85 JFA Catamaran Yacht [NDSE]

[@OldManGibb]

This is the most well thought out Cat I have ever seen, This is what Catamarans should be. Very Awesome boat.

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you Sir, she's a beauty

[@geoffstrebel2808]

That view down the bilge was breath taking.

[@ZarkoMahovic]

Wow!...The best catamaran I've seen! A great tour and very impressive!

[@DenisonYachting]

She certainly seems to be a fan favorite!

[@jamesaron1967]

Astounded by the layout and features of this yacht! I'm literally floored and cannot understand why so many other manufacturers, even supposedly high-end names, opt for cookie-cutter layouts that don't take the best advantage of all the interior space available. This yacht is brilliantly thought out and the features are incredible. Looks like it can also survive a hurricane with its robust design. Whoever buys this will be very fortunate indeed.

[@DenisonYachting]

Completely agree. JFA is the real deal, and they certainly didn't cut any corners with this beast 🙌

[@timdunn2257]

You can "take advantage of all that room", or you can have a fast boat. Narrow hulls equal fast.

[@timdunn2257]

Yacht design is a series of compromises. You can have maximum accommodations or maximum speed under sail. You can't have both. Maximum accommodation cats are called roomarans for good reason. Fast cats have less displacement and less hull beam - but sail faster. No, you cannot have both!

[@andreachinaglia5804]

@@timdunn2257 You can have both and to some extent with this boat you have both. The compromise factors are not only speed and space/comfort, there is a 3rd factor that is really important: the money you spend. I don't know how a 85 feet cat like this cost and how expensive is to maintain it an pay for a crew, but its size and its having a pro skipper are keys of why is is not slow. What you say is true for a much smaller cat that you pay a lot less, pick a Lagoon and you have space, pick a Marsaudon and you have speed, pick a Leopard or an Outremer and you have something in between. With a boat like this, that is not built for races, you have a lot of space and comfort and still you are fast, even if the flybridge compels to have a very high boom, that is not good for speed, even if the boat is heavy and Antartica ready. The captain says that it can easily cruise at 10-12 knots, that is 240-290 Nm/day, that is fast for a cruising sail boat, not as fast as a Gunboat, but enough even for long passages, a 85 feet long boat must go very slow, be a sitting duck, to be slow.

[@alisavas9526]

Probably the best catamaran I've seen! A great tour

[@DenisonYachting]

Wow! Thanks Ali, much appreciated

[@jamesaron1967]

I was just going to post the same comment. I've seen literally hundreds of cat reviews and this one has the best layout and features. Would love to have something like this if I had the money but probably too big for just the owner even with a crew.

[@megamilyon6111]

This is an awsome boat. I love how it was clearly designed to be used by an owner/operator and functional for cruising. Not like so many catamarans that are built for luxury charters. If I had the money I would love a boat like this.

[@DenisonYachting]

Very functional and manageable indeed

[@jamesaron1967]

I wish more catamarans were as well thought out as this one. Granted, it has a lot of interior space at 85' but I've seen other similar sized that have poor use of space. The main deck master cabin and galley down combination is rare. Usually, the reverse is the case even on the biggest modern cats. Love this layout.

[@michaelsasylum]

A catamaran with Jeffries Tubes, my new favorite Catamaran. The accomodations are superb.

[@DenisonYachting]

They really are. One of our favorite Cats as well. Glad you enjoyed this walkthrough!

[@kingdommindset1462]

I have to say, this is the best Cat I've seen! What a dream!

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you, we're glad you enjoyed it

[@laurentlong7324]

Wow!...Just wow!...I've seen many catamarans but this one exceed them all in terms of space utilization!

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you Laurent, we're glad to hear it!

[@JudgeDredd888]

Your comment show that you understand NOTHING of boats....

[@timdunn2257]

The amount of space is a choice. Pick what priorities you wish. You can have a houseboat with a mast, or you can have a more spartan fast yacht.

[@vorjay]

@@JudgeDredd888 please enlighten us.

[@schana96]

I've never even been on a boat bigger than 20ft, but for some reason I really love sailing catamarans.

[@DenisonYachting]

They're hard not to love. Thanks for watching!

[@TB12710]

Officially dreaming of spending a couple months on this beautiful catamaran yacht. Bravo to the engineers who designed this magnificent sailing work of art! 🥰😘😊💯

[@DenisonYachting]

Well said!

[@catherinerelandeau7255]

Splendid presentation, and yes JFA is certainly one of the highest quality builders on the market today ! Congrat the full team

[@DenisonYachting]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching Catherine!

[@Reegareth]

5:30 Causally a massive submarine in the background lol 😂😂 I had to double take... thought I hadn't seen it right at first.

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you for watching!

[@randahlbeach]

Spectacular!!! ! of the top Cat's I've ever seen. The owner is my kinda person:-) Cheers from Vancouver, Canada

[@DenisonYachting]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it

[@MrRebar15]

*Denison Yachting* Very nice, thank-you sir for taking the time to show us. God Bless.

[@DenisonYachting]

Our pleasure, glad you liked it!

[@assetstopurchase8432]

If this can really go through the Drake Passage, then this truly is the best catamaran on earth and one of the best options even for me. Branson's Necker Belle is very luxurious, but can't handle heavy seas. Other Catamarans, like the Garcia and Pelagic, don't even have modest luxury. This is modest luxury, but if the yacht can really go anywhere, then this is a very economical to operate option, even though it is quite expensive at $9 million, a price at which you can find very capable and luxurious motor yachts, but those are very expensive to operate. Other go-anywhere sailing yacht options, like the Trehard 104ft and 120ft ones with a centerboard, twin rudders, engines, screws, and ketch rigs have turned very old. Motor yachts, like the Alucia and other conversions I'd only require to take amphibious aircraft, helicopters, submarines and amphibious vehicles along. This is quite a comfortable economic option. I know it has no pool or Jacuzzi, but the sundeck is quite comfortable and the bars, again, aren't too bad. This isn't a very luxurious option, it's an economical option, without the pools, Jacuzzis, wide-open salons and sprawling sundecks, but at the same price point as the more-expensive-to-operate luxury yachts

[@johnsonyachting3559]

Hi Assets topurchase. I just noticed your comment and thought I could elaborate on it. The NDSE has indeed transited the Drake Passage. After completing the voyage in Antarctica the vessel departed for the west coast of S. America and then on to Australia, before heading to Europe to complete the circumnavigation. I brokered the deal for the Necker Belle when it was sold a few years ago. The two vessels are not comparable. The Necker Belle was a nice day-sailer but it is in no way more luxurious, or even close to the build quality of the NSDE. In it's prime the Necker Belle was valued at around $9m. When I sold it a few years ago the asking price was $2million. The cost to build the NSDE right now would be around $12 million. The fit and finish of the interior joinery cannot be matched by any other production catamaran builder, and the overall construction of the catamarans built at JFA are considered pedigree in the catamaran world. It is indeed a true luxury cruising yacht. It just doesn't have a jacuzzi that rarely gets used on the luxury yachts, because they are a huge waste of space. I spent a few days onboard the NSDE. I did not see one thing that could have been described as economic. I saw many things that would be considered extremely efficient and well thought out. I would love to keep this conversation going if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out: [e-mail]

[@sweetagony666]

i love the interior desgin of the ship!! amazing!!!!!!!! but its soo big!

[@DenisonYachting]

She's a beast! A beautiful one, nonetheless.

[@austinl.2703]

This is an amazing boat ! Galley up please. The kitchen is a social magnet. Put the Bar and the TV downstairs.

[@DenisonYachting]

To each their own! Thanks for the comment.

[@kdkuaana]

I like that cat. Like the front master cabin

[@DenisonYachting]

The master cabin is beautiful!

[@DeeperImageAutomotive]

Amazing Cat! One of the best I’ve seen in a long time. When I win the Powerball or Mega millions I’m calling you guys!

[@DenisonYachting]

Love to hear that!

[@assetstopurchase8432]

These days, with sonars, radars, and thermal imagers , you can avoid icebergs and drifting containers, but can this really withstand the massive 20ft to 80ft waves around the Drake Passage? Has it circumnavigated via Cape Horn or the Panama Canal? Has it taken the North-West Passage? It has a draft of 7ft, which is quite deep for a catamaran, and a beam of 40ft, which is quite good for an almost flat superstructure, so the two, together, should provide it with the same righting ability as a 16ft to 20ft draft on taller mono-hulls, but I don't know how a composite superstructure or the large glass windows and door, which make for amazing panoramic views and cool breezes would fare in heavy seas in terms of wave-impact or overboard deluges. It also has redundant twin engines, screws, and rudders, which, again, is a major plus. This is the only luxurious catamaran, albeit only modestly luxurious because it doesn't have a pool or a large sundeck, but if that luxury has been sacrificed for a really go-anywhere survivability around Cape Horn, the sacrifice would be worth it. Has this really traversed Cape Horn?

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. As you said, she is extremely durable and certainly capable of making these types of journeys. We will talk to the broker and ask if he has information about the specific trips she has made. Stay tuned!

[@rogergrandify]

day head on the deck YES YES YES I HAVE EVEN SEEN ONE CAT THAT HAD ONE ON THE PARTIALLY CLOSED SUN DECK . NICE VIDEO BEAUTIFUL YACHT THANK YOU .

[@DenisonYachting]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@brettdonovan]

Absolutely lovely! So well specified and built. Not to impressed with the TV location however ( a tiny complaint for sure) as the boat is so wide you are 25' from the screen! Really thorough and well dellivered tour.

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you for your feedback Brent

[@privatesecurityafrica4129]

Go Portugal!!!! :) That´s massive... amazing!

[@DenisonYachting]

She sure is a beauty, thank you for watching

[@clifbradley]

That's awesome. And under 10M?! Someone is getting a phenomenal deal. I bet this has probably sold already

[@DenisonYachting]

Not yet, but surely soon!

[@shnboardman1]

Amazing yacht. The thing that i don't think i would like is having staff on board. Would prefer a smaller yacht with just me and the wife.

[@DenisonYachting]

That sounds amazing! Crew isn't for everyone.

[@yourfriend8052]

By far the nicest and comforting Cat I’ve ever seen, those big Sunreef 80 series just look sterile.

[@DenisonYachting]

Agreed, she's a sleek lookin cat!

[@toonjie]

Amazing boat! Come on Powerball!!!

[@DenisonYachting]

🤞🤞

[@allenwinston9225]

Thank you for putting this together.

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you for watching Allen!

[@عبدالرحمنالخليفة-ذ3ل]

Awesome video very informative I congratulate the owner and the builder and the great Captain well done 👏👏👏💕🇧🇭💕

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you very much!

[@luciaivanissevich7579]

The captain is the best!

[@jamielancaster01]

Very impressive!

[@DenisonYachting]

Impressive indeed, thanks Jamie!

[@bsb11kat25]

Shes's stunning....but curious, why are the emergency lift rafts "locked" in an under floor locker? thought they were stored on on top of boats/yachts so if major/quick hull breech they would float free and deploy?

[@giovanni4443]

What a boat ! Love it.

[@DenisonYachting]

Happy to hear it, thanks for the comment!

[@AKhan.28]

Wow love it

[@DenisonYachting]

Happy to hear it Adil, thanks

[@trollking6111]

Wow, what a yacht! Must be nice!

[@DenisonYachting]

Must be! She's a beauty.

[@francechretien7411]

Has everything you'd want on Catamaran. Love it... But what's the cost of a vessel like this??

[@DenisonYachting]

She's currently asking $7,950,000! You can check out the full listing here: hubs.ly/Q01c6CFC0

[@geoffstrebel2808]

LOL! @21:09 Is the USS-Clagmore SS-343 also for sale? Beautiful boat and excellent presentation, thank you.

[@DenisonYachting]

Our pleasure!

[@HarveyPaul007]

I love this yacht

[@DenisonYachting]

We're happy to hear it, Harvey

[@wokinit]

Fricking awesome

[@DenisonYachting]

Yes!

[@maxdaly8185]

Francis Drake would lose his mind if he saw this 😆 Beautiful boat

[@DenisonYachting]

Cheers!

[@darrellmarthaller9377]

Beautiful

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Huge vessel and I like the bows and that they seem to rise up slightly. But for a high latitudes vessel i would prefer to see a direct view and forward deck access from a full working inner helm even if it had to be elevated on a platform or removed to the master suite area. I agree having guests or crew walking past your private spaces windows day or night ... no thanks I'd rather see it in place of the flying bridge but keeping a lower profile. The open fly bridge isnt a feature i like on cats.. it makes sail handling more dangerous than it needs to be especially in foul weather. The auxillary motor propulsion really should be Diesel electric hybrid systems with a substantial battery system for silent or quieter more efficient power and reduced maintainance costs, the ICE generators can be remotely mounted from the motors and the electric motors can hydro regen under sail, in conditions and at times where solar would be badly inhibited by the latitude and weather. The rig shadow also significantly inhibits solar panel performance. Magnificent as it is in many ways its still very conventional compared to where many smaller cats have already gone.

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts Clive, you make some very good points

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@DenisonYachting Each vessel is at this level a mix of the designer and owners ideas. The pioneer though in terms of detailed and radical design is the 🇬🇧 builders of the DeepBlue 550 Rapier of some years back and before that a unique Cat designed on the same all carbon hulls for wheelchair user sailors. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip-YoHp5jsiJqqM The other point on reflection i find a little concerning is the lack of water tight compartments in the hulls and transversely in the lower machine/bilge spaces.

[@assetstopurchase8432]

On second thoughts, this is a very good option even for me, provided it can really go anywhere. All catamarans are shallow draft, but can it survive the rough seas in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean, and North Atlantic, quickly take the large sail off and survive 20ft to 80ft waves? Can it squeeze in-between drifting icebergs, with a 40ft beam, and can it withstand accidental impact with small chunks of floating ice or dislodged containers?

[@clifbradley]

It went to Antarctica and they used the RIB to push icebergs out of the way. In addition to that, they ran a bumper band around the hulls to protect against side impacts. For the bottom, it is is reinforced aluminum structures with improved forward echo sounding and protected skegs. As far as 20 ft and 80 ft waves coming over the bow, who knows. But you also wouldn't be that much of an idiot to take this boat through there in the winter. This boat actually had a documentary made about the trip. Or a news story at least.

[@assetstopurchase8432]

@@clifbradley A go-anywhere yacht should do what it says, so you can survive any weather the ocean throws at you. This is a link to a family that rounded Cape Horn in 50ft to 60ft waves in an 85ft schooner in the 1930s. They didn't have much luxury back then, but the yacht survived just fine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHq5kIaNqM9_apo

[@donatosiena3034]

Nice Catamaran ❤

[@DenisonYachting]

Many thanks!

[@FlesHBoX]

I'll take it! Think it can be singlehanded fulltime? lol

[@DenisonYachting]

May be difficult to be singlehanded

[@andrewtataj497]

a little out of my price range. But a pretty spectacular boat/

[@DenisonYachting]

Spectacular indeed!

[@coastalskipper7116]

Amazing 😮

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@roberthadley5957]

👍👍 nice

[@DenisonYachting]

👍

[@jonjones7665]

Yes please….

[@DenisonYachting]

Since you asked so kindly...

[@steves.922]

Damn nice cat!

[@DenisonYachting]

Thanks Steve, glad you like her!

[@tom1-]

Dream cat!

[@DenisonYachting]

Love to hear it!

[@jonfisher72]

my dream apocalypse boat

[@DenisonYachting]

Love it! 💪

[@НаурызбекШайх]

Бағасы тым қымбат екен

[@DenisonYachting]

She is asking $7,100,000

[@RobustArid379]

How do you sail around the world?

[@DenisonYachting]

It definitely requires a lot of knowledge and preparation!

[@jeffsallus8406]

What’s the cost

[@DenisonYachting]

Currently asking $7,950,000

[@miketee2444]

I accept that you rarely hear anyone say a Cat has nice lines. None I've seen have that look of a well designed Mono Hull. I'm all for function over form but whoever though child level graphics on the side somehow makes it look better than a plain white hull really makes me scratch my head. Obviously they have that Miami buyer in mind.

[@DenisonYachting]

She looks pretty clean in person... but to each their own!

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

You accepted a lie. There are plenty of people who like the look of the prettier catamarans. You’re just not one of them, that’s all.

[@BusyBob6971]

I have to say I am not a fan of the way this cat is set up. But then again I wasn’t the one that paid. Lol

[@DenisonYachting]

To each their own, thanks for watching James

[@t147han]

It seems to me.looking at the comments.they have no idea about design of boats.yes this is a beautifull cat.and the hull being aluminium.But the layouts can be far better.Just look at sunreef.This cat is 4 years old.The sunreefs have far more fittings .Far better design etc etc.For what they are asking for this.you can buy sunreef 70 new.And a little more 80.Yes has advantage to go ie antartic etc.But once you have been one time.The boat is in more normal hotter seas.At the price it is .i think will be hard to sell.If it was built in poland.you would not pay much more for a new one ,better designed.With far more fittings.

[@DenisonYachting]

Appreciate the insight, Thomas!

[@DonOmarRamiro]

Sorry to be the one who says it, but... I am not loving this arrangment...Id trade that master for a saloon with galley, the both spaces everyone spends the more time at... Owners be sleeping naked on their bed and have crew run around settings sails right outside their windows? Thats a nope from me. And if you are on the bed you have no view but the sky, being the windows so high up... (This is just me and everything is down to personal preference, of course...)

[@DenisonYachting]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts Don, we enjoy hearing what our viewers think. To each their own!

[@RobustArid379]

How you afford this sail boat? It’s 6 million dollars. Where do you sleep on land if you are not sailing. Is your house six million dollars too?

[@DenisonYachting]

Maybe! Or maybe they live on the yacht full time?

[@Adnaventurero950]

which is the weight? looks like the privilege…

[@DenisonYachting]

She has a displacement of 56 tons!

[@vorjay]

designed by the same naval architect.

[@tcoker6616]

Did you say Aluminum and Antarctica in the same sentence? Asking for a friend.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

He did and many explorer yatchs are Al .. Though basalt would be more damage resistant.

[@DenisonYachting]

Yes, aluminum holds up very well in those conditions

[@RobustArid379]

I f ing want to sail around the world and leave my f ing land. I hate my world and just want to sail

[@DenisonYachting]

Stay hopeful, your time will come! Thanks for tuning in :)

[@raimundvondertruth8576]

Bahia 46

[@DenisonYachting]

no :)

[@AORD72]

Terrible forward view from main saloon.

[@DenisonYachting]

Maybe we'll have to get you onboard to change your mind 😉

[@gatecrasher1970]

i give £100 no more

[@DenisonYachting]

Thanks for the generous offer!

[@gatecrasher1970]

@@DenisonYachting is a very nice colour for a cat so might do £120 at a push :)

[@pred7949]

I just feel really bad and embarrassed for whoever is willing to pay $10mil

[@DenisonYachting]

I think the new buyers will get over your sympathies pretty quickly....

[@pred7949]

@@DenisonYachting good luck finding some.

[@pred7949]

@@DenisonYachting already a $1,5mil reduction after short 2 months...

[@pred7949]

@@DenisonYachting looks like I'm a month late to another $1mill reduction or like how yall call it a pRiCe ImPrOvEmEnt. lol

[@Seabee203]

​@@pred7949We can always wait, right?

[@MBA-PRODUCTION]

I like this video and this vessel, especially the interior. Video suggestion... The map you are using for graphics is not quite accurate. Montenegro is an independent country on the Adriatic Sea. You erased its northern border with Serbia. It may not mean much to you, but it does to us :). Greetings from Montenegro.

[@DenisonYachting]

It does mean a lot to us! Our apologies for the mistake. Thanks for watching :)

[@MBA-PRODUCTION]

@@DenisonYachting No problem...just a suggestion because I watched the video carefully ;) . By the way, this video is my video of the day.