Join HH chief of operations Paul Hakes for an onboard walkthrough highlighting the features and benefits of the new, beautifully finished, all-carbon HH50 'Lickety'.
That was a great tour Paul. Watched Scott’s tour of the HH55 and saw this thumbnail. Both great jobs. I think I’ve seen all of your videos to date and think that this is one classy boat. Cheers from the West Coast of Canada.
Amazing boat and very well done video. Exhaust system is interesting but a lot of people use then burbling of water to verify the raw water pump is working. Thanks again for an excellent presentation.
Hi Paul, this is Andre from Illbruck in 2001. I'm following your boats some time already and I have to say, they're really great. I believe you're really trying to build the best boats in the world. That has always been your approach. I have been in the superyacht business since 2002 and HH seems to come close as possible on limited boat size.
Great vid of a great vessel. My hope is that an HH50 or 55 can be rigged and automated to enable single handed transoceanic sailing -- including support for the driver while sleeping -- so heal angle trips / dumps, radar alarms at pre selected distances, auto-tack and auto-trim controls. B&G repeaters and emergency dump buttons tied in at key locations -- master cabin, near a sleeping position in the salon -- which is where I would sleep on solo passages. AND a remote MOB fob tied to trigger sail dump and key other preprogrammed actions -- like dropping a drogue, heaving too, etc... All winches need to work like the Harken AST system. The critical decision between the 50 and 55 is the Central Command Station option on the 55, which does not appear to be available on the 50. The 55 with its central cockpit and single steering station is far more efficient for single handed sailing and much safer than having to be on a wing station -- even with the protection shown here. Yes having tillers and replacement rudders is good. So would be a spare tiller AP for redundancy. I believe HH is very close -- yes relatively expensive, but you get what you pay for. Gunboat used to make a great 50' but now they are only producing bigger vessels. Outremers' 4E' is great to but not as user friendly for the solo sailer.......
Dear Andy, thanks for the question. As you probably know, all of our HH50 and HH55 boats are semi-custom builds and we would be happy to assist you in building a boat set up for single handed sailors. The HH50 and our all new HH44 are capable of being single handed. The HH55 starts to be a pretty large boat for single handing, but with the right set up that could be possible too. Please reach out to us at sales@hhcatamarans.com so we can talk about this further. Thank you.
Yes, the master cabin in the saloon sounds nice and believe there's a market for this kind of layout even if most people would prefer the standard layouts. My personal choice would be to have single level living as much as possible within the realistic space constraints of this size yacht. That might mean sacrificing galley size but could be feasible for a single occupant or couple who never expect guests for prolonged stays on board. The liberated hull space can be used for a variety of specialized purposes.
Wow! super smart! I've sailed only once for an outing with my old job. I've been watching these videos for some time. I must say, sailing looks very hard, and kinda scary! I love the HH line of Catamarans! They just look top notch!
@@kingdommindset1462 Sailing is very easy and fun. Join a local sailing club and take lessons there. Learning on smaller boats makes everything easier because you get a much better feel for sailing. Anything on the water is potentially dangerous and must be given its due care.
Thanks for the questions T M. We have never installed windshield wipers on an HH Catamaran. You are right, it would be a challenging thing to do on our bimini windows, and while our salon windows are thermally toughened glass (not plastic), the curved nature of the windows would prevent a windshield wiper being installed. We hope that helps answer your question.
Every boat has a compromise. For a true performance cat, one of those compromises is keeping the hulls narrow (and the beds wide). This makes it hard to offer an island berth unless you put the cabin over the bridge deck, which puts weight forward of the mast and increases hobby horsing and degrades performance. It is all a trade off!
Ever thought about hybrid propulsion for your boats with electric motors as the oceanvolt system,? weight and performance should be perfect to go hybrid.
Hudson Yachts built seven Gunboat 60s many years ago, the first 3 of which were regenerating hybrid boats with 22KW water cooled electric drives and a completely integrated EMS (Energy Management System). At the time this was world leading technology and was all developed in-house, so we are aware of all the exciting possibilities that a hybrid system offers, just been waiting for the right owner and right boat...stay tuned.
The versa helm is a nice concept, but it doesn't come close to the comfort, space and performance of these helm stations. For starters, each of our helms could fit 2-3 people in the bench seat, and because there are two, you will always find a place protected from the sun and rain yet still be able to see above the boat and it's surroundings (think dodging crab traps underway). Our helm seat has a reclining section so you practically lay down while on watch. It has charging ports for your electronics. You have massive amounts of room for line handling, which is important when racing or flying a hull. In fact, even our solent sheets are cross sheeted so you have all the sails ready to dump if things get to hectic from the windward helm. To compare this boat to a Balance is simply not possible. We welcome you to come try one someday!
@@HHCatamarans Actually I think they're very comparable. Both Balance and HH are sort of like budget Gunboats with Carbon, daggerboards, powerful rigs, etc. Your boats are a bit higher tech and more costly. Phil put a lot of practical cruising and racing experience into the Balance boats, and you benefit from Morrelli & Melvin's experience and your Gunboat experience. You're both good in slightly different ways. I am VERY glad you are moving some production out of China. Are you keeping the China factory?
Manufacturing in China allows us to put nearly twice the man hours into the production at a comparable cost to a boat built in Europe. Our team is incredibly experienced and highly skilled. We wouldn't have it any other way!
