2023 JEANNEAU 55, The monohull that will KILL catamarans

Full Tour and breakdown of the brand new 2023 Jeanneau 55 monocat, no, sorry, monohull. This boat is breaking the mould when it comes to bridging the gap for space and comfort for those of you who think you need a catamaran. The monohull that will KILL catamarans, or so they hope;

[johnhopkins]

This is a brilliant design for a yacht. Kudos to Jeanneau for innovating!

[richardwayne-uk]

I love your consistent reminder that : you are 5”8, 5”9.
It’s in all the videos I have watched. 🙆🏾‍♂️🙋🏾‍♂️

[TM-twpy]

Well done video - this is so captivating I had to watch it all.

[americanswan]

I have a lot of respect for cats and trimarans, but ideally I'd want a heavy tank, with decent room, lots of food, water, fuel and a winter weather setup, also be able to be beached in the right places.

[guyGoes-xwsp]

great show, please give compact details on nav, auto pilot, winches, mast and spreaders, engine, prop, anchor, weight, performance, way too much on beds and lockers and sitting.

[perkygrubb]

Nice tour, but no way this is going to “kill” cats. 20 tons is heavy! Especially lamenting on super-wide hull. Performance cats offer really unrivaled luxury, carbon fiber, and speeds that making ocean passages a breeze 200+ days easy! And, no heeling. Sure, they’re more expensive, but for me, the price is well worth the performance, luxury, space and ease of motion.

[someguy]

Great walk-through BoatWives, I love your channel so don't take my critique of this boat as a reflection on you. But this boat is an abomination as configured. I thought we were over the 80s era's lust for gratuitous ego-mobiles, but here we are. Jeanneau have created yet another resort-condo boat dressed up like a club racer, useless anywhere except the Med or inside of 200 nm to San Diego. This would not even be an enjoyable sail around Hawaii, and a skipper's nightmare to prep it to get there safely. The cruising and bluewater features are all but missing in nearly 60 feet of million+ dollar yacht, save the awkward nav station under a soft dodger (whiskey tango foxtrot) which is inexcusable for a craft that is supposed to represent a flagship. I think they have missed an opportunity to at least partially redeem themselves by offering the 55 in a CC design that can provide meaningful living and utility space with headroom under the aft deck. Speaking of which:

Do people really buy these boats to invite a women's sports team to tan all at the same time while under sail? Are they building a yacht or a portable beach? It's ridiculous. Is the expectation that their clientele are all russian mobsters who pay to have people partying on the boat all the time? Is it supposed to pull double-duty as a mobile brothel for human traffickers? I don't understand the need for all of these "entertaining" spaces at all. Young people with a lot of friends are not exactly the target market. So why is it built like a discotheque, stem to stern?

At least they moved the helm forward. Something I can't stand on modern boats is the helm placement that puts the skipper falling off an open and flat stern, at the mercy of two chintzy lifelines. But on this yacht the decision was clearly secondary to making more places for people to lay about, glistening in the sun like tranches of deli meat in warm climates.

If someone is going to all of this expense to entertain aboard a luxury yacht - just buy a proper MY and forget about sailing. Or stick to pontoon boats. I have the feeling that there is a beautiful yacht aching somewhere under there if only it could escape the identity crisis.

[dahveed]

I saw this boat in Annapolis, but didn't go onboard because there was a lengthy line. Thanks for the thorough video.

[graemeday]

Looks like a boat that will spend its life either in the Med, or the Caribbean, but never sailing between the two.

[brownnoise]

I think I’d have a tough choice between this and the Beneteau Oceanis 60 tbh. So Far, The only over 50 feet Sailboats that I really like. 🤔 Best Wishes. Bob in Wales. 👍⛵️🌟🌟🌟❤️

[TM-twpy]

Regarding the cats versus mono debate - here are pros (only) for the mono in this size / price range. Cheaper initial price, cheaper and better available maintenance, cheaper and and better available haul out, better suited to sailing in the Med and eastern US where most marinas do not have cat space available, higher load carrying capacity than cats (important to liveaboards), the monohulls are more attractive aesthetically to many traditional sailors, monohulls are better suited to racing / club racing activities, monos can be more pleasing to true sailing enthusiasts with better feedback at the helm, and feedback from tweaking sails.

[MrFroglips]

Groovy video, brilliant ship. You sound like your out of breath most of the time, and that is a little hard to take.

[OceanCruisers]

i like the design, but ive been on one and wasnt impressed with the quality. Good video mate! love your boat tours

[constantinealexandrakis]

The final blow, lol. Cruising cats sail by instruction manual (cause you don't "feel" the boat), for same price you get a better quality built mono that will last longer, they are hard to maneuver in marinas in strong wind (huge platform goes flying), poor performance up wind etc. In general, cruising cats take "sailing" out of sailing. They do have advantages (more space, stable platform, shallow draft) but power cats have more internal space, more deck area, are faster and cheaper. And modern monohulls with wider beams, centerboards or shoal draft keels, raised saloons, hard top Biminis or spray hoods and large cockpits offer many of the amenities until previously only found in cats.

So, if you actually enjoy the sport of sailing but also like comfort, get a mono like the Jeanneau 55. If you want a floating apartment to spent most of your time at anchor, wait a few years and get a power cat with hybrid electric engines (like the xquisite). Sailing cats will be caught in between and in my opinion, will be a niche market in the future.

[johnmagnan]

2.55M keel not good for the Bahamas need a draft no deeper than 1.5 M to navigate those waters. That's why catamarans are so popular in that area. Or a shoal keel option if available.

[Sommers]

Good job on the controversial click bait. When you take all the things that people love and appreciate about a cat, no mono replace it.

[jerrodbeck]

If I’m going to spend $1 million on a boat I want the weather off me when I am traveling it’s too open it’s a nice dayboat👍🏻

[johnpelitidis]

I Like the pocket doors but overall I prefer the older style saloon. I dislike this contemporary Ikea style color scheme for the interior. I prefer the warmth and richness of the mahogany/teak wood. The jeanneau is a beautiful yacht but the interior, while contemporary... doesn't do it for me 🙂

[shameless_]

Nice video good presentation. However very hard to recognize the interior with the lens in use. Maybe a wider (ultrawide?) lens might help for the interior shots.

[TheAegisClaw]

Soooo many cushions to store when youre underway. They'll need a whole cabin.