A 'monocat' solution? Check out the innovative layout on the Jeanneau Yachts 55 

Love the design. Wish they had such ideas for smaller boats that regular people can buy

I always like seeing the tiny cabins boat elves can climb down and sleep in.

For those who can't afford an apartment in Monaco

FENOMENAL! I wanna see this lay-out applied to a 45'

Thank you for presenting yet another interesting boat.

Love the slave, oops I mean skipper’s cabin

That is a very nice monohul. I would sure prefer the hardtop version, just like that, which give you good open dining and living space above deck, but still fully protected from the weather, and it still got all that lovely open space aft, which is unique in this size of a monohul. You definitely should do a sailing test on this boat, not least to silence all the critiques, the sailing experts, who has never been onboard a boat, who believe all production boats are essentially incapable of sailing at all.

Great new design and execution of the build. I have since discovered that the stern storage can be used for storing a deflated dinghy as there is a compressor installed to facilitate inflation and deflation of the dinghy for long passages. For short passage, the extendable davit can be used to carry the inflated dinghy. It is a bit of a faff but very practical. Nonetheless, this is a brilliant design on deck and in the interior architecture that would appeal to those Amel 50 lovers who do not want to pay Amel prices. The hard spray shield would be very popular with this class of sailors. Sailing safely in a protective cover and inwards away from the stern. Generous cabin spaces and simply brilliant Master cabin arrangement . No chart table or work area inside but not a problem as the on deck chart table with optional chart plotter is very adequate. It is a heavy boat at 18000kg basic weight, so it would be interesting to see how fast it would sail relative to the competition. For ocean crossing, l would be looking to swap in a carbon fibre mast with loads cells plus display and fit racing sails. Then you can really get the benefit of the racing shape of the hull. I think l want one now l have thought about it. I think this boat can be sailed short handed or solo, but l would have to try it out to know for sure.

I love it beautiful

Would like to see a three day sail on this one.very nice on anchor or at the dock but what about off shore.

I'd love to see how it behaves off-shore with 30 knot winds

I think there could be a market for this - as the cat layout has become popular but not something everyone really wants to sail…will be interesting to see it out on the water in action. Most people are not world cruisers so realistically, island hopping? The separation of space is nice. Not everyone wants to hear what’s going on when your guest is ‘sleeping’.

I am sold 100% wow what dream she is for sure...

Groovy sailboat

This is great out the box thinking. I would change one of the aft cabins into technical space. Perfect for me and the wife

Esse veleiro é o meu número! Linda embarcação.

Finally carching up to the cats, love the layout design.

It has amazing living spaces. But so massively wide - I am very curious about sailing performance.

Be interesting to see how it sails.

Finally a protected helm! Bravo Jeanneau!

if i had to choose i think i'd rather invest 1M into something more classical with a state of the art refit done...

Every time I see a crew cabin on boats, I think it looks like somewhere you might put a prisoner. Beautiful boat, though.

The Jeanneau bosses who signed off on this will be looking for new jobs shortly...

I presume it doesn’t heel or else the sloping side decks will make a leeward helmsman’s feet wet.

Very interesting indeed. My thoughts are similar to those shared by others; How does it perform, being such a weirdly wide monohull configuration?

So I assume with a 2.45m std keel and almost 5 tonne ballast it is self righting? I have an aversion to vessels that are inherently more stable when inverted.

Love it.

This is amazing Yacht i love it

This is by far my favourite monohull. Best part is I could sell the house and afford this boat. Worst part is how do I fund a life at sea??

I'm glad you didn't suggest this thing was designed for blue water sailing. Anyone who tries to cross an ocean in this is mad. It's an island hopper at best. Everything that is wrong with modern boat design in one hull.

I'm intrigued by this design and layout. Will you have the opportunity to give a review of her underway? I look forward to seeing if you are able.

I wonder if the very flat hull cross section would make it slap a lot coming off an oncoming wave. Also, I really dislike the drop in cabins a lot.

It's a flat bottomed sail yacht. Very nice. The Irish Thunder Child 2 Power Boat, is a semi trimaran / semi monohull design. Great work regardless for the video. Well done sir.

Sailing used to be a simple affair

I fool sucking poison is hilarious!

Gorgeous. Would love to see a 45ft version with only two cabins and comfortable helm seats

Very cool! It pays to hire good designers and naval architects.

There is a lot of innovation in the design that I like, but I question the accessibility to the rear cabins when healed over and for older guests. I liked someone else's idea of hanging the dingy off the rear bathing platform as it lowered - they could have done that... I'd prefer an L shaped kitchen and the owners cabin is extremely nice, but I prefer boats where your guests get similar level of accommodation. I like the overall use of space as it avoids a massive center box to roll around in and four boring cabins at each corner. I'd be looking for a 45 footer with luxury two cabins with en suite as an upgrade in a similar style...

It's great!.....for a Dock Queen....nothing else

What's with the flimsy little deck cots and the thin , cheap handrails?

Very interesting as a Jeanneau owner….boat prices seem to have gone up significantly over the past few years (Brexit, Covid and general profiteering) but this seems quite good value imo….let’s see how she sails!

Was done in New Zealand YEARS AGO

Çirkin Ördek! Hiç bir zaman kuğu olmayacak olanı...

Love it. Send me one. MELBOURNE AU

GREAT VIDEO BUT WHAT'S HER PHRF RATING??😃

How interesting!

I wish more yachts had helm positions like this. When the weather is good the autopilot is mostly steering, and when it's bad you don't wan't to be exposed.

Interesting to see this new layout. My concern is lack of ventilation in the aft cabins at anchor.

Thanks Toby, beautiful boat. Interesting design.

Condomaran, does it sails?

Which one is better?? This or the beneteau oceanis 60??

Would be good to get some sort of "Quality Comparison" with other yachts of this size and class i.e. Hallberg Rassy, Amel and the like 👍

I like it. But see they still haven't figured out that the TV should face the permanent (built-in) seating so the viewers don't have to contort themselves (and get cricks in their necks) to watch a movie. The monitor could retract into a storage area built into the island that separates the galley from the rest of the cabin. The storage would be accessed only from the galley side, and because the TV would be retractable, it wouldn't get in the way during dining. In this position the TV would face the seating along the port side of the cabin.

Moody DS?

It’s like J-lo has been chasing a bus, the bus stops and in a hell of a rush her arse caught up with her face.

Be sure those who want to buy a boat don't have to queue!

does it have a keel?

€695k for a boat that still has less space than a €400k 42ft Catamaran!! Also how this super wide monohull sails is a huge question. Wallowing is an adjective that I suspect might describe its performance, but we shall see.

Not sure about guest access to cabins

Surely it is different. But not everything different is better. I guess it is one of those cases...

Those are the most brilliant cabins I've seen.

hmm.. innovative layout maybe, but it solves problems i didnt consider problems. why would you want to go out sailing with people and then keep everyone separated in private areas? i much prefer a layout where the saloon prioritized to be the main hub, rustler 57 etc.

interesting design indeed! too bad the skipper's berth doesn't connect to the master's as that would make a great kids berth. otherwise seems like wasted space on this layout

The carpets are snap studded so are removable. To have that much space and a that cost I would be wanting a bath (tube). I managed to design one into 39 ft Bristol Channel Cutter interior design so should be a snack in a 55”. Some nice features there from the Galeon 50 (which is one of the most innovative power boats). The Galeon fold down deck extensions haven’t turned up yet on a sailing Yacht, but this is the kind of thinking that will lead to that. One thing to begin to look for as boats become ever more complex are component sets with guaranteed performance. A bit like the difference Japanese cars made to the Auto industry. You don’t think of parts failing on Japanese cars, we need that certainty for boats. For example jabs o Pumps have clip in and clip out connections (still more to go), but a failed Jabsco Pump is a 5 minute fix, better too if they never failed.

Janenau 55?

I want one

3 heads is too much. This means less space for storage or even a tools/spare parts room. Where would you put the washing machine? I think the amel 50 has a very good layout compared to this.

Loved it. Very unique.

I really like this layout, but I am concerned about where to store the tender.

It's an interesting boat. Looks like they have almost tried to keep everything going on with the 60 and just make it fit.

This may be the best layout ever for long term cruising in warm weather. The helm position should feel very safe even in big seas, the watch position under the hard top is perfect, the time at anchor should be wonderful too.

Long walk to boil the kettle from the guest cabins , winch system is cluttered , winches to close , not enough , and undersized , just like Hanse.

Neat but bizarre layout.

Monocat? Just looks like a somewhat beamy mono production boat to me.

A protective helm...about time. Also, the skipper cabin is a solid no. They offer different layouts, but the beds need work.

what's with hand rails being solid in one bits and woven steel wire elsewhere? what is it with yacht manufacturers to fit vessels with woven steel handrails anyway? AND making them so low? style at the expense of function is what's it's called. yeah, the function is security. make the handrails flimsly and low = unsafe.

After the Lagoon mess, just say "NO" to anything from Groupe Beneteau and move on.

Beautiful Jenneau. A sailing yacht with many options.

So, not a racing yacht. Still, pretty nice toy.

The more I see these, the more I don't understand Jeaneau's rationale. The interior is basically one big personal cabin with a small saloon / galley. Your guests are relegated to two sleeping-lockers with no access to the interior. Even if I wanted to sail this with just the wife, I'd still miss the spacious, open and GORGEOUS interior and more spacious galley of a typical contemporary layout EG an Oyster 565. And the aft cabin on those is much nicer in my opinion.

Looks more like a mono-caravan celebratiing plastic than a mono-catamaran to me. Imagine you have to make a video on this piece of 🤔… boat and have to remain neutral!

Engine size?

Love the rear cabins set up, would prefer a rear master,for a better sleep during transition, just looks odd having it the way it is,but each to their own.

Different.

I just wonder what happens when these concepts percolate down into the 40ft genre market but this is a very attractive, even brave set of innovations

5 min. The two mid section cabins is not thought through. 0.9 m step up and down when ship rolls in a seaway is a BIG no-no for charter companies. Having drunk guests falling backwards risking severe injuries is unacceptable. If cabin ingress and egress face stern or bow the climb might be acceptable but like this the risks having repeated accidents increases unnecessary. There are honest charterers on YT that has informed on this dangerous shortcoming.

61 gallon fuel tank...

How much tankage would she have to support the three heads? Lovely boat

I see there is no back rest on the seat on either side for the person that is sitting watch . Not comfortable at all . Get rid of all the wasted space with those huge big flat padded area's and put proper seats in .

Ghastly plastic

Perfect for charter, useless for world cruising.

A Weekender for Rich people LOL

You can't even show the actual hull, or 'hull(s)? Looks like a top heavy, beamy bathtub.

Beautiful boat, I like the protected cockpit, the only thing that seems too big for me is the owner's cabin, and then they put that narrow double bed in it But ok, I'm even surprised with the price, I expected a higher price considering how big the yacht is

Nice

if you saw this deisgn on paper you wouldn't think it would work, but in the flesh it's brilliant. Feels like a 60ft plus

It's a 55 ft yacht that cannot accommodate a family (unless parents are OK leaving the kids separated in those aft cabins). I have mixed feelings.

These along with cats will make mooring in a harbour in the eastern med a nightmare. Unless you are in by 2pm their fat arses will have taken all the dock space. It is a fundamentally selfish boat.

Very nice indeed. I just wonder why the bed in de main bedroom in the front is such a narrow bed in such a big space. Why?...

Hm….. more than 700k ….. 45 feet cat still better :)