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The Beat Goes ON

The fall shows may have drawn to close here in the United States. But in today’s global marketplace, the business of building and designing new sailboats never stops. And, of course, lest we forget, the Miami boat show is just around the corner. What follows are some new boats either fresh off the drawing board or in-build that we can expect to see splash in the coming months.

OVNI 400

Among the many things that French designers and builders are known for is their affinity for aluminum bluewater cruising boats, and the new Ovni 400 now in the works at the veteran Alubat yard looks to

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