It sounds idyllic, right? You’re going to go overnight on a mini yacht (my words, not theirs) and gallivant around ­Florida’s Sarasota Bay on a beautiful summer day. That’s how I sold it to my wife, ...

Beneteau’s designers tuned in closely to the way we boaters in the US and Canada use our vessels. For serious passagemaking, the company offers its highly successful Swift Trawlers, which Boating has ...

Sailing World Magazine’s annual Boat of the Year tests are conducted in Annapolis, Maryland, following the US Sailboat Show. With independent judges exhaustively inspecting the boats on land and ...

The best way to test a boat is at the extremes, and the Beneteau First 40, an “IRC optimized” production boat, got the best of what the Chesapeake Bay could offer-25 knots and a stacked Chesapeake Bay ...

A longstanding factory in Marion County is trading out luxury sailboats for fiberglass swimming pools as part of a business deal that could save much-needed jobs in the small Pee Dee community. Groupe ...