Sailboats

Best Full-Size Cruiser 50-54 Feet

Three French boats of similar size and price points came together to form the Best Full-Size Cruiser 50 to 54 Feet class, but the Dufour stole the show.

By Herb McCormick

December 12, 2017

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Cocktails with Cruising World featuring Carolyn and Cap’n Fatty Goodlander

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A Conversation with Wendy Mitman Clarke

Destinations

Circumnavigating the Delmarva Peninsula

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How the Totem Crew Got its Start

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CW’s Free Webinar Series, “Cocktails with Cruising World”

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National Sailing Hall of Fame Announces 2020 Inductees

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Newport International Boat Show 2020 Cancellation

How To

How to Read and Interpret GRIB Weather Files

Destinations

Salty Dawg Homeward Bound Flotilla Recap: Dawged Determination Gets Stranded Cruisers Home

How To
How to Read and Interpret GRIB Weather Files
Learning how to understand the information on GRIB weather maps will help you to know the conditions to expect.
By Jamie Gifford
Destinations
Circumnavigating the Delmarva Peninsula
Sailing around the Delmarva peninsula offers up plenty of navigational challenges—and a big dose of fun too.
People
National Sailing Hall of Fame Announces 2020 Inductees
Congratulations to the Class of 2020
By NSHOF
Destinations
Salty Dawg Homeward Bound Flotilla Recap: Dawged Determination Gets Stranded Cruisers Home
As the coronavirus shut down the Caribbean, volunteers retooled their annual northbound rally to face the crisis head-on.
By Hank George
People
Cocktails with Behan and Jamie Gifford
Longtime Cruisers Behan and Jamie Gifford sit down for a conversation with the editors at Cruising World.
By Herb McCormick and Mark Pillsbury
Charter
Domestic Sailing Adventures
Ready for a getaway on the water? No need to go far—there are some great bareboat charter sailing destinations throughout the US.
By Jen Brett
How To
How to Service an Outboard Engine
When regularly maintained and properly stored, your dinghy's outboard engine can be a reliable workhorse season after season.
By Heather Francis
People
Sailing Totem: Fast Track to Cruising
The spread of the coronavirus and the resulting downswing in the economy have had an unexpected twist—an increase in the number of people who want to launch their cruising dreams.
By Behan Gifford