Posts from the ‘Seatrials & design reviews’ Category
8-17-2009, 3pm est. BJ Conrad, my son Henry and I moved the 2006 Island Pilot 395 from the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina to our St. Pete office on Salt Creek today. So that our friends at Sailor’s Wharf Boat Yard can haul and block the IP395 at our display yard with our other new & [...]
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Join the J/80 Class in 2010 for an incredible East Coast tour of events – starting in Key West, Florida, then working up the coast and culminating with the J/80 World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island. If you can’t do them all, partner up with a buddy to share the program and enjoy great sailing, [...]
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The timing couldn’t be better for the USA introduction of the new J/97: Hull #2 just finished a nearly clean sweep of their IRC Class at Cowes Week and earned the coveted Overall Black Fleet prize for outstanding performance in the fleet; and the USA sailing market is starting to show life with new boat [...]
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Design Notes (by Stanton Murray): The Farr 36 OD is an interesting toy with breakaway speeds. High FUN factor! Pros: Carbon/Corecell construction Small headsails Huge Spinnakers Lifting keel Trailerable Cons: Only six (+/-) hulls built Crew weight critical Notes: Carrol Marine built Boys are Back in Town #4(2003) *extension to transom James Betts Enterprises built [...]
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Spend a little time with Reuben Trane, the force behind the Island Pilot 39, and you understand why this boat is so unconventional. He’s one of those naturally creative types — always thinking, always talking, and never afraid to approach things differently. Trane has a history of bringing fresh ideas to the boating world. He [...]
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We’re pleased to announce new changes that take effect immediately with the molding of the first 2010 model J/100 in the coming weeks. 1) NEW BOW SPRIT OPTION – a J/95-style hidden bowsprit housing with molded removable cover, plus retractable carbon sprit to provide a sizable increase in spinnaker area and a big boost in [...]
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Marine Trading International Marine Trading International (MTI) known for its line of Taiwan-built trawlers. The company began operations in 1968 and has imported over 3,000 boats, more by far than any other importer in the country. Marine Trader models came from many different Taiwan (and other) manufacturers over the years. The Hull ID number will [...]
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1999 J 130 in New Orleans $210,000 Just Launched Edited by Charles Mason As Published in SAIL Magazine Copyright ©, K-III Magazine Corp., All Rights Reserved (8/93 issue) Have you seen a boat that looks and sails like a racing machine, yet is aimed at the cruising market? When you step aboard this 43-footer, you’ll [...]
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From Albin News: New Albin 28 Testimonial 99 Days Aboard an Albin 28 Tournament Express We departed John Wayne Marina in Sequim, WA on May 20, 2001 returning 99 days later after completing a round trip to Skagway, Alaska and many points in between. Our northbound route followed, with some [...]
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Impressions By Michael Verdon Rough Rider Even when busting through chop the Albin 28 Tournament Express is a smoothie. F ive-foot seas, wave after wave, are marching in behind us, tossing the stern from side to side. It’s ugly out here, and getting uglier every minute. What was calm ocean 5 hours ago is [...]
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