A good place to see who has recently designed and built custom yachts. Annual special issue of Ocean Navigator, containing reviews of about 20, mostly larger custom sailing yachts built recently in North America. ~100 pages, annually in October.
[Navigator Publishing LLC, Portland, ME, USA]
Portrait of New England Boatbuilding, Rhode Island builder and repairer of large and complex custom yachts.
[Professional BoatBuilder, June 2003]
Consultants and project managers for owners undertaking bluewater passages, distance race preparation, routine ship′s husbandry, major refits or new construction.
[Proper Yachts, Ltd., Bristol, RI, USA]
Builder of custom steel cruising boats from 45 to 65 feet.
[Kristen Yachts Ltd., Sidney, BC, Canada]
Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.
[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.
[Usenet, USA]
Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..
[Usenet, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes. Many specialized forums, including engines, multihulls, maintenance, piracy, the galley, insurance, destinations, and many more.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
Members of one of the largest cruising clubs exchange information and opinions on all cruising topics. No search facility. Use Ctrl-F on message titles, or just browse.
[Seven Seas Cruising Association, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA]
Threaded discussion board on many cruising subjects.
[Cruisenews Network, South Haven, MI, USA]