How do you top a design that reigned for nearly a decade and launched 500 hulls? That was Beneteau’s quandary as they contemplated building a successor to the Oceanis 51.1 that initially splashed in ...

It’s been a long time coming, but 2027 is truly the year of the cat. For the first time ever, new catamaran debuts out number new monohulls by nearly two to one, with an incredible 11 of them up for ...

I was ferried by tender to hull #1 of the Balance 502 named Tiger Lily. I’ve found this way of approaching a new boat makes the best visual impact. She looked at ease sitting on the wavelets off Miami ...

While checking in on my parent’s boat at the yard, I saw this unusual keel. What’s the purpose of it? SAIL says: Good eye! It’s a tandem keel, designed to improve lift without increasing draft, while ...

My parents, who have been collecting SAIL since I started working here like they did with my childhood artwork, are running out of storage space. It’s hard to wrap my head around, but this is the ...