2011 J/22 Championship Package Announced
In recognition that the two most prestigious J/22 international events are both coming to the States in 2011, US Watercraft and J Boats are pleased to announce a special Championship…
Blue Water Sailing’s Review of the Beneteau First 50
Blue Water Sailing by Simon Day August 2007 On a gale-ridden bash around Cape Hatteras, BWS discovers that the new First 50 is the epitome of the modern racer-cruiser that…
Video of the J/111 racing out in CA
I did not think it rained in sunny CA but I guess it does. What a great looking boat!!! Racing onboard the new J/111
Sailing World’s Beneteau First 50 Review
Beneteau enlisted French megayacht designer Philipe Briand and Italian stylists Nauta Design to create a 50-foot sport cruiser that’s as fashionable as it is fast by Tony Bessinger © Beneteau…
New design from J/Boats for 2011 – J/108
The J/108 is a 35 foot performance cruiser, with a centerboard allowing for a sailing draft of just four feet. This is the same centerboard system that has been used with huge…
The new Sense 43 from Beneteau
The new Sense 43 will make her World Debut at the Paris Boat Show this December and her US Debut at the Miami Boat Show in February 2011. Give full…
Sail Magazine: Best Boats 2011 -Sense 50 – First 30 – J/111
Best Boats 2011 By Peter Nielsen, Adam Cort, David Schmidt, Nigel Calder, Charles J. Doane Posted November 17, 2010 The business maxim that you have to innovate your way out…
Video of Beneteau’s joystick steering (Yachting World)
Here’s our video showing trials of Beneteau’s radical Dock&Go system onboard their new Sense 50 Dock&Go has to be seen to be believed (hence this video may help): although initially…
Introducing the New J/108- A Shoal Performance 35 Footer
Many have asked whether it was possible to combine the expansive cruising capabilities of shoal-draft cruising boats with legendary J/Boats offshore performance. Why not have it all if modern technology…
JUAN K TALKS ABOUT THE NEW BENETEAU FIRST 30
JUAN K TALKS ABOUT THE NEW BENETEAU FIRST 30 After designing some of the world’s fastest raceboats including ABN Amro and Ericsson 4, winners of the last two Volvo Ocean…