Archive - Boat Reviews of Small Craft Advisor

Owner Boat Reviews

West Wight Potter 19, Vivier Ilur, Hartley TS16, and Bolger Chebacco

Feb 4

January 2025

REVIEW: Vagabond/Holder 17

Spacious, seaworthy, and swift, the Vagabond 17 is proof that sometimes even the best boats go out of production.

Jan 22

December 2024

Boat Review: Windrose 18

The Windrose 18 exemplifies the successful modern West Coast trailerable sailboats of the 1970s. (Plus, Colin Angus on Rowing the Bering Sea)

Dec 10, 2024

November 2024

The designer calls it a “crossover,” but the P-165 has true cruising potential.

Nov 18, 2024

Boat Review: Tiki 21

A simple but elegant design that offers owner-builders a whole sea of possibilities

Nov 15, 2024

October 2024

Boat Review: Great Pelican

A closer look at the 16-foot Great Pelican designed by Captain William Short.

Oct 8, 2024

September 2024

Boat Review: Cal 20

Plus: How to make her even more seaworthy

Sep 26, 2024

August 2024

Boat Review: Didi 23

A sporty, good-looking, trailerable family-cruiser you can build yourself

Aug 6, 2024

July 2024

Boat Review: Three Bargain Boats

Three older production trailersailers that offer a lot of bang for the buck

Jul 15, 2024

May 2024

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