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E v e r y y e a r , w e h e r e a t SAIL m a g a z i n e w o n d e r h o w t h e b o a t building i n d u s t r y is g o i n g t o t o p t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s effort, a n d every year the industry surprises u s with both its e n t h u s i a s m a n d i n g e n u i t y . A m o n g t h e s t a n d o u t s m a k i n g t h e i r dbuts a t t h i s y e a r ' s fall b o a t s h o w s a r e a pair o f s p u n k y little r a c e r / d a y s a i l e r s f r o m China, a very interesting n e w motorsailer, a n equally interesting sportboat that includes a n optional swing-keel configuration, and t h eusual bevy of ground-breaking multihull designs. T h e r e is a l s o a f r e s h t a k e o n a vnrable c o l l e g i a t e r a c e r a n d n o t one b u t t w o inflatables. O n c e a g a i n t h i s m e a n s a f u l l p l a t e f o r t h e j u d g e s i n SAIL's B e s t B o a t s p r o g r a m , t h e results o f w h i c h will b e published, a s always, in o u r D e c e m b e r i s s u e . It a l s o m e a n s a w i d e slection o f n e w d e s i g n s f o r t h e considration o f t h o s e w h o m a t t e r m o s t : t h e sailing public. S o enjoy! More online

T h e s p u n k y little Chinese-built Fareast 18 f e a t u r e s a lifting high-aspect bulb keel for easy trailering and a stable, easily driven hull w i t h a large c o c k p i t t h a t m a k e s her equally well suited for e i t h e r racing o r daysailing w i t h t h e family. T h e 18R " r a c i n g " v e r s i o n of t h e boat b o a s t s a deck a n d c u d d y t h a t have been f u r t h e r o p t i m i z e d f o r speed o n t h e racecourse. f a r e a s t b o a t s . c o m

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Holland's S i m o n i s Voogd design f i r m packed a lot of boat into t h e trailerable Fareast 26, including standing h e a d r o o m , a l i g h t w e i g h t v a c u u m - i n f u s e d hull a n d a r e t r a c t i n g h i g h - a s p e c t b u l b keel. T h e b o a t ' s p l u m b b o w m a x i m i z e s s a i l i n g l e n g t h w h i l e a large t r a n s o m - h u n g r u d d e r w i t h c a r b o n tiller e n h a n c e s m a n e u v e r a b i l i t y u n d e r sail. f a r e a s t b o a t s . c o m

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D e h l e r y a c h t s h a v e l o n g b e e n k n o w n f o r t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e a n d build quality. a n d t h e n e w j u d e l / v r o l i j k - d e s i g n e d D e h l e r 3 8 l o o k s t o be n o e x c e p t i o n . T w i n w h e e l s , a p l u m b bow, h i g h a s p e c t f i n keel a n d s l i p p e r y hull f o r m will please t h e racers, w h i l e a large, d r o p - d o w n s w i m p l a t f o r m a n d w e l l - a p p o i n t e d a c c o m m o d a t i o n s will keep t h e c r u i s e r s happy. d e h l e r . c o m 38 S e p t e m b e r 2013 - sailmagazine.com

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More t h a n just a blowup raft with a mast stuck o n top, the lOft-long Tiwal 3.2 high-performance sailing dinghy is a l e g i t i m a t e s a i l b o a t , c o m p e t e w i t h a V - s h a p e d u n d e r b o d y , d a g g e r b o a r d , tiller e x t e n s i o n , full complm e n t o f sail c o n t r o l s a n d h i k i n g racks. T h e e n t i r e s e t u p w e i g h s j u s t 111 p o u n d s a n d c a n be a s s e m b l e d o n - s i t e in a b o u t 2 0 m i n u t e s , t i w a l . c o m