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Walkthrough review of the Balance 442. My expectations were exceeded for what this small performance Cat offered in terms of storage and comfort. This could easily be a live-aboard boat for a cruising couple that also wants a boat that sails well, even i...

This is a guided tour of the Balance 526 Mk II by Phil Berman (Founder and Designer) at the 2023 Annapolis Sailboat show. It showcases what is new and improved on the 526 Mk II vs the original model. There is a lot to love in this boat as it is a perfor...

With a combined 60,000nm sailing catamarans around the world, your hosts James and Peter are both experienced catamaran sailors. Today we are LIVE from San Blas, Panama (rare) and talking catamarans, sail area, displacement, speed, and nerding out on the n...

After all of the Catamarans reviews we have done over the years, what are our favourite Catamarans? We will rank them at all different price points. We list the following Catamarans that we reviewed from the 2019 Annapolis Sailboat show: The price range...

Xsquisite X5 Catamarans use the best of the best and is possibly the ultimate luxury Catamaran. As we search for the perfect cruising Catamaran, what will we make of the Xsquisite X5? Don't forget to vote and leave your scores: https://www.chicagostreet....

In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will test sail the Xquisite X5, 50' Catamaran that I will help sail across the South Atlantic, Across the equator and to the Caribbean. We wanted to try sailing with a Parasail for the first time, which will be the...

In this Live episode we tell you about our plans for this weekend when we will be at the Annapolis Sailboat Show.

Ep95. In our continuing quest to find a future liveaboard Catamaran to be our future home, at the Annapolis Sailboat show, we tour 2 more boats. The Antares 44i is known as a comfortable liveaboard sailboat and Outremer is known more for its blazing fast...

Ep94. In our continuing quest to find a future liveaboard Catamaran to be our future home, at the Annapolis Sailboat show, we tour one of our favorite boats from last year, the Majestic 530. This boat is big. This boat has a beautiful wood interior and ...

Ep93. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue comparing Sailing Catamarans from the Annapolis Sailboat Show in terms of how we feel they would suit our needs as a full time Liveaboard future home. In this episode we compare a Bali 40' and a Bali...

Ep92. In this Episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will take you on a guided tour of the Xquisite X5, which is a modern state of the art 50' Catamaran from Xquisite Yachts. This Catamaran has won awards for Best Catamaran, Most Innovative Catamaran and Best ...

Ep91. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we are wrapping up Day 1 of the show, which had us doing a marathon session of comparing all the Catamarans built by Fountaine Pajot, Lagoon and Leopard. We show you 1 more Catamaran, which didn't really meet ...