New Interior Wood Option on the Oceanis 45, 48 & 55
New for the 2016 model year is the option of the Alpi Satin Light Oak interior wood for the Oceanis 45, Oceanis 48 and the Oceanis 55. The standard…
BENETEAU Interior Wood – ALPI Process
What does your BENETEAU Yacht and the Hilton Lake Como in Italy have in common? The ALPI woodwork, of course… ALPI transforms natural wood into countless finishes and patterns through…
New Beneteau Oceanis 31 OPEN (New for 2016)
The NEW Beneteau Oceanis 31 Open will make her US Debut at the Newport and Annapolis Boat Shows this fall. The new design is following the award winning &…
J/27 Reviews, Specs and more
Fast Fun Racer or Getaway Weekend Cruiser Dimensions ft/lb m/kg LOA 27.50 8.38 LWL 23.00 7.01 Beam 8.50 2.59 Standard Draft 4.90 1.49 Standard Ballast 1,530 694 Displacement 3,800 1,724…
J/65 Reviews, Specs and more
The Ultimate Private Sailing Yacht Dimensions ft/lb m/kg LOA 64.50 19.66 LWL 57.00 17.73 Beam 16.00 4.88 Standard Draft 9.00 2.74 Standard Ballast 19,000 8,618 Displacement 50,000 22,680 Diesel Aux.…
Beneteau Catamaran Blue II
Hull Type: Catamaran Twin Keel Rig Type: Fractional Sloop LOA: 34.12′ / 10.40m LWL: 29.20′ / 8.90m Beam: 19.65′ / 5.99m Listed SA: 699 ft2 / 64.94 m2 Draft (max.)…
Continuing Education: Jib Lead
MOVE THE LEAD FOR BETTER SPEED Our friends at Sailing World just posted an article about the importance of your jib lead. The simple trick for the vast majority of…
J/97E review by NW Yachting
The new J/97e is a dual purpose racer/cruiser optimized for IRC and is offered with a tiller or a wheel. Below is the latest review of the new design from…
Hunter 420: reviews, specs and more
The Hunter Passage 420 was in production from 1998 to 2004. __________________________________________________________ Hunter Passage 420 Bare Boat Charter Review __________________________________________________________ Hunter Passage 420 Sailnet __________________________________________________________ Hunter Passage 420 Sailboat…
Lofrans Tigres Windlass Maintenance 6 Part Video
A lot of our Beneteau models from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s were equipped with the Lofrans manual and electric windlasses. Both the Oceanis and Center Cockpit series from Beneteau…