One Life racing at CYCs Center Sound Series, Blakely Rocks on March 7, 2020. (Photo: Arden Rathkopf) The J/99 short-handed, offshore monohull speedster is the new kid in town and …
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Joining the 2019 fleet of new designs is the Lagoon Sixty 7 out of France, an impressively large and luxurious power motoryacht catamaran. The successor of the Seventy 8 (I …
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We at Northwest Yachting will be the first to admit that we don’t give smaller, entry level boats their due. When inundated by the fanciest yachts, both sail and power, …
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The French yacht building titan Beneteau seems to produce new builds at a blinding pace. Last year was a big one for the company as they renewed their First brand …
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What makes a sailboat a no-nonsense, bluewater cruiser? Of course, opinions differ, but one way to start is with a solid aluminum hull, which is hardly a common production sailboat …
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Straight from the Catana boatyard in France, the Bali family of luxury catamarans seem to be doing quite well, having won Best Multihull 2019 in the size 40- to 50-foot …
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Among the mid-sized luxury sailing catamarans on the market today is the French-built Lagoon 40, which has now arrived to Seattle docks. The newest addition to the Lagoon family, the …
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Whenever you’re talking about a luxury, ketch-rigged blue water cruiser with over 60’ length overall, you are talking big leagues. The new French-made Amel 64 CC flagship of the Chantiers …
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The 2018 iteration of the Monte Carlo 5 (MC5) is touted by the builder as bridging the gap between the French Beneteau Power and Italian-design Monte Carlo families (all owned …
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Beneteau isn’t the only French boat maker in town! Wauquiez has been making quality blue-ocean cruisers for decades, and now they welcome their newest build, the Pilot Saloon 42, to …
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Sometimes looking at the increasingly large boats of the market can be a little much for the average Jane and Joe. Sometimes it can feel like one has to be …
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New to Beneteau’s growing family of long-distance, motor trawler yachts is the 2017 Beneteau Swift Trawler 30, a lot of boat in a compact package. This French-made trawler appears to …