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CURRENT ISSUE | MAY 2013
MAY 2013 ISSUE OF BLUE WATER SAILING. World Cruising: New Zealand’s Unknown Isle. Discovering rugged yet laid-back Stewart Island by Katie Thomsen. Sailing Smart – Atoll Cruising 101: The Tuamotus. How to safely negotiate atolls of the South Pacific by more »
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CAPTAINS LOG | MAY 2013
The Three P’s. As the sailing season around most of America gets underway this spring we are happy to bring you our annual special report on Safety at Sea, starting on page 40 with an in depth look at “safety more »
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BLUE WATER BOATS | THE NEW LAGOON 52 & 39
The New Lagoons Arrive – The new 52 and 39 are the trend setters for the future of the Lagoon fleet. On the Tuesday following this winter’s Strictly Sail Miami boat show, the two Lagoons that debuted at the show more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Multihulls, Cruising Under 40', Editors Picks, Lagoon
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Catamaran, Groupe Bénéteau, Lagoon, Lagoon 39, Lagoon 52, Multihull, Patrick le Quement, Strictly Sail Miami, The Sustainable Design School, VPLP
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BLUE WATER BOATS | S & S 30
S & S 30 • This Olin Stephens design from 1935, updated by the S&S team, is one of the sweetest little cruisers ever built. For those who may have forgotten, Olin Stephens was the Twentieth Century’s resident genius of more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Under 40', Editors Picks, Sparkman & Stephens
Tagged Alerion 28, Babe, Blue Water Sailing, Bluenose Yacht Sales, Boat Reviews, Daysailer, Finisterre, Glen Walters, Morris 29, Olin Stephens, S&S 30, Selden, Sparkman & Stephens, Strictly Sail Miami, tiller
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CAPTAINS LOG | MARCH 2013
200 Issues and Counting • When Rosie and I returned from a five-year circumnavigation with our sons, Si and Tim, we needed to launch ourselves into the next chapter of our lives. We’d sailed 40,000 miles aboard Clover, our Mason more »
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BLUE WATER BOATS | HUNTER 40
Hunter 40 • Life begins at 40 for this innovative new cruiser by Andrew Cross. Last year, when Hunter filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was subsequently purchased by Marlow Acquisitions, LLC, it was hard to see what direction the new more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | TARTAN FANTAIL 26
Tartan Fantail 26 • The new daysailer-weekender from Tartan Yachts packs a lot of performance in a compact package. We had our first look at the new Tartan Fantail 26 at the Annapolis sailboat show last fall, and we must more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | BENETEAU SENSE 46
Beneteau Sense 46 • Fall head over heels for the stability and performance of Beneteau’s latest offering by Andrew Cross. As I stepped out of the car, clouds hurried across the sky, giving way to sunshine and what promised to more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 41DS
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 41DS • The new deck saloon design embraces simple cruising elegance while offering innovative sailing systems. The October afternoon we set off from the docks in Back Creek near Annapolis, we had aboard Jeanneau America president Paul more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | BLUE JACKET 38 by Island Packet
Blue Jacket 40 • The new Tim Jackett-designed performance cruiser is being built by Island Packet. The new Blue Jacket 40 that is scheduled for launch in December is a unique project among American builders and promises to be one more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Under 40', Current Issue, Editors Picks, Island Packet
Tagged Blue Jacket 38, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Bob Johnson, double headsail, fin keel, Hoyt Boom, Island Packet, Solent rig, spade rudder, Tim Jackett
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BLUE WATER BOATS | DUFOUR 36P
Dufour 36P • The new racer-cruiser from France is a winner in both categories. The summer afternoon we test-sailed the new Dufour 36 Performance was warm and clear and the promise of a sea breeze was turning steadily into a more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | MORRIS 52
Morris M52 • A graceful Sparkman & Stephens design, the new M52 is a sailing craft of which dreams are made. In an age when so many cruising boats are evolving toward hulls with large interior volumes, long waterlines and more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | JEANNEAU 509
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 509 • Jeanneau and Philippe Briand score another winner with their newest 50-foot cruiser. The trade winds were huffing and puffing the afternoon we got out on Miami’s Biscayne Bay to test sail the new Jeanneau 509, more »
2012 Boat Show Preview
2012 BOAT SHOW PREVIEW: MONOHULLS • This fall and winter across the country, boat builders will be rolling out their latest models at national and regional boat shows. Once again, Blue Water Sailing is happy to bring you a preview more »
Posted in 2012 Boat Show Preview, BWS, Bavaria, Beneteau, Blue Water Sailing, Catalina, ComPac, Cruising Boats, Dufour, Editors Picks, Hake, Hanse, Island Packet, Jeanneau, Moody, Morris, Tartan
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DESIGN REVIEW | PACIFIC SEACRAFT 61
Pacific Seacraft 61: Catari • People who build boats—particularly those who create custom boats for special clients—are in the business of making dreams come true. It’s not always easy, but put together a collaborative client who knows what he wants, more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | BAVARIA VISION 46
BAVARIA VISION 46 • Last summer, we spent a day in Annapolis, MD with the Bavaria USA team getting a first look at the brand new Bavaria Vision 46. Included in the party was Daniel Kohl from Germany, who is more »
Posted in BWS, Bavaria, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Editors Picks
Tagged Bavaria, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Vision 46
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BLUE WATER BOATS | BENETEAU SENSE 55
Beneteau Sense 55 • Is the new Sense from Beneteau the ultimate single-hulled “mono-maran”? At the very least, it’s a mold-breaking new monohull built for luxurious family cruising. On the Saturday afternoon of the Strictly Sail Miami show, Beneteau USA’s more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | SEAWARD 46 by HAKE
Seaward 46RK by Hake • Smooth sailing on Biscayne Bay in Hake’s newest model. It was a beautiful Florida winter day on Biscayne Bay just after the Miami Boat Show. Sunny skies and a warm, light, easterly wind set the more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Editors Picks, Hake
Tagged 46RK, Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Hake, Nike Hake, Seaward
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BLUE WATER BOATS | CATALINA 315
Catalina 315 • The new Catalina offers sprightly sailing performance in a hull with a remarkably spacious interior The morning after last winter’s Strictly Sail Miami show wrapped up, I met Gerry and Tina Douglas on the deserted piers at more »
Posted in BWS, Blue Water Sailing, Catalina, Cruising Boats, Cruising Under 40', Editors Picks
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, BWS, Catalina, Sail, Small Sail Boats
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BLUE WATER BOATS | HANSE 495
Hanse 495 • The future is here in the new German-built Hanse 495—more space, greater comfort, better sailing qualities and a truly modern look. Hanse Yachts of Germany has been exporting their modern cruisers to North America for nearly a more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | MOODY DS 45
Moody DS 45 Magic • The Bill Dixon-designed pilothouse cruiser combines elegant indoor-outdoor living with fine sailing and cruising capabilities. We sailed the Moody DS 45 in Newport, RI on one of those clear, warm fall days that make me more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | HYLAS 56
Hylas Yachts makes a luxurious world cruiser for a couple or family • The Hylas 54 proved to be one of the most successful 50-foot plus cruising boats ever built and continues to set a standard for a couple’s ultimate more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | ISLAND PACKET 360
Island Packet 360 • This new mid-size bluewater cruiser will make a fine and sensible couple’s cruising boat The Island Packet 360 debuted at last fall’s Annapolis sailboat show and caused a nice stir among the boatbuilder’s many fans. The more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | CATALINA 385
Catalina 385 • This mid-size family cruiser combines traditional good looks (and values) with a long list of innovations and refinements The afternoon we test-sailed the new Catalina 385 on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, the breeze was a pleasant more »
BLUE WATER BOATS | BENETEAU OCEANIS 45
BENETEAU OCEANIS 45 • This thoroughly modern cruiser offers great sailing in a design that will make a comfortable floating home By George Day (Photos courtesy Gilles Martin-Raget) Last summer I signed on to crew aboard the brand new Beneteau more »
BRUCKMANN 50 | Classic Mark Ellis Designed Motorsailer
Bruckmann 50 MKII • It was a lovely summer afternoon when we set off from Falmouth, Massachusetts in the company of three Bruckmann 50s to see if we could get some photos of the big motorsailers engaged in “synchronized sailing” more »
Posted in Blue Water Sailing, Boat Reviews, Bruckmann, Cruising Boats, Cruising Over 40', Current Issue, Editors Picks, News and Notes
Tagged Blue Water Sailing, Boat Review, Bruckmann 50 MKII, Cruising Boats
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TARTAN 4700 | An American Original
Tartan 4700 • For 50 years, Tartan has been building high quality production cruising and performance cruising boats in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio that have set a worldwide standard for integrity and design quality. But until this year, the more »
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