Beneteau 31 Wins European Yacht of the Year
News 01/22/2009 The news was announced at the official European Yacht of the year gala held on January 17th. The Beneteau 31 was elected European Yacht of the Year in…
Beneteau 34: 2009 Best Value (Cruising World)
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) Billy Black…
(J/Awards) J/111 Speedster Garnering Accolades At Annapolis Show
SAIL Best Boats Award (Annapolis, MD)- The J/111 met with tremendous enthusiasm from not only sailors attending the show, but from the professional sailing media as well. From the SAIL…
The Beneteau First 30 Goes Modern
The goal—a comfortable, speedy crossover—is the same, but Beneteau has taken its First Series in an entirely different direction. A boat review from our September 2010 issue by Dave Reed…
UK-Halsey Review on the new J/111
Recently UK-Halsey Sailmaker‘s Charles ‘Butch’ Ulmer set out to test sail the latest J Boat, the 36ft J-111. Here’s his experience: From an appearance point of view, two things jumped…
2011 BOTY Award Nominees Announced
Annapolis, Md. – Cruising World and Sailing World magazines announced today at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md., their nominees for the 2011 Boat of the Year awards. The…
Beneteau First 30 Review
First 30 | trial sailBy Peter Gustafsson | Published: October 4, 2010 Last Friday was a big part of our crew out there and tried the new First 30th Normally…
Beneteau First 35 Review from our Friend Don Finkle of RCR Yachts
By Don Finkle, RCR Yachts: We started out with an inspection of the F35, which was on the hard, rig up. There aren’t any sails for this hull yet so…
Review: J/111 North American Sailor
The new J/111 is a 36-foot one-design racer, with basic overnight or weekend accommodations for cruising and offshore racing. Great looking boat, and has been a great success in the…
Review: Beneteau First 30 from our friend Don Finkle of RCR Yachts
The First 30 is very different, not surprising since it is the brainchild of innovative designer Juan K, who seems to be very hot right now, his boats are winning…