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Cruising WorldLeopard 43 Replaces the Popular 42 Catamaran The Leopard 43’s wave-piercing bows, reverse bow profile, and 12% increase in upwind sail area over the Leopard 42 deliver the sportier, more responsive sailing performance that Robertson and Caine set out to achieve whe
Cruising WorldOyster Launches Its First Catamaran at Cannes The Oyster C60 carries 2,519 square feet of upwind sail area on a 63-foot, 9-inch hull designed by Berret-Racoupeau, with up to one meter of bridgedeck clearance for serious offshore passage-making. Courtesy Oyster Yacht
Cruising WorldOpinion: The Catamaran Deserves a Fairer Hearing Offshore A catamaran and two monohulls share a dreamy anchorage—two hull forms arriving at the same destination, by very different means. GypsyDjango/stock.adobe.com There’s a tell at any serious cruising anchorage in the British
Cruising WorldMultihull Sailing: 40 Years of Flying Hulls Foredeck duty aboard the 52-foot cat Dazelad : It’s always fun sailing with Frenchmen in the Caribbean. Courtesy Caribbean Multihull Challenge Even now, almost exactly 40 years later, I can still recall with startling cl
Cruising WorldThe Catamaran Math That Changes Everything Offshore I came to the catamaran skeptical, sleepless and slightly over my head. The sailors I most respect got there a different way. daliu/stock.adobe.com I will confess that my introduction to the cruising catamaran was not wh
Cruising WorldTwo Hulls, No Regrets The right boat shifts with time and circumstance. Compromises are inevitable. Ultimately, the choice is personal. Courtesy Jill Gallin The gallop, followed by the heel into the sea after hoisting the main on our Allures
Cruising WorldWhy a Fast Boat Is Safer for Families Offshore Raivo swings in the bosun’s chair while Zan keeps watch from the bow as Thunderbird lies at anchor off Ilhabela, Brazil. Somira Sao Since June 2011, my husband, James Burwick, and I have lived aboard and sailed full time
Cruising WorldImmoderately Cool: Excess 13 Catamaran Review The Excess 13 features a nimble Marc Lombard hull designed for fast-paced sailing. Walter Cooper When the French boatbuilding conglomerate Groupe Beneteau launched the Excess line of performance cruising catamarans in 20
Cruising WorldThe Sailor Who Brought Cruisers University Full Circle Patty Lawrence brings decades of sailing and marine education experience to her new role as education coordinator for the Annapolis Boat Shows and Cruisers University, where more than 75 classes await sailors of every le
Cruising WorldFall 2026 Boat Show Preview Port Canto fills with the world’s finest sail inventory each September for the Cannes Yachting Festival. C. Charpin/Courtesy CYF The halyards are already slapping against the masts at Port Canto before most of Cannes, Fr
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