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Designed by Lombard Yacht Design and Piaton Yacht Design, the Sun Odyssey 350 is a successor to 2013’s Sun Odyssey 349 and aims to bring the line’s notable performance elements to a more cruiser-friendly model. The redesigned hull features chines and an inverted bow for sporty ...read more

Seawind 1370 Seawind Catamarans have managed to walk a thoughtful line creating serious bluewater cruising cats that deliver solid sailing chops without the complexity and expense of epoxy-carbon builds and daggerboards. With their newly designed 1370, their stated goal is to ...read more

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey line is in its eighth generation, which is to say that the new Sun Odyssey 350 represents the eighth time this 34-footer has been reimagined. And this time around, the collaborative talent from Lombard Yacht Design, Piaton Yacht Design, and Jeanneau has ...read more

The new Catalina 356 is among five of the Florida builder’s models that are part of the 6 Series, a newly launched range that represents significant changes and upgrades to the popular 5 Series. In that earlier version, Catalina built 187 of the 356’s predecessor, the 355, says ...read more

Xquisite 60 Solar Sail The new flagship in the Xquisite Yachts sailing line is the 60 Solar Sail, a no-luxury-left-behind bluewater cat that that employs hybrid propulsion to maximize energy autonomy. Xquisite partnered with Dixon Yacht Design to create this South African-built ...read more

The class of 2025 is shaping up to be an intriguing mix, and while the push continues toward greater interior volume, maximum comfort, and easy sailhandling, there’s encouraging emphasis on performance characteristics making it easier for sailors to do more sailing and less ...read more

Moody DS48 Moody has launched a new installment of their “monomoran” concept—a 48-footer that borrows design ideas to bring the flow and spaciousness of a cat to the performance of a monohull. The boat can be sailed entirely from the twin helms aft or from the optional interior ...read more

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 350 Designed by Lombard Yacht Design and Piaton Yacht Design, the Sun Odyssey 350 is a successor to 2013’s Sun Odyssey 349. The design brief aims to bring the line’s notable performance elements to a more cruiser-friendly model. The redesigned hull ...read more

Hanse 360 With the new 360, Hanse Yachts continues its design partnership with Berret-Racoupeau, extending the line that began with the 460 and 510 (both SAIL Top 10 Best Boats winners in 2023 and 2024, respectively) and now also the new 410. Remarkably, many of the same ...read more

Dufour 44 The latest from Dufour continues the French builder’s move toward refining its performance cruising chops under the guidance of naval architect Umberto Felci, “integrating elements from the Dufour 470 and Dufour 530, emphasizing fluid communication in the cockpit, ...read more

I was aboard Joule, the latest version of the Windelo 50, twice before I ever sailed her—the first time at the Cannes Yachting Festival in France last fall, and the second at the Miami International Boat Show in February. She had sailed transatlantic with the Atlantic Rally for ...read more

For more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail I stepped aboard the NEEL 52 after the Miami Boat Show and met owner Oliver Liddell in the galley as he was making a chardonnay and orange juice cocktail. It had been a long day for both of us. ...read more

Following on the heels of its success last year with the 510 (a SAIL Top 10 Best Boats winner for 2024), Hanse teamed up again with Berret-Racoupeau to develop the 410, bringing many of the same big-boat design features into a 41-footer that is even handier under sail than her ...read more

New sailboats can make statements in many ways—sharp-edged performance, glamorous styling, cutting-edge systems—but sometimes a boat stands out because its form follows its function so well, and its purpose is so clearly manifested in its design. Such is the HopYacht 30, an ...read more

The wave roared up behind us, trying to push the big boat around, but she wasn’t having it. Instead, we surfed, speeding ahead and touching 14.4 knots, inspiring an enthusiastic “whoop whoop” from the crew. We had just hoisted the gennaker on the new Nautitech 48 Open in 20 ...read more

Taking cues from its award-winning big sister the Outremer 55, the new VPLP-designed Outremer 52 has been optimized for performance and long-distance bluewater sailing. Technologies developed by the Gunboat shipyard have enabled the builders to create a lighter boat without ...read more

The NEEL 52 trimaran made its world premiere at the Miami International Boat Show last week, and the latest in this family from Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group is an eye-opener. Its little sister, the NEEL 43, was a SAIL Top Ten Best Boats winner in 2023, and this flagship ...read more

Jeanneau brings a catamaran design brief to the monohull market with the new Jeanneau Yachts 55. The cockpit layout is unconventional, with twin helms moved forward in front of the main outdoor area aft, which is comprised of two dining tables/lounging spaces bisected by a clear ...read more

. After enjoying a fun, lively test sail on the Hanse 510 ahead of the Annapolis Sailboat Show, SAIL's Top 10 Best Boats review team took a closer look at this new Berret-Racoupeau design on the boat show docks.  Wave-piercing reverse bow and chines fore and aft maximize volume ...read more

The Hallberg-Rassy 40C, a SAIL Top 10 Best Boats nominee, is a quintessential bluewater cruiser whose design and execution leave no detail unattended. SAIL Technical Editor Adam Cove and Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke provide a thorough walkthrough highlighting the points ...read more

After selling more than 200 Hanse 460s in just a few years, Hanse is rolling out the big sister to this popular mid-sized model—the 510. Designed by Berret-Racoupeau, the design brief focused on fast, comfortable cruising and easy sailing. Performance is enhanced by the ...read more

French builder Beneteau has been busy revamping their entire line of sailboats including the top end of the Oceanis line, known as Oceanis Yachts. The latest introduction, the Oceanis Yacht 60, is also their flagship, a from-scratch hull with a few familiar features. Although ...read more

One thing you can say for sure about sailboat designers and builders, they are always up for a challenge—whether that’s finding new ways to provide comfort and glamour to a sailboat’s living spaces while delivering improved performance; seeking more environmentally sustainable ...read more

French catamaran builder Lagoon has launched a new 51-footer that is an evolution of the best features of previous models combined with new additions. With a new rig and an open interior, this swanky cat will find a solid target market in both charter and private use. Like its ...read more

“Have you ever sailed on Lake Erie before?” Fred Hunger asks as he maneuvers his new Tartan 455 deckhouse sloop from the slip at the Cleveland Yacht Club on the Rocky River. It’s maybe a quarter mile from the docks to the river’s entrance onto the lake’s southwest corner, ...read more

Last year, we reviewed the new Hallberg-Rassy 400 and deemed it one of SAIL’s Top 10 Best Boats for 2023. Interestingly, it came to the U.S. ahead of its immediate predecessor, the center-cockpit 40C, which this year is making its U.S. debut though it was launched ahead of the ...read more

The new Italia Yachts 12.98 fits neatly between its big sister, the 14.98, and smaller sibling, the 11.98, in size, design, and purpose. While the bigger 14.98 is geared toward the speed-oriented sailor with luxurious long-term cruising in mind, and the 11.98 is focused more on ...read more

Elan Yachts has created the second model in its cruising Impression line with an eye to the ultimate voyaging boat, with comfort, ease of use, and bluewater capabilities all part and parcel of the design brief. Double or even singlehanding is possible thanks to strategically ...read more

Beneteau’s new 37-footer is the latest in the seventh generation of the French builder’s Oceanis line, which began in 1986. It updates the popular 38.1, now in its its ninth season, and according to a media release, the brief given naval architect Marc Lombard and Nauta Design, ...read more

Jeanneau brings a catamaran design brief to the monohull market with the new Jeanneau Yachts 55. The cockpit layout is unconventional, with twin helms moved forward in front of the main outdoor area aft, which is comprised of two dining tables/lounging spaces bisected by a clear ...read more

It’s really not fair. That’s what I was thinking perched on the weather rail of the Italia Yachts 14.98 Artemis while beating up Eastern Bay on a sunny, 10- to 12-knot day in sparkling flat water. As perfect sailing days go, it was a top three, easy. I’d been invited along for ...read more

Xquisite catamarans are well known as comfortable, well-built long-distance cruising cats, with all of the luxury and accouterments one would expect—the antithesis, in other words, of minimalism. Which is why Xquisite’s new offering, the 30 Sportcat designed by François Perus, ...read more

With the new HH44-SC, HH Catamarans is pursuing dual purposes: producing a luxury, high-performance cat for cruising families and couples, and answering what HH CEO Paul Hakes says has been sailors’ frustration at “the slow pace” of the marine industry’s adoption of ...read more

You can take the sailor out of racing, but you can’t take racing out of the sailor. So, when Nicolas Berenger, product and commercial director of Dufour Yachts, tells me that we might have to tuck in a reef as we head out for the afternoon on the new Dufour 41 on the Bahia de ...read more

For more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail at sailmagazine.com/multihull I first saw Beneteau’s Excess brand of sailing catamarans in 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany, with a room full of marine journalists, some of whom, like me, weren’t ...read more