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2011 Boat of the Year: First Impressions

Walter Cooper shares images from the initial stages of BOTY testing in Annapolis, Md. Read editor Dave Reed's story, "BOTY Time."

By Sailing World Staff

October 13, 2010

Updated: October 13, 2010

Tangara

Scandinavian 20

Raider 2

RS 100

Hobie Mirage Tandem Trimaran

Gunboat 66

Dragonfly 28 Sport Walter Cooper

Dragonfly 28 Sport Walter Cooper

Triak Trimaran

Triak Trimaran

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