Boat Test: 2023 Jeanneau NC 1295 FLY

The NC 195 FLY offers a spirited ride that’s fun to operate from the flybridge. Bill Doster Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview Some of my earliest boating experiences took place aboard flybridge cruisers, on which the only spot […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Intrepid 41 Valor

Intrepid utilizes imaging technology borrowed from an aerospace manufacturer to vet and inspect its materials and processes. Courtesy Intrepid Powerboats Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview The Intrepid 41 Valor is three boats in one: a cabin cruiser, a […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Hanover 375

Underway, the 375 is sheer fun. Courtesy Hanover Yachts Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview Hanover Yachts, a decades-old Brazilian boatbuilder, has made inroads in North America with its new 375 (Mark II version). This 36-footer is remarkable on […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Ocean Sport Roamer 30

The Roamer 30 offers a soft ride. Courtesy Ocean Sport Boats Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview Unfortunately, our sea trial of the Ocean Sport Roamer 30 on the Chesapeake did not challenge the Roamer 30. Soft landings in […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Viaggio Diamante 23B

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Tested: Absolute Navetta 75

On a choppy day in the South of France, Alan Harper discovers the perfect conditions to test an Italian giant’s new 75-foot flagship. Absolute Bliss A choppy day in the South of France proves to be the perfect proving ground for the Italian giant’s new flagship. It was blowing—not hard, but hard enough. In the […]

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Catamaran sailing: can you fast track multihull skills?

An intensive course promises a fast-track ticket to skippering a catamaran. Helen Fretter goes catamaran sailing to find out more Can one week change your life? That’s a whole lot of pressure to put on a holiday. But for a surprising number of graduates of the Nautilus Sailing catamaran sailing course, that’s exactly what their […]

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Tiara Yachts EX 60

Up Your Game. by Capt. Tom Serio I’m going to start off by offering a public apology. Photos Courtesy of Tiara Yachts When I sea trialed the new Tiara Yachts EX 60 recently in Miami, Florida, I may have been a little tough on Tiara’s director of marketing and communications, Whitney Vishey. I told Vishey […]

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Back Cove 372

An American-built, single-engine cruiser that delivers performance and classic style. by Arnie Hammerman The Back Cove 372 stands out at the dock when compared to other boats for all the right reasons. Photos Courtesy of Back Cove Something about a dark-colored hull and that simple lobster boat look with a well-defined cabin and a long […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Wellcraft 355

The 355 offers up a superb ride. Courtesy Wellcraft Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview Alchemy was the mythical medieval belief that you could turn a base metal, such as lead, into something rare, such as gold. And that’s […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Pursuit OS 445

The OS 445 offers a stable, luxurious ride. Courtesy Pursuit Boats Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview For those anglers who believe offshore fishing should be a Hemingway-esque struggle between man and the wind, waves and sun, Pursuit’s Offshore […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Bayliner M19

The M19 combines a stable ride with a passenger-friendly layout. Courtesy Bayliner Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview The Element M19’s ride is stable, its handling and layout are passenger-friendly, the boat is easy to tow and stow, and […]

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Boston Whaler 280 Dauntless

Whaler’s upgraded classic impresses on a run along Manhattan’s West Side. Boston Whaler made its name on family-friendly fishing skiffs, and although the manufacturer has soared into new strata within the yachting sphere (see the seven-figure 405 Conquest), it hasn’t lost sight of its slightly humbler beginnings when founder Dick Fisher introduced its Montauk center […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Sea-Doo Explorer Pro 170

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Boat Test: 2023 Heyday H20

The H20 has big advantages with its smaller size. Garrett Cortese Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview Heyday’s H20 proves that you need neither a giant boat nor a fat wallet to have watersports fun. Start with the H20’s […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Yamaha 222XD

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