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48° North Boat Test: Arksen 30
Reviewing a fun, functional, and really fast new adventure-oriented powerboat. “So, I just did the easiest 38.5 knots ever,” I texted a few friends. If that doesn’t give you the hint that getting out on the new Arksen 30 is…
48° North Boat Test: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 380
The latest in Jeanneau’s next-generation Sun Odyssey range is the 380. The boat made its debut in 2021, but it wasn’t until recently that I had a chance to get out on one. No doubt that this is a comfortable cruising design…
Boat Review: CWB’s Lake Union Swift
A New Sail Training Design, Built By Local High Schoolers Anyone who spends time on the pleasant waters of Seattle’s Lake Union will be familiar with the always-busy fleet coming and going from the Center for Wooden Boats…
Boat Test: Lagoon 42
48° North Editor, Joe Cline, puts the sails up on the Lagoon 42 — one of the latest evolutions of technology, comfort, and sailing performance in the world of cruising catamarans. "Man, this thing is effing massive." I…
48° North Boat Test: Aspen C100
This article originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of 48° North. There’s only one way to start this. Deep breath. To my knowledge, this is the first powerboat review that 48° North has ever done. Stay with me… I often…
Beneteau Oceanis 30.1
A 48° North Boat Test From the November, 2020 issue of 48° North. I’ve been excited to get out on the new Beneteau 30.1 for a while now. In large part, my interest is driven by an appreciation for this size of “entry-level”…
Test Sailing the RS 21
48° North Boat Test From the May 2019 issue In 2018, the British small boat specialists, RS Sailing, came to market with a new keelboat that has been generating a lot of excitement; and now it’s come to the Pacific…
Catalina 425 Boat Review
A Sail Test On An Award-Winning American-Built Cruising Boat From the April, 2020 issue of 48° North My first crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was aboard a wing-keel Catalina 42 that bounded comfortably in…
Sirius 40 DS Boat Review
48° North Tests the Stout, Twin-Keeled Bluewater Cruiser The Sirius 40 Deck Saloon (DS) just made its North American Boat Show debut in Seattle in January, and I have to admit, it had not been on my radar. It certainly is…