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Designing the HH44
The highly anticipated Parallel Hybrid Eco-Drive HH44 is beginning to take shape at the HH yard. Here you can see the completed inner hull mold ready to begin laying up Hull 01, the outer hull mold freshly coated with mold gelcoat, the aft cockpit mold plug awaiting hand finishing for mold making, and the deck mold plug awaiting putty.
The first HH44 is now officially underway, stay tuned for future updates!
The owners previously had a 2013 Fountaine Pajot 44′ catamaran but they swapped it for more speed. A lot more speed! All of the posts on the catamaran build are very interesting (eg some of the 2018 posts).
Looking good
The HH55 catamaran is a performance multihull that has been designed to get you places fast, safely and in style. She’s off the design boards of Morrelli & Melvin who were heavily involved in some of the earlier Gunboat designs such as the Gunboat 48.
With her axe bows, looks like she’s flying along even at anchor. She has more in common with an America’s Cup foiling cat than a charter cruising yacht.
The 55 is built by HH Yachts in China, who specialise in high performance boats (although they have also branched out into a keener priced range called the Ocean Class). Construction methods are at the forefront of the industry, with female molds to reduce weight and a 100 % carbon composite sandwich construction with epoxy infusion for rigidity and strength.
She comes with curved C-foil dagger-boards providing lift at the bow.
Congrats to the RORC Commodore James Neville and the crew of Ino XXX. Neville’s Hudson/Hakes built 42’ took line honors and first place in the Rolex Fastnet IRC One Class. Ino XXX is HH42 #01, a Judel/Vrolijk design built from 100% prepreg carbon fiber by Hudson Yacht & Marine in 2013. This yacht was the birth of the HH partnership and brand, representing the best in technology, design and quality. After this successful launch Hudson and Hakes went on to develop the HH Catamarans line, now recognized worldwide as the benchmark in the performance luxury cruising catamaran segment.
The latest multihull from HH Catamarans is an all-carbon-fiber couple-friendly rocketship.
December 8, 2020
At the upper end of the cost equation for the 2021 Boat of the Year contestants, there were three boats with a price tag north of seven figures, which in our viewpoint puts them into Luxury Cruiser territory. The Southerly 480 was the outlier of the three—very cool and versatile, but with older if proven technology—which steered us into a lively discussion of the merits of two truly state-of-the-art sailboats, the HH 50 and the Hylas 60. So the question was, how do you choose between excellent and exquisite?
The similarities, apart from their rarified sticker prices, were rather striking. Both built in the Far East. Both with similar Boat of the Year pedigrees, having each notched victories in previous contests. Both marketed similarly. Both with strong support systems for buyers, including the services of pro sailors who guide you through the first days of ownership. When you buy either a Hylas or an HH, you’re also buying into a quite exclusive family.