img1233Published in 1996, this remains one of the biggest and most complete world guides to sailboats. It contains hard-to-find information on many boats in the used market. Detailed presentations on over 600 production and custom sailboats. Plus almost 300 boat designs. Nearly 900 boats in all, from dinghies to schooners, monohull and multihull.

More than 2,500 photographs and drawings.

More than 120,000 words of text.

Most boats are displayed with:


  • Two or more full-screen, color-optimized photographs

  • Two line drawings (deck plan or cabin plan, plus sail plan)

  • Detailed specs in metric and standard measurements

  • Prices for most boats

  • Pre-calculated performance ratios (Sail area/Displacement, Bruce Number, etc.)

  • Builder's commentary

  • Builder contact info, including phone, fax and e-mail


This is the most useful guide to boats on the used market. Of the 600 production and custom boats, 175 boats were introduced in 1989 or earlier.

Commentary and specs for each boat can be printed, so you can have a hard copy for further study. Line art for the 600 production and custom boats can also be printed, full-page size, at laser quality resolution.

The "BoatFinder" search engine lets you find and display boats with the features you want -- for instance boats in your size range and price range. Boats can also be "bookmarked" to a personal list.

Slide Show mode lets you sit back and watch a "sail-by" of the production and custom boats. Get a comfortable seat. Even at a few seconds per boat, the show lasts an hour. There are just so many sailboats!

Attractive full-featured interface that is easy to use, with a "back" button, button roll-overs, key command shortcuts, and other well thought out features you expect of a quality CD-ROM. It's a pleasure to navigate.