Boreal Sailboats–An Introduction

by Colin January 1, 2010
Boreal-44-under-sail-762071

Over here in Europe many people choose an aluminum yacht for the excellent strength to weight ratio and the sheer robustness of construction. As a result they are more and more the choice of long distance sailors, especially those heading for higher latitudes.

A Boat Designed For The High Latitudes

by Colin May 17, 2010
Boreal 44 Aluminum Sailboat Hull

For most of us, our boat is a compromise – very few of us can afford a pure custom built boat for our chosen form of voyaging, especially if that includes high latitudes. Of course, there are boats that can be modified for more ‘off piste’ voyaging with greater or lesser difficulty and cost, but [...]

Boreal 44 Design

by Colin May 28, 2010
Juan Sa Bulan 3 at rest in Treguier

Having spent half a day going around the Boreal factory looking at the boats in build, I was looking forward to seeing the completed item. The boat that is used by the factory as their demonstrator Juan Sa Bulan 3 was built for Jean-Francois Eeman and his family with two small children, and they kindly [...]

Rudder Options

by John June 10, 2010
Rudder and dagger-board system on the Boreal 44 Sailboat

A really interesting thread of comments has developed about rudders and other movable appendages on the French aluminum expedition yacht from Boreal.

Test Sail On A Boreal 44

by Colin June 12, 2010
The Boreal 44 is crisp to windward

After a good nights sleep aboard I was rested and looking forward to a short sail aboard the Boreal 44. But as Jean-Francois Eeman arrived with breakfast, things didn’t look promising as we looked out through the drizzle onto a flat calm river. Eventually though we agreed to go out and look for some wind out [...]