Cruising Over 40′

Outbound 44

Posted on January 10, 2003 by Blue Water Sailing

Outbound 44 • Bulletproof cruising, semi-custom detailing and sophisticated blue-water performance describe this powerful Schumacher design. In the July/August 2000 issue of Blue Water Sailing, we ran a design profile on what we called at the time a “bright new more »

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Sabre 426

Posted on December 25, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

SABRE 426 • The newest sloop from Sabre combines sweet sailing smarts and practical cruising amenities In September the most recent addition to the Sabre Yachts catalog debuted at the Newport (R.I.) International Boat Show, sporting the solid standards and more »

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Oyster 49

Posted on November 10, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

Oyster 49 • Contemporary charm and classic yachting merge as one Oyster makes no bones about the fact that the company builds high-end yachts for a high-end market in which quality comes at a price and the people who seek more »

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Malo 41

Posted on October 16, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

Malo 41 • From Sweden, oceangoing and spry We had a great time aboard the Swedish-built Malö 41, and found plenty to recommend this solid pretender to the thrones of Hallberg- Rassy and Najad. In the July 2002 issue of more »

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Northwind 43

Posted on October 12, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

Northwind 43 • Spanish offshore cruising agenda with an S&S pedigree The Spanish sailing heritage embraced the age of seaborne empire and the unveiling of the New World, but it didn’t end there. Given the Med to the south and more »

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Island Packet 420

Posted on October 11, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

Island Packet 420 • Not long after Bob Johnson and his scrupulous team at Island Packet Yachts introduced the Island Packet 420 in 1999, BWS had the opportunity to sail aboard a brand-new one on a springtime romp from Norfolk, more »

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Silver Phantom 44

Posted on May 11, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

SILVER PHANTOM 44 • A truly elegant pilothouse sloop from New Zealand Over the past 20 years New Zealand has produced not only many of the world’s best and most successful sailors but also many of the planet’s most accomplished more »

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Northwind 43

Posted on April 12, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

Northwind 43 • European style and modern cruising performance combine elegantly in this Spanish-built passagemaker Over the years, we have sail tested hundreds of boats, but we never really know in advance what moment of a sail test will crystallize more »

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Shannon Pilot 43

Posted on February 25, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

SHANNON PILOT 43 • Another breakthrough concept for Shannon, combining wheelhouse comfort with aft-cockpit Walt Schulz, president and founder of Shannon Yachts, remains committed to the cautious design mindset that has enabled almost three decades of Shannons to become icons more »

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J/40 Gryphon

Posted on January 23, 2002 by Blue Water Sailing

J/40 Gryphon • She’s now safe and reliable – and still fun to About three years ago my wife Raine and I sailed our J/40 Gryphon down Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay under the Newport Bridge and south past Block Island. more »

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X-482

Posted on May 3, 2001 by Blue Water Sailing

X-482 • A high-end European performance cruiser with blue-water appeal In ways both subtle and stunning, Denmark-based X-Yachts has parlayed two decades on the European production front into a strong contemporary U.S. presence. More the steady evolution of a solid more »

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