Where's an Authority when you need one?
One caveat about print magazine reviews...
While they are, usually, more refined (hopefully edited!) than the comments you might find on a volunteer participation site like this, they will always reflect the personal biases of the author. Depending on the author, that may be exactly what you need, though.
I know that you know that, but still.... whether it's the supposedly "unbiased" version in Practical Sailor and PBO, or an obviously slanted "ad in thin disguise" in Sail/CW, you should apply some perspective and even skepticism to 'em all.
One could edit together a VERY comprehensive overview of the whole mid-range of Ericson-built boats, by design family even, from just the threads on this site.
I have pondered how to do just that, but there are issues with permissions from multiple authors and the everyday difficulity of editing when you do not have any agreed-upon style guide from owners you've never met...
(confession: I used to write and edit a OD class newletter and a local YC newsletter for a while.)
The good news about a review from a long-term happy Ericson owner is that you can be 98% he/she never wrote it for mere $$. I find the articles in GOB very helpful and interesting, as do others here.
This thread raises some interesting points.
I once wrote longish reviews of three different sail boats for the old SailNet. After that business went broke and the site was sold, I lost all control of my words. No harm, really... but a bit frustrating. On some level, everything on the 'net is like an out-of-control "wiki."
My .02 worth, on a rainy morning in Portland
Loren
ps: we do subscribe to GOB, PBO, Sailing, and Practical Sailor