Hylas 56 Review – acum fiind produs sub numele Bluewater Yacht

25 thoughts on “Hylas 56 Review – acum fiind produs sub numele Bluewater Yacht”

1. Hi Guys, a question. You spoke about this Hylas being too big for you at it's 56 foot length. Why is that? Not particularly this yacht, but yachts of the same size and bigger. Hallberg Rassy, for example, are always emphasising their yachts ease of handling, they're even building a new flag-ship model, the HR 69 which they also say can be short-handed (two people). The Amel 60 can be single handed, and with it's bow and stern thrusters, can also be maneuvered easily in marinas. Would be good to get your feedback on this, perhaps as a section in one of your upcoming VLOGS. 🙏

2. Great tour, comon sence says the 49 but I would get the 56 all day.

3. Capsize screening formula tells you nothing about ballast or ballast ratios, it is almost useless as a measure of stability at sea.

4. Love that nav station

5. I nearly felt emotional watching this all my memories of the 1980’s came flooding back. I have also never heard of having less access to your engine being a positive. As you may know we have a Beneteau Oceanis 58 which has access from three sides and would I swap it for an engine room, in a heart beat.
   I suppose sailing is a mater of opinion, for me a modern yacht wins every day of the week over a yacht design from 40 years ago, and that may be why HR, Oyster et al are all moving that way. 22:16 22:16

6. You say it's too big, but it's only 10% bigger than the HC48, 22 tons instead of 20. The disp/length of 230 is still too high. And a good cruising boat does not have to be stif11f. If it's easily driven then you never have to put up enough sail area to dip the rail. A less stiff boat will have a motion with lower accelerations so more comfortable i.e. a longer roll period. The higher the stiffness the shorter the roll period, hence one reason why cats can be very uncomfortable. My light, easily driven 60 ft boat, which at 18 tons is smaller than the HC48, has a capsize screening of 1.63…just saying…

7. I think that you might be surprised how easy these big boats are to handle. In my view Hylas have always been a little underrated outside of the US. Frers designs have always been good. Outside of the US Hylas have suffered from lack of EU certification, which limits the secondhand market, and the 110 volt systems.
   The main problem with these longer type boats is that so many European ports and marinas are difficult for boats over 15 metres.

8. So American. Bigger, heavier. With in-mast furling.

9. Thanks for this review guys yes it's a lovely boat…. couple of questions if I may…. is the single rudder skegged….. what's the hull thickness and finally is the anchor lazerette totally seperate please?

10. Very interesting. Thanks!

11. I've always liked Hylas – I wish they had not jumped on the current monohull design bandwagon. The 49 is very highly regarded by people like John Kretchmer. Question: This or the Kraken?

12. Yachting World made a poll, and readers came back with Hallberg Rassy as no 1 choice for ocean cruiser. Die Yacht did same with German readers choosing X Yacht for no 1 choice for Ocean cruiser. I am sailing X Yacht for 12 years with 4 Atlantic crossings and one single handed, and have so much trust in my X, that delivers speed under all circumstances without sacrificing comfort or safety and high comfort due to high stability, and the excitement of sailing. I find that your choices are to take the bus rather that to go sailing for the sailing part. Per, X Yacht Mathilde

13. Really liked the boat, but the draft seems to be around 1.90m – too much in several places (my boat´s draft is even worse: 2.10m). If I were to buy a boat right now I would buy one with a retractable keel.

14. 👍 Nice looking boat.

15. But how many sailing folk actually ‘need’ a true bluewater sailing boat? You guys (so far) haven’t needed one and the overwhelming majority of Europeans will remain coastal and/or in Mediterranean waters. Some may push out to the Canaries and Cape Verde and on to the Caribbean, but providing you are careful with the weather, crossing the pond with trade winds is not exactly arduous. In my opinion, the vast majority of recreational sailors do not need to pay so much more for a ‘bluewater’ sailing boat when their actually sailing is likely to be well controlled.

16. I’m on the fence…..The Hylas 56 or Allures 51.9? I welcome your Thoughts 💭

17. "If you need to ask the price, you can't…"

18. Awesome review and walk-through. Question: why not twin rudders? Seems like a lot of the industry is going that way, and sounds like a deal breaker for you. Curious for your thoughts why.

19. Interesting that you mention Hylas no longer building the 46 and the 49. You said it’s just the newer style, twin rudder boats being built by Hylas. But you completely glossed over their beautiful 48!

20. very nice video. Thank you

21. My Discovery 55 is far superior to the Hylas 56. Purchased "Discovery Awaits" new in 2008 and have sailed to most of your cruising grounds. The Hylas looks very well built but also old fashioned.

22. I have done a lot of sailing on a Hylas 44 and later a 46. They are really lovely boats and, as others have said, probably underrated outside the USA.

23. We may need to reevaluate 'our' idea of what a Good offshore boat is.

24. I always ask, on passage do you want to be in your cockpit or on your aft deck while underway? Some so called off shore cruiser helm positions would not be nice places to be in a blow. Sadly finances mean that I will have to stick with my ageing Contessa.😁

25. I think it's hilarious that people get upset about the weight of the sails in in mast furling… the sails weigh the same amount whether they're rolled up in the mast or not….

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