HH55 Boat of the Year
The HH55: A Reminder of Why These Cats Are So Remarkable While preparing the listing for HH55 Aha Moment, I stumbled upon an old Cruising World article that brought back a flood of memories. In 2018, the HH55 was named “Best Cruising Catamaran” in the magazine’s Boat of the Year awards — and rereading that […]
Hull Length vs Rocker: Understanding the Dynamics on Catamarans
When discussing catamaran design, one of the most common questions among owners and prospective buyers is: “Would extending the hull length increase performance?” The answer is nuanced and closely tied to another critical design feature: rocker. I’m sitting in my office with a prospective catamaran buyer. From our vantage point in the marina here in the north of […]
A Personal Look at HH’s European Commissioning Team in Badalona
Barcelona breeze and carbon speed: a visit to Badalona There are worse places to visit for work than the sun-drenched marina of Badalona, just north of Barcelona. But I wasn’t here for the sangria. I came to meet the people who make HH Catamarans ready to roam — and to test one of them myself. […]
About epoxy, vinylester and polyester
The difference between polyester, vinylester, and epoxy—and why it matters. Leading yacht builders today use vinylester in the outer layers (for waterproofing and osmotic protection) and polyester in the non-critical inner layers. This is a common and smart mix in catamaran construction: better than polyester alone, but more affordable than full epoxy. HH uses […]
HH52 and Florida
HH52SFC Hull number one of the HH 52 comes as SCF version: a 52-foot HH Catamaran, in the SC full-carbon version, with a Forward helm station. And we wanted to see that in real life. The last time I saw hull number 1, she was still at the shipyard in China. That was December 2023. […]
Delivery HH52
Destination Florida: HH 52 “TABOO” arrives from the shipyard I’ve just received some exciting images from the USA that I can’t wait to share with you. Together with the shipyard, we’re thrilled for the American owners of this stunning HH 52, which recently completed its sea transport to the delivery port in Tampa, Florida. The […]
A Winner Full of Whisky
Undeterred by Knowledge… As a young, inexperienced sailor with a hefty dose of overconfidence, I set off on a journey to the Baltic Sea with a 7-meter steel sailboat. My choice of a steel hull with a preference for a wooden mast was inspired by the books of Eerde Beulakker, a Dutch writer who loved […]
The Chinese are coming..
After a 24 hour flight, the sliding doors- here on the other side of the planet- glide open.. Our Chinese colleague Anna greets us with a warm wave, her smile as welcoming as family. We are in China! We brace ourselves for noise and chaos, but instead, the people are calm, and the cars are […]