Yachts & boats
The Canon
Read the manifesto →Boats built around a stated purpose, selected and taken apart. For each we write a dossier: owner voices, known problems, real prices, what to check before you buy. Finished dossiers get cards; the rest are underway. Why this list and no other — that's the manifesto.
Day & weekend sailing
- Contessa 32
- Nordic Folkboat
- J/70
- Dragon
Coastal & Mediterranean cruising
- Dufour Arpège
- Comet 910
- Wauquiez Centurion 32 / Pretorien 35
- Contest 44CS
- Najad 440
Performance cruisers
- X-Yachts X-412
- Dehler 38
- Arcona 435
Sport
- Pogo 12.50
- Archambault A35
- J/122
- JPK 45
Ocean cruising
- Hallberg-Rassy 46
- Oyster 56
- Valiant 40
- Oyster 485
- Discovery 55
- Amel 54
- Catana 471
- Allures 45.9
Expedition sailing
- Garcia Exploration 45
- Bestevaer 45
- Kraken 50
Grand sailing
- Wally
- Baltic
- Spirit Yachts
The wider market
The market is wider than the Canon. Production boats carry most of the world's sailors, and carry them well. Here are our reviews of mainstream models and industry pieces, written with the same respect for facts.
The French Yacht Industry: Why France Builds More Boats
Bali 4.8 Review: The Open-Plan Apartment at Sea
Bali 4.4 Review: The Open-Plan Statement
Bali 4.2 Review: The Rule-Breaker
Fountaine Pajot Tanna 47 Review: The Blue-Water Builder
Fountaine Pajot Elba 45 Review: The Sailor's Premium Cat
Fountaine Pajot Isla 40 Review: The Sailor's Catamaran
Lagoon 50 Review: The Floating Apartment
Lagoon 46 Review: Where Cruising Gets Serious
Lagoon 42 Review: The Fleet's Default Choice
Lagoon 40 Review: The Gateway Catamaran
