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d Sherman is the vice president of educational
programming for the American Boat & Yacht Council
and is the former chairman of the marine technology
department at the New England Institute of Technology
in Warwick, Rhode Island. An experienced racer and
cruiser and BOTY judge, Sherman is the author of four
technical marine books, a frequent contributor to CW
and other boating publications, and often works with
boatbuilders, marine surveyors, field-service personnel
and engineering staffs in the United States, Canada,
Europe and Australia.
Cruising World editor-at-large Tim Murphy grew up
living aboard a 41-foot ketch and sailing along the U.S. East
Coast and in the Bahamas. At age 18, he earned a 100-tonU.S. Coast Guard license and has worked around boats ever
since, delivering them, writing about them, and teaching
people how to use them. An independent writer and editor
based in Rhode Island, he is the co-author of Fundamentals
of Marine Service Technology (ABYC, 2012) as well as dozens
of articles. He sails Ave Marina, a Vineyard Vixen 29, on
Narragansett Bay and surrounding waters.
Carol Hasse has logged over 45,000 offshore miles in
northern and southern latitudes on boats ranging from 25 to
101 feet. The founder of Port Townsend Sails in Washington
state, she is also a founding member of the Port Townsend
Wooden Boat Festival and a longtime civic leader in her
adopted town. She sails her beloved Folkboat, Lorraine, out
of Point Hudson Harbor in Port Townsend.BOAT LOA BEAM DISPLACEMENT^2 D/L PRICE^4 WEBSITE
BUILDER LWL SAIL AREA^1 DRAFT (SHOAL / DEEP) SA/D^3 PHONEAlerion Sport 30 30’ 1” 8’ 9” 6,424 lb. 197 $260,000 alerionyachts.com
US Watercraft 24’ 5” 465 sq. ft. 5’ 0” 21.5 401-247-3000
Balance 526 52’ 5” 27’ 2” 20,970 lb. 88 $1,300,000 balancecatamarans.com
Balance Catamarans 47’ 4” 1,720 sq. ft. 1’ 8” / 7’ 3” 36.2 215-508-2704
Bali 4.0 Lounge 40’ 0” 22’ 0” 19,264 lb. 150 $450,000 dreamyachtownership.com
Dream Yacht Sales 38’ 7” 860 sq. ft. 3’ 8” 19.1 844-328-7771
Bavaria Nautitech Fly 46 45’ 3” 24’ 9” 25,133 lb. 209 $540,000 horizon-yacht-sales.com
Horizon Yacht Sales 37’ 9” 1,152 sq. ft. 4’ 9” 21.5 844-494-8787
Beneteau Oceanis 62 62’ 7” 17’ 6” 53,271 lb. 130 $1,300,000 beneteau.com
Beneteau USA 56’ 9” 1,973 sq. ft. 7’ 7” 22.3 410-990-0270
Catalina 425 43’ 6” 13’ 8” 21,965 lb. 164 $315,000 catalinayachts.com
Catalina Yachts 39’ 1” 865 sq. ft. 5’ 0” 17.6 727-544-6681
Dehler 34 35’ 1” 11’ 10” 12,015 lb. 173 $215,000 dehler.com
Hanse Group 31’ 5” 700 sq. ft. 6’ 10” 21.4 978-239-6568
Dufour 460 Grand Large 46’ 5” 14’ 9” 25,802 lb. 166 $330,000 dufour-yachts.com
Dufour Yachts 41’ 1” 909 sq. ft. 6’ 4” / 7’ 2” 16.7 352-871-0362
Elan E4 34’ 9” 11’ 6” 11,794 lb. 159 $250,000 elan-yachts.com
Elan Yachts 33’ 1” 706 sq. ft. 5’ 8” 21.8 860-415-4810
Elan Impression 45 45’ 5” 13’ 8” 24,070 lb. 204 $330,000 elan-yachts.com
Elan Yachts 37’ 6” 933 sq. ft. 5’ 3” 17.9 860-415-4810
Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 38’ 5” 21’ 9” 19,936 lb. 191 $365,000 fountaine-pajot.com
Fountaine-Pajot SA 36’ 0” 1,022 sq. ft. 3’ 11” 22.2 +33 546 357 040
Gemini Freestyle 37 38’ 2” 14’ 0” 10,000 lb. 106 $240,000 geminicatamarans.com
Gemini Catamarans 34’ 10” 418 sq. ft. 2’ 10” 14.4 410-271-2496
Hallberg-Rassy 40 MK II 40’ 8” 12’ 6” 24,200 lb. 227 $445,000 hallberg-rassy.com
Hallberg-Rassy 36’ 3” 744 sq. ft. 5’ 7” / 6’ 7” 19.4 410-867-9022
J/112 E 36’ 0” 11’ 10” 11,300 lb. 157 $300,000 jboats.com
J/Boats Inc. 31’ 9” 785 sq. ft. 5’ 11” / 6’ 11” 24.9 401-846-8410
Jeanneau 58 58’ 4” 16’ 4” 47,289 lb. 167 $750,000 jeanneau.com
Jeanneau America 50’ 2” 1,571 sq. ft. 6’ 10” / 8’ 2” 19.2 410-280-9400
Lagoon 42 42’ 0” 25’ 3” 26,460 lb. 171 $500,000 cata-lagoon.com
CNB-Lagoon 41’ 0” 968 sq. ft. 4’ 1” 17.4 410-280-2368
Lagoon 450 S 45’ 10” 25’ 10” 33,075 lb. 174 $600,000 cata-lagoon.com
CNB-Lagoon 43’ 11” 1,399 sq. ft. 4’ 3” 21.7 410-280-2368
Leopard 45 45’ 0” 24’ 2” 41,226 lb. 233 $600,000 leopardcatamarans.com
Robertson & Caine Ltd. 42’ 11” 1,328 sq. ft. 4’ 10” 17.8 954-925-8050
Royal Cape Majestic 530 53’ 3” 28’ 3” 44,800 lb. 168 $970,000 royalcapecatamarans.com
Royal Cape Catamarans 49’ 3” 1,571 sq. ft. 4’ 7” 19.9 817-247-0430
Seawind 1190 Sport 39’ 1” 21’ 4” 15,400 lb. 136 $450,000 seawindcats.com
Seawind Yachts 37’ 0” 896 sq. ft. 3’ 2” 23.2 +84 8 3873 3630
Solaris 50 50’ 6” 14’ 11” 31,305 lb. 137 $1,200,000 solarisyachts.com
Solaris Yachts 46’ 9” 1,721 sq. ft. 7’ 8” / 9’ 2” 27.7 +39 0431 91304
St. Francis 50 MK II 50’ 0” 26’ 3” 27,500 lb. 115 $930,000 stfrancismarine.com
St. Francis Marine 47’ 6” 973 sq. ft. 4’ 2” 17.1 +27 82653 9404
X-Yachts X4 41’ 0” 12’ 11” 18,960 lb. 156 $430,000 x-yachts.com
X-Yachts 37’ 10” 956 sq. ft. 7’ 3” 21.5 860-536-7776
Xquisite X5 Sail 50’ 0” 26’ 3” 39,683 lb. 145 $1,200,000 xquisiteyachts.com
Xquisite Yachts/Phoenix 49’ 7” 1,431 sq. ft. 4’ 6” 19.7 707-370-5264(1) Sail area is working sail area. (2) Displacement values are for light ship; D/L=(D/2,240)(lwl/100)^3. (3) SA/D = SA/(D/64).2/3. (4) Prices are quoted by builder with standard
Boat of the Year equipment inventory; prices reflect currency values as of Oct. 31, 2016.BOTY Specs at a Glance
2017 BOTY Judging Team
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