Middletown, RI (December 21, 2015) – Sailing World magazine revealed the winners of its Boat of the Year Awards program, naming the Fareast 28R as its 2016 Boat of the Year. The 28-foot race boat was built in China by Fareast Trading LLC, and imported by Sturgis Boat Works of Massachusetts.
The magazine’s independent judges – sailmaker Chuck Allen, boatbuilder Tom Rich, and naval architect Greg Stewart – tested 14 performance sailboats following the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis. When the inspections and sail tests on the Chesapeake Bay were all said and done, the Fareast 28R stood out for its value, easy single-point launching, all-around performance and construction quality.<...
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