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Blue Water Boats

This collection of capable blue water boats features time-tested sailboats with rich histories.

YouTube Stars

YouTube sailing channels allow millions of us to experience the adventures of the high seas without casting off our own lines. We get an ...

Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere

John Vigor turns the spotlight on twenty seaworthy sailboats that are at home on the ocean in all weather. These are old fiberglass boats...

9 Best Used Sailboats

They may take a little elbow grease and require a few new parts, but here’s a look at nine of the best cruising sailboats that can sail ...

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Leader Dinghy

1962 • 14′ 0″ / 4.3 m

Fireball

1962 • 16′ 2″ / 4.9 m

6-Meter (International)

1907 • 36′ 8″ / 11.2 m

J/24

1977 • 24′ 0″ / 7.3 m

Featured Designers

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Designed 56 sailboats between 1900 and 1986

Carl Alberg

From BlueWaterBoats.org: Carl Alberg (1900 – 31 August 1986) was a Swedish born yacht designer best known for his influence in early fiberglass bo...

W. Shad Turner

Designed 37 sailboats

German Frers

Designed 109 sailboats

German Frers started as a draughtsman working in the office of his father, German Frers Sr., at the age of 15. In 1957 at the age of 16 he designed...

Niels Jeppesen

Designed 56 sailboats

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Built 45 sailboats between 1946 and 1980

Tyler Boat Co. Ltd.

Founded by Edward Tyler, originally an English house builder. By 1946, Tyler had begun using fiberglass molds in the production of concrete panels ...

Built 59 sailboats since 1978

Bavaria Yachts

US site: www.bavaria-yachts.com

Built 172 sailboats since 1956

Jeanneau

Founded by hardware store owner, Henri Jeanneau who started by racing and then building small power boats. His first fiberglass model was introduce...

Built 50 sailboats since 1979

X-Yachts

X-Yachts of Denmark was founded by Niels Jeppeson (designer of all X boats), Lars Jeppeson, and Birger Hansen.

Featured Associations

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Paceship/AMF Yachts Website

Association for: Paceship 32 (Tripp), Paceship Chance 32/28, Paceship Northwind 29, Paceship Chance 29/25, Paceship 23 (C&C), Paceship PY 23, Paceship Peregrine 16, Paceship PY 26, Paceship Acadian 30 Ywl, Paceship Cruisette 20, Paceship East Wind 25, Paceship Acadian 30, Paceship 29 (C&C), Paceship Bluejacket 23...

Chrysler Sailing Association

Association for: Chrysler 20, Chrysler 26, Chrysler Man-O-War 15, Chrysler Pirateer 13, Chrysler 22, Chrysler 30 (CY 30), Chrysler Dagger 14, Chrysler Lone Star 16, Chrysler 27, Chrysler Lone Star 13, Buccaneer 18, and Mutineer 15

Island Packet Yacht Owners

Association for: Island Packet Packet Cat 35, Island Packet 38, Island Packet 35, Island Packet 45, Island Packet 350, Island Packet 32, Island Packet 44, Island Packet 320, Island Packet 31, Island Packet 27, Island Packet 26 MKI, Island Packet 26 MKII, Island Packet 29, and Island Packet 40