Nordhavn 56 Motorsailer
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- Yachting World's test aboard the Nordhavn 56, a go-anywhere trawler-style yacht and one of a number of new large motor sailers. See the full report in the October 2012 issue of Yachting World.
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In order to appreciate this boat you have to understand what she is, and what she's intended to do. She's not a sailboat. She's a MOTOR-sailer. Jeff Merrill, who has done some great videos on this boat that are here on youTube, named her correctly. She's really a trawler-sailer. She can do everything that a regular Nordhavn trawler can do with the added enjoyment and economy of off-wind sailing capability.
Wanna daysail? Don't choose this boat. Coastal cruising? Nope. She's really too slow for that. BUT. Wanna go anywhere in the world that can be reached by blue water? Now you're talkin'! This boat is a passagemaker. If you, your wife, and another couple want to explore the oceans of the world in consummate comfort and safety, and want the pleasure and satisfaction of sailing thrown-in, I doubt there is a better boat for you than this.
How many sailing yachts under 60-ft. would you really feel confident and secure in taking across the Atlantic non-stop? In any weather? Not many, I suspect-if you're honest. Take a look at your choices and think about it. This boat will take you there and beyond. Her range on power alone is about 3000 nm. When you figure-in the marvelous Hundested prop system and the sailing rig, she could easily go 6000 nm or more without touching land, if you have the provisions. There isn't another boat under 100 ft. that can do that with as much safety and comfort, as far as I can see, sail or power.
Unfortunately, this superb boat hasn't been generally appreciated by the yachting public and has been one of Nordhavn's few disappointments as far as sales are concerned. That's a shame. Nordhavn had planned to build a larger 68-ft. version of this boat, but those plans have been cancelled due to the soft sales of the 56MS. Another shame.
It has been my dream for years to sail from San Diego to Hawaii and then on to Tahiti non-stop and the other islands of French Polynesia. I've been to the island of Moorea, the sister island of Tahiti, twice and it's indescribably beautiful This boat is one of the very few that are manageable by a cruising couple and even remotely affordable that I would consider doing it on. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
We all know what a motorsailer is mate. Plenty of motorsailer-options that with a better price/quality-ratio than this Nordhavn (think Noordkaper, Puffin, etc...)
And there are plenty sailboats under 60-ft that are full blown blue water boats that you can safely take across the Atlantic "non stop"' (how else would you do it than non-stop btw?)
It all costs money though :)
Very well written, i want one.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 Last time I checked, Bermuda was a stopping point near mid-Atlantic...just saying...
@@rvail136 alright you got me there (there are a few other islands as well)
My main point still stands though, plenty of motorsailor and sailboat options with better price/quality ratio who can do what the Nordhavn can do.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 If I was a betting man, I'd say that's why this particular boat didn't sell well. They were planning on a 68' MS but as this design was...a dud (i'm quite taken with it myself), Nordhavn chose not to pursue it...more's the pity. I suspect that a larger boat of a similar design would perform far better.
Motorsailers don't seem to be that popular as a whole. This one I do like though and if you do not get how this prop works its actually brilliant what they did here. I"m not to crazy how they did the battery bank, but even without using the sails, you have a 3000 mile range on the engine. I think people expect this boat to be something it is not, its not a sailboat and its not a trawler, it is a hybrid more pushing towards a trawler then a sailboat. If you do not understand what they did with the prop assist, its really amazing. Lets say your at full sail but only making 5 knots, this is where the engine is designed to assist to maintain 8 knots...if 5 knots is what you want, don't use the engine...but it was designed to be used in conjunction with the sails up. This is a big boat with a heavy displacement. The prop is unique which I think most people do not understand bout this MS...Its not sailboat, but also doesn't have the limitations of a traditional trawler. It will get you there at a consistent 8 knots and depending on wind conditions with the motor assist, about 1 gallon per hour, or if the wind is good, 0 gallons per hour. Try and do 8 knots with anything at 1 gallon per hour. Its power hungery though as has been reported, throw on solar and wind and even hydro generators. I think its gotten a bad rap because people expect it to be something it is not.
What do you know more about this motorsail?
Utterly superb and with seemingly 'go-anywhere' capability. The build quality is outstanding, but then it should be for the price...
Wonderful way to see the world.
You are quite right. I too was a bit surprised at his comments especially knowing that the solent where the testing was done is quite sheltered
She's a beautiful ship; and that huge amount of space to work with. I was thinking about building a ship kind of like this; but nothing like this; you answered a lot of my questions about possibilities, from the large hull and sail combo, to the battery bank; great work on this video.
Toby seems far more excited about the Gunfleet 58, which is a great boat and ticks many boxes for me, but its 'Horses for courses' and with this yacht, it would be far more snug when crossing the Indian Ocean than a Gunfleet. Its a lot of money, but its also a lot of boat. Nordhaven have a TH-cam with the boat under sail, and it seems to do quite well. After MUCH research, I am leaning toward a Moody DS54, and I was very impressed by a couple who comfortably did the Sydney to Hobart race in their new boat as their "shake down" trip. Decisions ...decisions ....decisions
Best of both worlds.
"its blowing 30 knots so I dont know how much sailing we will get in" ITS A GOD DAMN NORDHAVN MOTORSAILER. THATS WHAT ITS BUILT FOR
These reviewers are armchair experts… never having sailed in heavy conditions. Charlatans.
Too short ... I know the purpose of these videos is to promote the magazine, but the quality is good, I like Toby, and obviously I want more details on most boats, especially the complex craft like this one ...
My dream boat.
I would like to see the performance of this boat in heavy seas
Se no ano que esse video foi lancado eu tivesse comprado alguns Bitcoin, pode ter certeza que hoje eu teria um Nordhavn 56! S2
better get some tie-down straps for the battery bank - unless there are some hidden tie downs, tie-down straps will be needed or the batteries will fall off the rack when the boat heels or rolls in a seaway
Nice video but we could see nothing about sailing capability under 30 knots wind. It would be nice to see a real sailing test with this boat.
Incredible... Exactly!. My next boat...Bahama Blue hull.🙂
I started this video and I thought KSP randomly started in the background.
What Test?
Nice motor sailer. Fuel economy is nice. Plenty of room for the family. This would work.
Have a look at Elley Grey a grp St.Malo pilot cutter replica from 1896 , delivered 2012 stunning and for sale .
He usually does not sound like he is reading a ransom demand. Here he did.
I bet shes a sweet ship on a beam to broad sail
Agree, when this boat was launched in 2008 it seemed to "tick all the boxes" in having noteworthy Nordhavn seaworthiness for passage-making combined with the thrill of sailing offering a more economical means to travel the world which does appeal to me. But they've only built nine boats with hull #9 actually still unsold as I type.
Even the purchaser of hull #3 (i.e the one that was unfortunately dropped, damaged & sunk during delivery), who received a new boat later and recorded a video piece for Nordhavn, now has this boat up for sale! And I have seen others come and go on the used market....hull #1 anybody. So, what went wrong? It is hard to get real world information on these boats as so few have been made and sold.. Maybe the owners don't want to let on for fear of destroying the re-sale price.
Is it a case of this boat trying to be all-things and therefore not being a master at any and therefore compromised. Is she a difficult to manage sailboat in a day-to-day sense, by which I mean does she place extra burden on the crew when underway. I remember the aforementioned owner commenting once that he was surprised how much electrical power the boat required when under sail, almost implying that you've got to keep the gen-set running. Hardly a pleasant thought when you want the relative calm of wind and waves only. Then as a powered "trawler" does she work as intended, Is the fuel load insufficient, is accommodation restricted, is she noisy, you know like a typical sailboat running its auxiliary engine?
I like Nordhavns and this boat really appeals to me but what is the real story?
Pretty sure one reason for that is the cost... 1.5million for a new boat is a price that limits your costumer base drastically.
a camel is a horse designed by committee. so is a trawler- sail vessel, the compromises of being neither fast like a sailboat, but neither clean lines like a trawler? i suspect the truth is being suppressed for exactly the reason you state... but nordhavn builds a high quality passagemaker. if you got the coins.
Nice boat, but I think Shannon did a better job with their HPS line.
could inform the price of the boat and send all information and the purchase procedure
I like the none sail type Nordhavn, because the sail boat leans to the sides to much for me.
Fiberglass hull...?
well worth it
It is absolute rubbish having to leave the pilot house to operate the sails. At heavy sea this can even be very dangerous.
have you seen sail boats before? is your day job being a clown?
This fellow looks so sad. He appears to have suffered a recent loss. Poor guy....
at least he doesn't look like a fragile fool, which is what you look like out here in this comment section
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idiotic way to pile those batteries. i would keep them as low as possible.
you realise they are secured in place right? lol talk about idiotic, oh the irony
I want one :p
hm I like it, its different
That thing is so ugly i want to disinstall youtube
thats literally the exact same thing your mother said when she saw that you fell right out of her wobbly hole