Heading into fall boat-show season, builders are bringing a slew of new models for all kinds of sailing, itineraries and adventures.

For a venue to introduce the Beneteau 46.1, the latest model in the long-running Oceanis line, as well as a few other new sailboats to North America, the French builder chose Fort Adams, in Newport, ...

Every 10 years or so, a new wrinkle in boat design or layout comes along that alters the way in which we perceive cruising boats. Way back when (OK, more than a decade ago), it was the not-so-subtle ...

The chain locker in the forward-most part of the bow of my Down East 45 schooner, Britannia, was totally inadequate for the 250 feet of 3⁄8-inch chain that I considered a minimum for my 22-ton boat.

With the 51.1, Beneteau general manager Gianguido Girotti and the designers at Berret Racoupeau have taken the whole chines concept to an extreme — on the 51.1, they literally run from bow to stern — ...

circuit. She is well built, has nice cruising accommodations for two couples and is easy to handle. She also represents good value at under $200,000.

Although servo-pendulum windvanes, which we covered last month (“Sorting Out Self-Steering Options,” January), remain the most popular type of windvane self-steering system, other designs fill an ...

We hear it all the time: Yankee ingenuity, German precision, Italian elegance. To be sure, these are stereotypes, but the origins of these perceptions can be found embedded in the nuances of each ...

Here’s a question I often get: “How long can I expect bedding to last?” Unfortunately, there’s no hard and fast answer. In most cases the query comes after a leak has manifested itself, often in deck ...

In addition to the normal requirements for any vessel traveling long distances and offshore, boats cruising to Costa Rica, if not equipped with air conditioning, need to be set up with exceptional ...

What luck! This blustery fall day on Chesapeake Bay, yacht designer (and Hunter’s director of engineering) Glenn Henderson would sail with us aboard one of his team’s creations, the shoal-draft ...

Clean water is not an onboard luxury: It’s a necessity. Drinking, bathing, cooking and cleaning all demand a high degree of purity in your potable water system. Begin the analysis of your system with ...