yes, he's on point with all features on all boats, a very knowledgeable sailor!

Agreed. I've watched a couple of his reviews recently and he really puts most of the other guys to shame. His low key delivery is laden with relevant info; seemingly unrehearsed (though probably not) just screams "life-long yachtie giving you the straight scoop". The yacht broker reviews are the worst - most of them seem like converted real-estate agents (FRETOYB - Failed Real Estate, Trying Out Yacht Broking)...

@@thePronto Hahaha. That's so true about the Yacht Broker Reviewers. Converted real-estate agents is a perfect description lmao.

meh, don't care. 99% of people watching these (including me) could never buy any of these, so what does it matter? "This $1.5 mill boat is not good" ehm, ok. Guess I won't buy it then.. Lol

@@obidamnkenobi Might not buy this boat, but he points out many interesting features that can be on or added to other boats

Get some balls and name names. What, are we pinky drinking tea and crumpets? Are you all out of Grey Poupon? Talk like a man, instead of a whimpering sophisticate.

shananagans5 When you last sailed people were starting to put solar panels on their boats. These days they attach a boat to their solar panels.

It's selling point is a go anywhere aluminum blue water cruiser. the lifting keel is perfect for that job.

watch more videos. They're quit common.

Depends on how one sees it. The stability curves are pretty much on par with keel boats, she just needs more ballast. However, the ability to raise the keel in tough conditions is definitely a huge plus to avoid knockdowns and broaches. When the keel is lifted, larger waves coming to the beam are far less likely to knock the boat down - instead she will just slide along the wave. Also, when going downwind the keel can be lifted, these boats will track just fine with just the little stub keel but it will pretty much removing the risk of broaching. And of course there is no chance of loosing the ballast as it is built in the hull. Only legitimate concern I can see with this design is the inverted stability being quite high. But since she is somewhat less likely to suffer a knock down... I dunno. But there is a reason why some of the most serious exploration boats (garcia, same hulls as this, boreal) are built with alu hulls and lifting keels.

TeeFunkable for the tropical water where you can sail the boat up to the beach without getting of the keel hits down!!

Maybe you should explain this theory to Skip Novak lol

Or perhaps to Jimmy Cornell who recently did the Northwest passage on a similar type aluminium CB boat? He is a sailor who goes to places much like Novak, could have any boat and chooses a centerboarder. And his previous trips on a even much lighter alu centerboarder. There is a reason why this the most common setup in the serious french expedition boats designed for heavy duty, high latitude sailing. And it's been thoroughly tested from NW passage to Cape Horn. Does standard keel types have benefits over cb? Sure. Bringing the ballast down keeps the boat lighter as less ballast is required and the boats can carry a taller rig and less inverted stability. Particularly upwind is usually better on fixed keel. Does cb have benefits over fixed keel? Sure. No risk of losing the keel, broaching free downwind sailing, wave sliding... Two different things, both with their own limitations and benefits.

I agree with Ariana... just one more thing to leak into the boat. Most C/B boats have wet bilges... You aren't going to take your million dollar boat onto a beach when the conditions are rough so why not take your $4000 dingy anyway? (Oh, and I own and sail on a swing keel cruiser so I'm not talking out of my hat).

the two makes it easier to see and the wide haul gives it more stability

I agree. However, maintenance access aside, the differences between the two are quite apparent: this one is lighter and probably a bit faster, half the price and much better suited for the palm tree run. The garcia has better, well everything, but is much heavier and most of it just unnecessary unless one is headed towards the poles of this planet. Now I'd pick this one and have the sail controls from the garcia (the new. allures 45.9 pretty much does that) and if I was headed for the poles.. Well, I'd probably go for a boreal.

Yup. Plenty of cruiser/ racers in the 30+ feet range will be far faster than this. This is hardly a surprise. Even the 33 finngulf I spend time on regularly makes better speed and that design is close to 20 years old now. However, there are some variability within this. First of all, they were unfamiliar with the boat. The smaller version of this, the 39.9 clocked over 9 knots in a test, albeit it was far less loaded. Whether that difference came from the trim, loading or design is of course an educated guess at best. And since I'm not that familiar with the studies I'm not arguing against them, but I would most definitely like to read them if you can point me to them.Were the tests based on quantitative modelling or real life performance with less than perfect trim? I would still argue that trade of performance is worth if for this design though. Having two large water tanks, plenty of storage, smooth motion and most of all a relaxed sail down the trades with the keel up easily beats one more knot in my books. Not to mention a nice anchorage in five feet of water after crossing the ocean... But it would most certainly be interesting to see the new 45.9, that replaces this boat during this year, keel types compared. It will have ballasted swing keel as an option for the centerboard. Same AVS, 2200 or so kilograms less ballast due to it's location. It will be a direct comparison of the same hull with the difference being in weight.

no

500kUSD

@@TFT-bp8zk why?

@@giovannialtamore because you have another smaller boat in its place

And, closer to home!

@@johnpublic976 Actually there are LOTS of Contessa 26's that have circumnavigated. It is a very sturdy little boat. See Tania Abei's book "Maiden Voyage" as she was once the youngest girl ever to solo circumnavigate (although she didn't get the record because she had her boyfriend on a day cruise between two islands). She knew NOTHING about sailing when taking off and that little boat got her around the world through some impressive storms.

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Keel type is hardly the main deciding factor, although they did mention in the review that they opted for a second reef in just 20 kts of wind on this boat. That said, keel type doesn't decide heeling - location and amount of ballast and the shape of the hull does. But of course, since the centerboard is unballasted, more weigh is required in the bilge to achieve the same amount of correcting moment compared to a normal keel, where the center of mass can be brought further down. That's why this boat would be lighter, if it had a standard keel. All about that leverage. A lifting keel with a bulb would achieve the best of both worlds, but they are far more complex, requiring hydraulics to raise and certainly can't be fitted with a sacrificial bolt that allow the keel to swing up in case of groundings like these centerboarders can. Nor can they raise the keel and keep their stability - a major safety disadvantage in very rough weathers compared to a centerboard. Then again, should all go to hell, they would have less inverted stability if capsized, unless the hydraulics fail...

I had no idea that so many people could not understand Chris Beeson. I am an American and I understand him perfectly. His accent is kind of sexy.

+theboarman not sail boats, what you really mean are mono hulls.

well said Roger Spinks

+theboarman Only to about 30deg or so, anymore and you start reducing sail area as the boat will be side slipping reducing efficiency. Also the side lean keeps the boat stable and reduces the likelihood of sea sickness.

theboarman you need to look into the catamaran

GN Espace - we've got one. Very expensive but very good. You can cook everything in them.

Thanks

I wanted to know the same since you can not understand his mumbling of the name.

Yes

On, Like what?

JOHN PUBLIC a submarine...

Philip Douglas there's no point in writing that

Would you prefer Jacob Rees-Mogg? Or perhaps 'Arfer' Daly (Minder). Ali G perhaps? Time for the nursing home for you, mate.

+Pfsif Yes, stowage. It's an English word. "space for stowing something in"

Check out their website for details.

Rubbish comment. Beeson does the best boat reviews on youtube.