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…
Review: J/111 from our Friend Don Finkle at RCR Yachts
By Don Finkle, RCR Yachts (Part 1 of 2): I spent 3 hours in Newport, RI on the new J/111. I had seen the boat several times previously during stages…
Sail Magazine
Best Boats 2011 By Peter Nielsen Posted August 3, 2010 The lineup of new boats making their debut at the fall boat shows is impressive indeed, considering the economic conditions…
SAIL Tests the New J/111
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: SAIL TESTS THE J/111 This past week, SAIL took the first new J/111 out of the mold for a test sail to find out what all the buzz…
J/111 Sailing Fast!
This past weekend, the J/111 was launched in Barrington, RI in northern Narragansett Bay. Sailing on the 111’s maiden voyage was Joe Pimenta of builder CCF Composites, Ben Hall and…
THE HOTTEST 40 FOOTER IN NORTH AMERICA?
In the past month, J/122s have won both the Chicago-Mac Race and the Doublehanded Mac Race, plus division wins in the Bayview-Mac, NYYC Rolex IRC Nationals and IRC Great Lakes.…