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2022 September 1

X4.3

Attention to detail makes this cruiser stand out from the crowd

By Robert H. Perry
This month we have two handsome European designs in the contemporary style. The two boats are 7 feet 8 inches apart in LOA, but if you compare the profiles they are very close to identical. Seems like
2022 September 1

Arcona 50

This cruiser keeps things elegant with Scandinavian flair

By Robert H. Perry
Now let’s look at the Arcona 50 and see what having another 7 feet 8 inches of LOA buys you. But first and I do think this is a first in the history of my design reviews: try as she might, Greta, my
2022 September 1

Beneteau Oceanis 40.1

Beneteau’s latest family cruiser offers all the bells and whistles for fast and comfortable sailing

By Greta Schanen
Bert Jabin’s Yacht Yard in Annapolis, Maryland’s Back Creek, was abuzz as I walked down the docks to get my first ride aboard the new Beneteau Oceanis 40.1. The week following the U.S. Sailboat Sh
2022 July 1

Dehler 46SQ

This German-built racer-cruiser keeps the sailing simple

By Robert H. Perry
We can have some fun this month comparing two new European production boats that have almost the same LOA. As you would expect, both boats are in the “contemporary” style. I’m inclined to use th
2022 July 1

Italia Yachts 14.98

A fast and sexy looking racer-cruiser that ups the cool factor

By Robert H. Perry
Here is a new design from Italian designer Maurizio Cossutti and the Italia Yachts design team. This boat is 2 feet longer on deck than the Dehler. The Italia group provided me with an extensive set o
2022 June 1

Gypsy

Bob Perry designs a custom 53-foot motorsailer with a Pacific Northwest aesthetic

By Robert H. Perry
My client writes: “I’ve admired Bob Perry’s designs for years and in 2010 we were fortunate enough to have our own Valiant 42 built (sadly the last hull laid up). She has taken care of us for th
2022 June 1

Sun Odyssey 380

The latest midsized cruiser from Jeanneau packs in great performance, cruising comforts and the latest innovations that make sailing easier

By Greta Schanen
Tradition has it that a cruising boat should be heavy and slow to keep sailors safe and comfortable. But with advances in technology and design, boatbuilders have discovered that lightweight equals li
2022 April 1

HH 44

This sexy looking cruising cat was designed for speed

By Robert H. Perry
At first glance at the 2D sailplan this 44-foot catamaran appears to be a stubby and kind of awkward looking cat. But don’t be fooled. Add the third dimension, the depth and the complex geometry of
2022 April 1

First 36

The revival of Beneteau’s First series of racer-cruisers continues with this midsized family boat

By Robert H. Perry
This new Beneteau First model was designed by a team led by Kristian Hajnsek. Samuel Manuard, known for his Class 40 and IMOCA 60 class racers did the basic design. Structural design came from Pure De
2022 March 1

Hylas 57

This powerful offshore cruiser has all the bells and whistles that allow shorthanded sailing in comfort

By Greta Schanen
The new Bill Dixon-designed Hylas 57 has been making waves since its debut at the 2021 fall boat shows with its good looks and innovative shorthanded sailing systems. The 57 is a departure from the mo
2022 March 1

Ollie

This beautiful daysailer will be created by build-it-yourselfers

By Robert H. Perry
I was cruising around on Facebook one day and I saw a boat that jumped out at me. It was a great looking boat and very nicely drawn. Clearly the designer had some well honed skills and a good eye
2022 March 1

PC 55

A wolf in sheep’s clothing, this classic cruiser is deceptively powerful

By Robert H. Perry
Here’s an elegant design from the Hoek design office in Holland for Performance Classic Yachts in the United Kingdom. The company has built a series of Hoek designs in Turkey that have proven quite
2022 January 1

Balance 482

With a emphasis on performance, this cruising catamaran doesn’t skimp on comfort and styling

By Robert H. Perry
I understand that it is difficult to sell boats from two-dimensional working drawings for a new design. Many sailors have trouble reading 2D drawings and need 3D renderings to understand the new
2022 January 1

Lagoon 55

This cruising catamaran has room for a crowd to sail in comfort

By Robert H. Perry
I don’t know if many of you have heard the story of how I got my job as “technical editor” of SAILING but I’ll tell it again. It’s a funny story.It was late in 1974 and SAILING Editor M
2022 January 1

Kinetic 54

An elegant and powerful bluewater cruising catamaran with high-tech systems that make it comfortable for doublehanded sailing

By Greta Schanen
When Bob Hayward, a successful American real estate developer, film studio co-founder and farmer, couldn’t find the perfect cruising catamaran, he had one built at Phil Harvey’s South African boat
2022 January 1

C&C 34+

This racer-cruiser makes for spirited club racing and great family cruising

By David Liscio
When Canadian-born naval architect Rob Ball talks about favorites among the dozens of boats he designed for C&C Yachts, he lists the C&C 34+ racer-cruiser as one his best. During an October 20
2021 November 1

Beneteau Oceanis 34.1

This swift family cruiser is handsome and thoughtfully laid out

By Robert H. Perry
Holy cow! My editor has given me two new French boats to review this month, the Oceanis 34.1 by Beneteau and the Sun Odyssey 380 by Jeanneau. I had to study these two boats carefully to even tell them
2021 November 1

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 380

This good-looking family cruiser’s deck is laid out for easy sailing

By Robert H. Perry
Now let’s see what Marc Lombard, the same designer as the Oceanis 31.4 can do when you give him a very similar design brief and an additional 2 feet 8 inches of additional hull length. Looking at th
2021 November 1

Hunter Passage 42

This family cruiser offers affordable amenities

By David Liscio
During the late 1980s, recreational sailors began searching for cruising boats that were easy to handle and loaded with liveaboard comforts. Hunter Marine Corp. answered the call with several models,
2021 October 1

J/45

With a racer-cruiser pedigree, this performance cruiser will make speedy offshore passages

By Robert H. Perry
Sometimes when I listen to an old Jackson Brown album, I get the feeling that Mr. Brown had been following me around taking notes. I get a similar feeling when I look at a new J/Boats cruising design.
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