This affordable performance cruiser is a blast to sail, with details often lacking on more expensive boats.
Dec 12, 2008
By Mark Pillsbury (More articles by this author)
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| Billy Black |
The final morning for Boat of the Year sea trials dawned a crisp one, with 15 to 25 knots of north wind whipping up a good chop on the Chesapeake. It was a perfect time, perhaps, to sail a big, dry boat, but our first ride of the day was the Beneteau 34. We needn’t have worried. This stiff little cruiser stood up to its canvas like a champ, and nary a drop of the bay landed in the cockpit as the judges tacked and reached back and forth, each eager to take a turn at the helm. Read Article
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