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Looking back at Dundalks past, with former Democrat editor Peter Kavanagh

The Hylas H57 is the overall winner of Cruising World's 2022 Boat of the year contest. A total of 10 new models earned awards in the annual competition that this year included 27 new sailboats, which were inspected and sailed during and after the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland.

Design, build quality and sailing performance all came together in the Grand Soleil 44, named Best Performance Cruiser in Cruising World’s 2022 Boat of the Year contest.

The Hylas H57 comes loaded with systems to make a powerful bluewater cruiser quite manageable for a cruising couple, winning it top honors as Best Full-Size Cruiser in Cruising World’s Boat of the Year contest.

With a powerful, versatile sail plan—as well as light, solid construction and go-fast daggerboards—the Balance 482 is a go-anywhere cat that puts a premium on performing, which made it the perfect choice as Best Performance Catamaran in the 2022 Boat of the Year contest.

Lost in the press of recent world events was news from Washington state about a dramatic jury trial resulting in the conviction of a 77-year-old Ilwaco woman, who now faces

Lost in the press of recent world events was news from Washington state about a dramatic jury trial resulting in the conviction of a 77-year-old Ilwaco woman, who now faces