building a reputation for solid boats, and it’s still doing just that. You can’t say that about many companies that were building boats in Taiwan in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Hooking up a 100+-lb sailfish is easy. Hoisting it on board DOMINO is the hard work. JP Dufour in las Perlas, Panama.
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Loved sailing aboard the 433 this past week. Easy to handle, great performance and extremely comfortable. Thankful for the watermaker!
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