August 12, 2016
Hunter 45CC
When I was much younger than I am now, I remember the delivery of a Morgan Out Island 51, not because it was a neat boat but because…
August 10, 2016
Freestyle 474
Motorcyclists and single-handed catamaran sailors have something in common: a love of speed. “Speed,” wrote Aldous Huxley, “provides the one…
August 9, 2016
A Folkboat on Mahone Bay
It is that boat that most of us know from pictures, we’ve read about it but we haven’t sailed it, at least we hadn’t. During the sixties there was a real…
August 9, 2016
New Life For An Old Boat: Etchells
When Phil Sustronk, the President of “Second Skin” in Toronto, wanted to get himself a family day sailor he was torn between…
August 9, 2016
The Unsinkable ETAP 32s
The ETAP 32s might be a relatively new boat to Canadian waters but it’s hardly a newcomer to the yachting world. However it is a newly redesigned…
August 5, 2016
A Big Step For Sonic
The relationship between Ted Brewer and Sonic Sailboats began several years ago. During the decision-making process on the Sonic 27’s predecessor, the 23, Brewer was called in as a consultant to add his valuable and extensive knowledge to the project…
August 5, 2016
Cs 30- A Success Story
As I was reading the report of the phenomenal efforts to bring the mold for the CS 30 over to Canada, I wondered what the mold for a new Canadian boat was doing in England anyway…
August 5, 2016
CS-36 Cruiser/Racer
The CS-36 is a remarkable yacht and quite unusual for this side of the Atlantic. All the more remarkable is that it is built by a small company…
June 13, 2016
Great Lakes 33
The Great Lakes 33 says Nick Aitken, was the product of “a bunch of sailors who wanted to try out power boats.” The converted sailors carried a heavy weight of hopes and frustrations, but a weight that is borne well by the boat they inspired…
May 11, 2016
Beneteau 361
I’ve heard the story a hundred times. Parents love sailing and buy a boat for family cruising. Kids love sailing on the boat, so the parents put them…
May 10, 2016
Catalina 350
For a guy who grew up racing one designs and sailing a lot of boats, I always get nervous when I go out to test a new boat. I’m afraid I might miss…
May 6, 2016
Marlow-Hunter 31
Impressive space and solid quality set Marlow-Hunter’s latest design apart. Over the past two decades the number of small cruising sailboats available…
May 5, 2016
Gozzard 36
The style is unmistakable. As with our other review this month, the character of the boat has traveled with its designer from his earlier work.
April 29, 2016
Luna 24/SL
The Luna 24/SL brochure emphasizes “cruising comfort for four” but it’s some high- performance cruising! The 24/SL is more conventional version of the high-tech Luna 24 that has been a convincing and North American Quarter-Ton Championships in the past few years. Although it has a pleasant and comfy interior for 24 footer, the 24/SL will still provide plenty of racing excitement…
April 19, 2016
Reliance 12 Meter
Have you ever realized, while sipping drinks in the cockpit after a friendly Wednesday-night race, that the great expanse and expense of accommodation down below is never used? If you answered “yes,” you may be one of the many people to whom Reliance Sailcraft in Montreal has spoken.
