January 3, 2017
Rossiter 23 Runabout
The Rossiter 23 Classic Day Boatis both a logical extension of the Canadian-built Rossiter line and a boat that breaks new ground for the company. We think Canadian Yachting readers will find this boat very interesting because it’s so well suited to the way people are using their boats today.
January 3, 2017
Jeanneau NC 11
It’s rare for Canadian Yachting magazine to report on the same boat twice, but that is how important the Jeanneau NC 11 has become – that and there have been many refinements to the 2017 models. This boat is well worth a second look.
December 31, 2016
Jeanneau 519 Sun Odyssey
When French naval architect Philippe Briandand the Jeanneau design team started working on the Jeanneau 519 Sun Odyssey, they took into account all the latest in design development and innovation plus the four main principals maintained by Jeanneau. This has created a sleek, well-built (especially the integrity of the grid laminated into the hull) comfortable, and luxurious flagship of the Sun Odyssey line that is good value for the money.
December 30, 2016
Cruisers Yachts 60 Fly
Canadian Yachting magazine readers will certainly be familiar with the Cruisers Yachts line of boats because we have had the good fortune of doing a review on almost all of their recent models, most particularly their Cantius line of coupe express cruisers.
December 18, 2016
Dear Santa: will this Beneteau fit under the tree?
Just in time for holiday giving, meet the Figaro Bénéteau 3 – the world’s first production foiling monohull.
December 5, 2016
Vanquish 24 Runabout
Families with young people who are seriously into waterskiing or wake boarding face a difficult choice: Buy a dedicated tow sports boat and make the kids happy or buy a more traditional family boat and make everyone comfortable.
December 4, 2016
Dufour 382 Grand Large
You can count yourself lucky to be able to go for a sail on Lake Ontario in mid-October when the temperature is 24 degrees, the sun is shining, and the wind is clocking at a perfectten knots.
December 4, 2016
Cruisers Yachts 54 Cantius
We met the new Cruisers Yachts 54 Cantius under almost ideal circumstances, on the beautiful Trent Severn Waterway at Lock 31in Buckhorn, Ontario, during the best summer weather on record.
September 30, 2016
Scorpion 210F
The Chris-Craft Scorpion 210F is a sport boat with a unique combination of a midship motor and an outdrive on the transom…
September 26, 2016
Sonar
In 1979, when Connecticut’s Noroton Yacht Club called out for a spirited, inexpensive, one-design club racer that would be relatively straight-forward and physically undemanding to sail, it was fortunate to have Bruce Kirby as a member. Kirby came up with the 23-foot Sonar…
September 26, 2016
Pachena – Teaching a Whippersnapper
What does someone who has sailed yachts by the world’s best racing designers do when he decides to slow the pace down a little…
September 26, 2016
Whitby 55 – Whitby Goes Big
In 1971 Ted Brewer created the Whitby 42. Now, 14 years and more than 250 hulls later, it’s time for the 55…
September 26, 2016
Trendsetter 40
The Trendsetter 40 offers a cross between the contemporary double-cabin cruiser and the fuel-efficient trawler, and proceeds to go one better-it moves out at twice the speed of a trawler, and on less fuel…
September 12, 2016
C&C Custom 44 – Exotic or blackwall
Boats are getting more like cars- you can buy custom or deluxe editions…
September 7, 2016
Grew 239 AC
The 23-foot Grew 239 AC is what could be called a small express cruiser…
September 1, 2016
Ticon 44 – The Spirit Lives On
To say the least, the Ticon 44 has an interesting heritage….
September 1, 2016
BB 10 – Fast and Simple
A Soling with the cabin house of a Dragon? The BB 10 Meter is the creation of Borge Borreson and his son, Anders, who designed and originally built the boat in Denmark…
September 1, 2016
Windy 26 SN
At first glance, the Windy 26 SN looks like any conventional hardtop express cruiser, with a cabin trunk forward and the helm positioned at the very front of the cockpit…
August 31, 2016
First Class 10
As we drove down the gravel road to MacDonald Marine Services in Hamilton on a Saturday afternoon in May, Dan Maitland rolled down his window and introduced himself as he passed in the other direction…
August 30, 2016
Beneteau Swift 30
At the last Miami International Boat Show, we had the pleasure of interviewing Delphine Andre, Product Manager for the Beneteau trawler range of boats…
August 30, 2016
Beneteau Oceanis 35
In today’s world marketplace choices abound. In some way, every manufacturer tries to make their product unique. They want to provide something…
August 29, 2016
Shamrock 20
It was love at first sight. You can only stay excited about carpeting and tuck-and-roll upholstery for so long before you start looking for a good, honest boat…
August 29, 2016
Sea Ray SRV 245 Sundancer
Sea Ray has a long standing tradition of building nice boats, which likely accounts for their position as number one in boat building…
August 29, 2016
Sea Ray SRV 200
Sea Rays have been referred to in Test Bench as a yardstick against which to measure other boats. This test of a Sea Ray SRV 200 should give you some idea why…
August 24, 2016
Sea Ray 500 Sundancer
Sea Ray, founded in Michigan in 1959, led the way in fiberglass boat building. In the late 1960s, they introduced a new line of deep-vee hull designs with…
August 24, 2016
Sea Ray 44 Sundancer
One look will tell you that the 2006 Sea Ray 44 Sundancer has smart and sexy lines for a distinctive look in the water. But, when we began our test report…
August 24, 2016
The Saga 35
The Annapolis Boat Show is a popular Thanksgiving destination for Canadian sailors. For many of us, it is our last chance to eat, breathe and sleep…
August 24, 2016
Sabreline 42
Although the new Sabreline 42 has opted for the classic and elegant look of an east coast trawler, its deep V-shaped hull can nonetheless handle…
August 24, 2016
Reinell V190
You may need this Test Bench article just to tell the difference between our test boat, the Reinell V190, and a Sea Ray. The Reinell…
August 24, 2016
Ontario 28
When I saw an Ontario 28 for the first time, I was surprised that it had come from Ontario Yachts, as there seemed to be so few on the market…
August 24, 2016
Oceania 36 Sedan
The Oceania Yachts 36 Sedan is new to Canada and so is Donaldson Yacht Sales of Port Credit, Ontario. The big boat market has shown increasing…
August 23, 2016
Ocean Alexander Altus 45 Sedan
Pity the poor boat writer. There are so many boats, so many different styles and so many features that it’s nearly impossible to decide what’s good, much less what is the best…
August 23, 2016
The Nutshell Pram
Joel White’s Nutshell Pram is over 15 years old, but it is still as fresh as ever. If you have an urge to build your own boat…
August 23, 2016
Northern 25
The first time I ever went aboard a Northern 25, was not a social call – I was actually providing an appraisal of the vessel – but I remember the event…
August 23, 2016
Nonsuch 30
When Dave Harris of Burn and Ellis Yachts Ltd. asked me to come out for a sail on their Nonsuch 30, I was a little dismayed to hear that I would be measuring…