tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9940702247616673212024-03-27T15:33:25.391+00:00Interesting SailboatsPaulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comBlogger709125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-74999367978521008662024-03-22T17:57:00.000+00:002024-03-22T17:57:22.111+00:00INSIEME 40, A TRUE LIVING ABOARD CRUISING SAILBOATCruising boats should be equipped for cruising but, oddly, they do not come equipped to do what they should be designed for, not even expensive ones like Hallberg-Rassy. Standard, most are not even equipped for sailing. Not the case with the Insieme 40, that comes already very well equipped for sailing and cruising, and that makes it a very different offer, almost a unique one on the market.Most Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-14202625056296945442024-01-05T19:52:00.002+00:002024-01-05T19:52:55.378+00:00RM 1080, A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO A GREAT CRUISER? RM yachts used to be very innovative boats and great yachts, but for several years I have not made a single post about them, even if they continue on the market, after a bankruptcy and subsequent recovery by Grand Large Group, that owns several brands: Allures, Garcia, Outremer and Gunboat, besides RM.RM 1180, the boat that has led to RM bankruptcy. It is beautiful but its hull shape with that Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-75153407632265562332023-12-27T15:15:00.000+00:002023-12-27T15:15:04.642+00:00MOJITO VIRGIN 650 VERSUS OCEANIS 30.1 AND DJANGO 770I talked about this sailboat when it was at the project stage, back in 2020, and failed to give any more information. It could have seemed that the Virgin Mojito 650 had not passed to the production stage, but that is not the case, and till April this year 6 boats have been launched, probably more at this time.The Mojito 650 is the cruising version of the Maxi 650 racer, the boat that won more Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-43892649696381059042023-12-14T17:52:00.001+00:002023-12-27T17:32:32.472+00:00TWO BEAUTIFUL YACHTS: ARCONA 50 VERSUS X-YACHT 4-9 Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-7357920795228350532023-11-30T16:28:00.003+00:002023-11-30T16:31:28.316+00:00THE NEW KRAKEN 44 BLUEWATER CRUISERI confess that the first idea I had about Kraken was a very negative one: the designs seemed outdated and I still think that the choice of having skeg rudders and non-bolted keels is more a publicity stunt than a real advantage, even if most conservative sailors are attracted by those features. You can read more about that here:Above the new Kraken 44, below, the older Bluewater 44,by the same Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-53262105494367893022023-11-15T13:05:00.005+00:002023-11-15T13:48:08.907+00:00BEST TYPE OF RUDDER: SKEG RUDDER? SPADE RUDDER? TWIN RUDDER? Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-79183848068702084622023-10-31T17:52:00.014+00:002023-11-16T18:22:19.149+00:00BRAND NEW HANSE 410 COMPARED WITH ALL THE COMPETITION Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-53874915106840357792023-06-22T12:12:00.001+01:002023-06-22T12:12:25.226+01:00INDEX NOT ACTUALIZED Just an information for those that are new on the blog: the Index has not been actualized for more than a year, so if you want to see recent posts you will have to scroll down.When I get back from sailing, in October, I will do that. Till then, far winds.Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-65666438260346094712023-04-15T13:50:00.004+01:002023-11-03T23:30:18.004+00:00DUFOUR 41, THREE CABINS AND THREE HEADSYes, it is true, it is possible, and more incredibly, also possible with 4 cabins and two heads! They call it 41 but it is really a 39.3ft boat. Maybe they call it 41 because, in fact, it has more interior space than many 41ft sailboats, due to having a beam bigger than the one of some 45ft boats. In fact it has the same beam of the Dufour 430 (4.30m), and the Dufour 430 is already a beamy Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-71095982364521077582023-04-11T16:18:00.001+01:002023-11-03T23:31:06.928+00:00BEAUTIFUL ITALIA 12.98, ON THE WATER AND TESTEDOn the water, it is even more beautiful than in the drawings: elegant boats without a huge beam, and with a moderate freeboard have become so rare that when we look at a new one, that is also very well designed, the WOW factor is huge. Truly a gorgeous sailboat.Unfortunately, I can't say the same about the interior, and I bet it will not please most. I am not talking about quality, which is a Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-33031731029432145892023-04-07T22:42:00.002+01:002023-11-03T23:32:13.133+00:0040ft BLUEWATER BOATS: SAARE 41AC VERSUS HALLBERG RASSY 400Hallberg Rassy 400Yes, I know, the Saare 41 AC is not a new model, but I have never posted about it on the blog, only a comparison between the Hallberg Rassy 40C and the Saare 41CC (the center cockpit version) and nothing bout the 41AC, that is without any doubt an interesting sailboat. Both the Saare and the HR use the same hull for both versions, the center cockpit and the aft cockpit, which Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-5964250544755363162023-03-18T14:51:04.840+00:002023-11-03T23:33:12.019+00:00KRAKEN 50 versus PEGASUS 50, a comparison between two bluewater yachts Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-69744097285647010492023-03-03T15:16:00.002+00:002023-11-03T23:34:18.276+00:0038ft Deck Saloon cruisers: CR 385DS, NORDSHIP 380DS Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-72842759627847938232023-02-22T19:09:00.007+00:002023-11-03T23:36:03.650+00:00High quality 32 to 35ft cruisers: Hallberg Rassy 340, Xc 35, Island Packet 349 Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-35537656155235220112023-02-12T13:37:00.002+00:002023-11-03T23:36:52.003+00:00LINJETT 39, 2023 FAMILY CRUISER EUROPEAN YACHT OF THE YEARThe confusion continues regarding European Yacht of the Year choices, turning what is potentially a great idea into a mess. This year they chose as European Yacht of the year on the Performance Cruiser category a 36ft that has a head that is worse than the one in most 30ft cruisers, a head that would be barely acceptable in a 36ft race boat, but utterly unacceptable in a 36ft CRUISER, being it a Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-2810332773330607782023-02-07T14:06:00.002+00:002023-02-07T14:06:51.358+00:00Dusseldorf 2023: Grand Soleil 40, Solaris 40, Arcona 415, Faurby 400. Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-47490401353261531872023-01-28T17:31:00.000+00:002023-01-28T17:31:58.211+00:002023 DUSSELDORF: FIRST 36, POGO 36, J112e Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-26298078983060457942023-01-18T18:04:00.000+00:002023-01-18T18:04:06.517+00:0032 to 35FT: BAVARIA, BENETEAU, JEANNEAU, HANSE or DUFOUR? Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-45535873065482920262023-01-13T14:11:00.006+00:002023-01-13T14:38:34.848+00:00FROM AN OLD YARD, A BEAUTIFUL CRUISER: CR 490DSMany have never heard of CR yachts but, in fact, it is a prestigious old brand that was founded in 1989 by Charles Rutgersson. Before that, he had worked for 15 years for Hallberg Rassy. But the history of the shipyard is much older, CR are now built in the Malo yard. Malo yachts (and yard) was founded in 1939, in Kungsviken, on the historic island of Orust (Sweeden), famous for its century-old Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-65214453551150723372023-01-07T17:38:00.003+00:002023-01-07T17:41:41.927+00:00SHOGUN 43, A DREAM BOATDreamboats are not the same for all sailors, and what is a dream for one, just does not make any sense to another, depending on their requirements for the ideal cruising sailboat. Most will value cruising amenities and interior volume over sail ability and sail fun. For those, this will not be a dreamboat and they will have difficulty understanding how this can be a dream sailboat for anybody, Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-34497482797103077582022-12-30T18:00:00.003+00:002022-12-30T18:03:33.514+00:00BRAVA 25, A CRUISER FOR ALLThe Brava 25 is as simple as it can be but offers a very interesting cruising interior, the seaworthiness of a Class B certification, and hopefully a very interesting price.The design looks like a bigger and more modernized class 5.80 ( it is designed by one of the best NA cabinets (VPLP))and offers warranties in regards to safety and performance, taking into consideration this type of boat, thatPaulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-68313603422759284042022-12-27T15:02:00.000+00:002022-12-27T15:02:05.983+00:00NEW SOLARIS 50, BEAUTIFUL, BUT....I have been a bit reluctant about posting about the new Solaris 50. I still love the previous 50, that was elected 2016 Yacht of the year, and I did not see any reasons for changing it, except out of detail. The boat is fast, with an excellent interior and with potential for good storage.In fact, the reasons for changing had nothing to do with having a better hull or a better sailing boat, but Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-68504067623828718282022-12-14T17:06:00.001+00:002022-12-14T17:06:45.419+00:00ELAN IMPRESSION 43 AND THE COMPETITION: A MORE SEAWORTHY OPTION?I am getting a bit tired of writing about boats that, for one reason or another, I would not have, whatever the sail and cruising program, but they are interesting because, for one reason or another, they are better than the competition, and therefore a good option for some.This one will particularly suit a cruiser who wants a boat with a huge and nice cruising interior, with some reasonable sailPaulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-78254928645295966412022-11-27T16:57:00.002+00:002022-11-27T16:57:59.873+00:00SISTER CRUISING BLOG WITH A WRONG LINKI have to apologize to the ones that tried to have a look at my cruising blog, and could not find it on the provided link, in the previous post.Due to the existence of a blog with the same link (sailingalma) I had to change it to cruisingalma, but forget to update the link. This is the right one:https://cruisingalma.blogspot.com/I also changed a bit the blog scope, and besides making it a photo Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-51956262662171558362022-11-27T13:24:00.001+00:002022-11-27T14:01:23.211+00:00NEW BEAMIER BAVARIA 46C, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEAM IN SAILBOAT PERFORMANCE Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.com7