French sailboat builder Beneteau is introducing the eighth generation of the Oceanis Line of performance cruising boats at ...

The Lagoon 380 was one of the most popular cruising cats ever built. For several years the company tried to end the build run ...

With the annual Fall Salty Dawg Rally to the Caribbean and Bahamas approaching, the last count we saw of the fleet had the number of boats above 80 and growing. The starts from Newport, Rhode Island ...

Last week’s survey on water makers, see the results below, prompted regular contributor Dick Stevenson to reflect on his long experience with desalination aboard a cruising boat. Dick and his wife ...

Jeanneau is known for innovation, such as the development of the walk-around side decks that keep you from having to climb ...

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Provisioning a cruising sailboat can seem like a daunting task. Trying to predict where you will be able to restock after leaving a major port can be stressful. Having to plan what you and the crew ...

BWS takes a look back at some of the famous, notable and most influential small boat cruies of all time…and many are Americans (published July 2014) You could say that the modern age of shorthanded ...

Following the purchase of Catalina and True North Yachts earlier this year by boat building entrepreneur Michael Reardon, the sailing community wondered where the new owner and his team would lead the ...

Outbound 46 Revisited Going strong after 15 years, this venerable passagemaker still might be the perfect couples blue water cruiser by Andrew Cross After being dropped ashore by dinghy, I paused on ...

The new Oceanis 30.1 is the little sister to all of the boats in the Oceanis line but in particular it is most closely related to the 46.1 and 40.1. All three bear a strong next-generation family ...