Distilled from a 57-year passion for fast, stable sailing, the new Dragonfly 36 trimaran is refined into one beautiful, fierce machine. SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke was one of the first journalists to test sail hull No. 1 just launched in Denmark

The new Minicat 520 Explorer made its debut at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show and it definitely caught the eye of SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke. The 17-foot beach cat was designed for sailors who were exploring the Arctic, so it's built to withstand some heavy stuff. Its eye-catching feature is the tent that's on the trampoline up forward. You can be underway with this fully deployed with your crew tucked away and snoozing, or you can lower it or even remove it and camp on the beach next to the boat. A first for Minicat, this boat has a centerboard that draws about 2 feet and helps with upwind performance. It also has a square top mainsail with two reefs, a roller furling jib, and an option for a Code Zero. Best of all, it breaks down and packs into three six-foot-long bags that can be checked as airport luggage, so you could conceivably fly this boat to whatever destination you like and go sailing for as long as you like. If keep it simple, fun, and fast is what you're into, this is a new boat to check out. @minicatamaran #sailing #sailboats #sail #keeponsailing #cruising #sailinglife

Are you ready to put all your sailing gear on, jump in a pool, hope your life vest inflates, and learn what it feels like to climb into a liferaft? That's just part of what SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke did last weekend at the US Sailing Safety at Sea seminar, where racers and cruisers learned from the experts and got hands-on in everything from stopping leaks and jury rigging a mast to the latest in communications and rescue tech. Read and watch the video here.

A lux new mid-sizer from Dufour pairs easy sailing with upscale accommodations that give the boat the feeling of a much longer LOA. @DufourYachts-Official

Windelo combines style, upscale accommodations, and sustainability in this sporty new 54-footer, a Top 10 Best Boat winner this year. @windelocatamaran

Building on proven positives in its earlier designs, Seawind Catamarans has hit a sweet spot with its new 1370-a great example of the company's goal of making shorthanded bluewater multihull cruising safely doable and as uncomplicated and unintimidating as possible, while still providing "real sailboat" performance. @seawindcats

For a second year in a row, SAIL is the most celebrated magazine at Boating Writers International's annual awards, receiving 17 awards overall and five first prizes. #sailmag #sailboats #sail #sailing #cruising #boats #keeponsailing #sailor #sailinglife #waterlife #cruisinglife

Designed and built with expedition sailing in mind, the Allures 51.9 is a powerful platform for shorthanded sailing exploration. @alluresyachting

The new Hanse 360 does an admirable job bringing big boat features to a smaller platform inside and out, and manages to do it without sacrificing great boathandling and spritely sailing one bit.

A simple, clean embodiment of the racer cruiser concept, the J/40 is a SAIL Top 10 Best Boats winner for 2024.

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SAIL magazine's Top 10 Best Boats review team spends all year reviewing new boats to learn as much as they can to develop the SAIL Top 10 Best Boats, which is announced annually in our January/February issue.

SAIL magazine's Top 10 Best Boats review team spends all year reviewing new boats to learn as much as they can to develop the SAIL Top 10 Best Boats, which is announced annually in our January/February issue.

Hull 1 sailing along.

SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke is sailing the new Dufour 41 hull No. 1 on a breezy morning in Palma de Mallorca. Stay tuned for a video walkthrough and review coming up soon! @dufouryachts #sailing #boattest #dufour

It's a perfect breezy morning in Palma de Mallorca where SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke is sailing hull No. 1 of the new Dufour 41. Stay tuned for a video walkthrough and review coming up soon! @dufouryachts #sailing #boattest #dufour