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2024 September 1 - 12:00 am

Bargin Boats to Sail Now

Great design, build quality and good availability make for good buys to open the door to sailboat ownership

By David Liscio
Beware the cheap boat. A deal that seems too good to be true probably is. But there are boats that can be excellent bargains if you know what to look for.Boat shopping often starts with a dream boat t
Used Boat Notebook
2024 July 1 - 12:00 am

Hunter Vision 32

This recreational coastal cruiser is designed for effortless sailing

By David Liscio
The Hunter Vision 32 has been described as a lazy sailor’s boat because it’s so effortless to sail. Key characteristics aboard this sloop mirror those found on earlier Freedom Yachts boats design
Features
2024 January 1 - 12:00 am

Chasing a dream

A sailor takes on a quest to restore the famous Alden Schooner When and If and sail her off into the sunset

By David Liscio
Seth Salzmann was never a 9-to-5 guy living out an ordinary existence. His eyes were always on bigger dreams, like sailing around the world. These days, Salzmann is owner and captain of When and If, a
Features
2023 October 1 - 12:00 am

The wide, wide world of multihulls

What to know before you take the plunge and purchase a boat with more than one hull

By David Liscio
One of our earliest family sailing charters was along the Florida Panhandle 20 years ago aboard a 34-foot Tony Smith-designed Gemini 105M catamaran. We thought our two kids would love this boat, but w
Features
2022 July 1 - 12:00 am

Flares are expired. Now what?

Igniting out-dated emergency flares could saddle sailors with stiff fines

By David Liscio
Two Rhode Island men must pay fines for shooting emergency flares into the night sky to celebrate a friend’s wedding. The red aerial rockets set off a costly search-and-rescue operation by the U.S.
Used Boat Notebook
2022 January 1 - 12:00 am

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
Features
2022 January 1 - 12:00 am

Saved from the scrap heap

After falling off its jackstands, a J/105 gets repaired and retrofitted by a new owner

By David Liscio
During a fierce winter storm that plowed across New England in March 2018, the J/105 Eclipse tumbled off its jackstands at the Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly, Massachusetts. Not unlike Humpty Dumpty’
Used Boat Notebook
2021 November 1 - 12:00 am

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,
Used Boat Notebook
2021 August 1 - 12:00 am

Pearson Rhodes 41

This beautiful classic continues to win races and the hearts of offshore cruising sailors

By David Liscio
The origin of the celebrated Pearson Rhodes 41 can be traced back to the 1950s and construction of the Bounty II design, a cruising sloop designed by naval architect Philip Rhodes that was made of a p
Used Boat Notebook
2021 July 1 - 12:00 am

Cabot 36

This midsized Canadian cutter is robustly built for bluewater passagemaking

By David Liscio
More than 40 years after the first Cabot 36 cutter was built in Canada, the boats remain cherished by their owners and the stuff of dreams for sailors looking to purchase one.  Only 49 of these
Features
2021 July 1 - 12:00 am

Pedal to the Medal

The US Sailing Olympic team heads to Tokyo looking to win gold

By David Liscio
It’s been five years since the U.S. Olympic sailing team left Brazil with single medal, Caleb Paine’s bronze in the Finn class. It was a disappointing result for the once dominant team, which was
Used Boat Notebook
2021 March 1 - 12:00 am

Gozzard 44

Robustly built, this traditional cruiser is made for bluewater sailing

By David Liscio
If Gozzard Yachts had a mantra, it might be comfort and safety.  The late Canadian boat designer and builder Hedley “Ted” Gozzard harbored strong opinions on how a sailboat should be laid out
Used Boat Notebook
2020 October 1 - 12:00 am

Santa Cruz 52

When ‘Fast is Fun’ is designed to cruise, you get a swift passagemaker

By David Liscio
There’s really no way to talk about the Santa Cruz 52 without stating the obvious: It’s fun to go fast. Bill Lee, who designed the SC52 along with several other sleek and speedy sailboats of varyi
Used Boat Notebook
2020 September 1 - 12:00 am

Allied Princess 36

This full-keel ketch can take sailors across oceans in comfort and safety

By David Liscio
Arthur H. Edmunds Jr., designer of the Allied Princess 36 ketch, spent most of his life drawing sailboats. After graduating from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and completing his military service, the P
Technique
2020 August 1 - 12:00 am

Understanding boat insurance

Navigate the complicated waters of insuring your boat amidst hurricanes, fire and other damage

By David Liscio
When a big storm pounds across a boat-packed harbor, some sailors shrug off the prospect of serious damage or total loss with words like, “Hey, no worries. My boat is insured.” While that may be
Used Boat Notebook
2020 July 1 - 12:00 am

C&C 121

This reliable 40-footer shows off the best of its cruiser-racer heritage

By David Liscio
The C&C 121 doesn’t resemble the venerable boats designed and built by C&C Yachts from the mid-1960s into the 1980s, but the sleek, 40-foot sloop is every bit as high quality as its predeces
Used Boat Notebook
2020 June 1 - 12:00 am

Fuji 35

This classic Alden-designed ketch is seaworthy and beautiful

By David Liscio
Naval architect John G. Alden never got to see his traditional Fuji 35 ketch make the jump from drafting table to boat-building production line. Alden was born in 1884 and died in 1962, eleven years b
Used Boat Notebook
2020 May 1 - 12:00 am

Kelly-Peterson 46

This well-built center-cockpit cutter can take you offshore in comfort

By David Liscio
The center-cockpit Kelly Peterson 46 has sparked plenty of discussion among sailors who favor bluewater cutters, mostly because it’s often compared with its little sister, the popular Kelly Peterson
Technique
2020 April 1 - 12:00 am

Co-owning a boat

Teaming up can be an affordable route to boat ownership so long as you go into it with an agreement and a sense of whether its right for you

By David Liscio
 A growing trend suggests more sailors are opting for joint sailboat ownership. Painted in broad strokes, the concept seems relatively simple: if two people own the boat, it translates to ha
Used Boat Notebook
2020 March 1 - 12:00 am

C&C 36 Invader

This rugged racer cruiser has a loyal following, making this rare early C&C a desirable used boat

By David Liscio
The Invader was launched in 1965 during the golden age of fiberglass boat construction. This recreational cruising boat was one of the earliest C&C designs built. The Invader was designed by Geor
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