HH50sc, it's fast, it's sleek, but is it a good boat for cruising? 

2-27-24. Good episode. Your dagger board carbon HH50SC is unique and absolutely magnificent. HH obviously listen to you. Jason and Nikki are the beneficiaries with their electric Hybrid HH44OC (hull #3).

Another great episode. Thanks for your thoughts on the HH50!

Guys, lovely episode. You never cease to amaze me. Camera work, sound and content all spot on. They were a very impressive couple and reassuring to those of us who are getting started. 😊

Catherine is great! Completely engaged as an equal partner in that couple. With so many sailing couples, the wife seems relegated to being the deckhand, the anchor wench. And the bloke dominates every technical aspect of the conversation. Catherine is all over the boat's system management, electrical load balancing, sail plan. She's brilliant. And Todd is a lovely calm and measured guy. A lovely couple living the life together. But if Catherine ever wants a new sailing partner, my hand′s up!

These boats are so amazing. Thanks for more content.

Excellent episode

With induction cooktops, my experience is that most people use them at a higher setting than needed. Anything water based once it gets to boiling it can be turned way down. So long as it is still bubbling the liquid is very close to 100C, going from a power setting of 3 at 100C to a setting of 10 at 100C will not cook it faster unless you are purposely trying to drive out moisture (and burn it). Also, if a magnet doesn't stick to the bottom of your pot, it is not suitable for an induction cooker. Most will turn themselves off if the pot is not the right one... those that don't will burnout sooner or later.

Great video, thanks for taking the time to create it. He refers to load pins that read into the B&G. Can you point me to what he was talking about?

People who navigate can be divided into two cathegories: the ones who like speed and the ones who like slow sailing. If you belong to the first then a fast catamaran is an obvious choice. But they are bound to be never satisfied... I was striken by the biography of Steve & Linda Dashew: they passed from one boat to a bigger one every couple of years or so (and the first was already quite large according to my taste), on the basis that the bigger the boat the faster she is, and that you need a fast boat to escape bad weather. (I really question this concept of "escaping bad weather" but it's too long to talk about it here now). The logical consequence of this was that after an incredible number of new and bigger boats they turned to a monstrous (both for the size and the look) motor boat. This obsession for speed (both in life and sailing) to me shows a lack of relationship with the sea and the present: your mind is always projected towards the future, the place you want to reach and the journey is just something to attain your goal as fast as possible. To me sailing is like walking or cycling: I choose to walk in nature because it's the only way you can really be in contact with it, enjoying every step and everything you meet along the way. The destination has a relative importance as the journey itself is the real goal. If I need to reach a destination quickly then I take a car but then the hours spent driving are just lost hours, lost life, like when we are motoring in a busy motorway. A slow old boat is the kind of transport which allows you to exit from this curse of always thinking about future and so not enjoying the present. And of course she must be strong enought to give you a sense of security even during bad weather.

I hear a lot of people talking about mono v cat as a choice. for most its about budget - all said and done when you double the hull, you double the cost. from buying it to running it. and a huge up front cost for a decent performance cat. Even not using it - the depreciation, marinas, maintenance, insurance must be well over 50k+ a year.

Great interview of an awesome boat and owners! Not sure I would personally use 100K daggerboards as curb feelers though! 😆 I'll be interested to see actual payload capacity on the 44. Could be a challenge to keep it light if cruising full time. Cheers.

Beautiful boats HH

Hope you are all rigth! Ruff, tuff time in the area!😳

HH makes some of the best cats on the market. I watched Wynn's on a HH55 and I was blown away how fast they could go in 12 knots of wind at 29 degree angle and it was smooth and not bashing about. I do think the HH44 will not be as smooth as a 50 or 55 but will be way better than any 44-48 cats that are way heavier. Are you looking at a catamaran for the future?

Just put in Oceanvolt engines and a generators and more batteries to balance the weight on both hulls

Love your videos but did feel a bit sorry for the husband 😬

That oven and cooktop looked the bee's knees do you know what make they were? The fact they were designed for marine use was interesting.

Think you have seen the light. The previous video really didn't say it was a racing cat but more a performance cruiser with racing pedigree

you mention Jimmy Cornell's boat, his boat was specifically set up for the elcano chalange and as such he was relying more on hydrogeneration. The boat only had 1.3kW of solar so not enough if the boatspeed was low, but at higher speeds could generate more power than needed. the HH44 is set up better in that it can have up to 5kW of solar and that together with the hydrogeneration is a much better setup. if you look at the Windelo for example, they are totally electric, no hybrid engines like the HH44, however you can have one or two generators fitted if you want. it also can have up to 5kW of solar, possibly more on the larger versions and you can opt for additional wind power (although wind power not really that good, as you would anker where there are less wind and swell and if you do passages you try not to sail upwind, more solar is always better)

Did you see the Polish made 100% Electric, with Solar Panels built into the entire Hull. Looking at the Boat from 100 feet away, the entire thing looks Black. It's about 60 feet and never runs out of electricity. They have an emergency smaller Diesel engine on board incase of breakdown or no sun for 10 days....., but normally not needed. It was recently at the Boat show in Dubai.

Catamaran is the best but currently the NEEL 65 is my favorite

I owned a HC48 for about years and a Catana 42 for a little less time. The Catana was by far the clear winner in terms of cruising comfort, practicality, speed, maintenance and cost of ownership. Just my experience, not trying to start an argument. I only sold it to buy the 47'ft version

The biggest problem with catamarans are in the fact their owners like these guys get a false sense of security. The cat just does not have enough hull in the water to make them stable. Those light sails that they come with is actually a safety so that the sail will rip out rather than the boat flipping over in high winds .

I thought there was an update or addition to the previous video as you have already put this out previously. Why upload again? Strange

So carbon is less flexible that Fiber and epoxy do they have any issues when docking i.e. bumping the dock - less forgiving that Fglass?

Is the HH 50 suitable for who aim at sailing the Med and not arround the world, Those typically doing 2000 nautical miles per year on a seasonal basis ? And place significant importance on easy maneuvering and handling single handed even in a marina ? And why not going for a Kinetic 54 for more performance but also substantial additional confort for 15% price increase compared to HH 50. Thank you 😛

I ken I will get slammed for this, but you are not getting younger. So I think you should think of two hulls, sorry I think FAIR ISLE is a dream boat. You have made her one of the best live a boards in the world. Sorry I ken you love her as anyone who watches your channel.

I dunno... Monohull is the best and safest in my experience....

Soon the Wynns will be able to answer your question with the little sister

Not difficult to say who’s got the trousers on in this couples relationship. Catherine: „I have a rule….“ or „… my boat….“ No „we“ or „our“ 😂 Just a small comment 🤪

1:41 First interruption 3:30 Second interruption 3:55 Third interruption 9:36 Fourth interruption ... Poor lad.

Not a good cruising vessel....Bahama Boat or Caribbean Boat.... that's about it....they flip too easy

She just won't let him speak!!!! Stop interrupting him!!!! Ugh