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Soundings • JANUARY 2021 VOL LVIII, NO. 5

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MAILBOAT • FEEDBACK FROM OUR BOATING COMMUNITY

The Ultimate Day Boat • FORMULA’S NEW 500 SSC IS AN OVERSIZED BOWRIDER THAT DOUBLES AS A CRUISER

Taking Care of Business • THIS NONPROFIT IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE SHRINK-WRAP GETS RECYCLED AND REUSED AFTER BOATS ARE LAUNCHED

Robalo R360 • PURPOSE-BUILT FOR SERIOUS ANGLERS, THE R360 PACKS PERFORMANCE INTO ROBALO’S MOST AMBITIOUS BUILD YET

Let There Be Light • NAV LIGHTS CAN ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOUR CREW. KNOW HOW TO USE AND CARE FOR THOSE ON YOUR BOAT

QUIZ • TEST YOUR SEAMANSHIP KNOWLEDGE

SEA STORIES

When Time and Boats Fly • IN JUST TWO YEARS, AMERICA’S CUP TEAMS HAVE TAKEN THE FOILING AC75 CLASS FROM NOTHING TO GOING 50 KNOTS

Shape of the Future? • A NEWLY LAUNCHED BOAT IN ITALY SUGGESTS ONE POSSIBLE FUTURE FOR 3D PRINTERS IN BOATBUILDING

FRESH START • Following an artful refit, a 50-year-old Merritt 42 with a storied sport-fishing past rides again

EPIC PURSUIT • The Florida fishboat builder launches its largest model yet, the Pursuit S 428 Sport

RETURN FROM THE END OF THE WORLD • When Covid-19 prevents a Dutch tall ship from heading west across the South Pacific, her crew is forced to sail 10,000 nonstop miles to get home

DESIGN LEGACY • Two yacht designers, who are also father and son, collaborate on the perfect boat for their family

Star of Noank

Bertram 46 • A MARINER WHO HAS LOGGED COUNTLESS HOURS AT SEA CREATES HIS DREAM BOAT

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