Delphia 46 Review - Factory visit and Test-Sail

Searching for Distant Shores III. I visit Poland and tour the Delphia plant. Then a testsail aboard the Delphia 46DS. It is a true pilothouse with raised saloon. So you can see out from the table, and while standing in the galley. You can also steer, seeing forward from the helm.
The Delphia 46 is very strongly built, and has the most storage space I have seen on a cruising boat this size. Well organized galley drawers, cabinets, closets throughout. A great live aboard boat.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Nice review. That Delphia looks superb. Love the quality of the interior...really first class workmanship and design.

[@jwrappuhn71]

Excellent vid Paul.

[@williambunting803]

Great boat and a good video, Paul. One thing not mentioned that I noticed is that the CNC mould plug carving machine also 3D prints the foam blank before final shaping with the cutters. Right up there...peak of technology.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks William! I loved watching the CNC machine :-) Hi tech indeed and great that Delphia can have it right there to prototype things quickly.

[@deibertmichael]

Love it!

[@SailBeforeSunset]

Well done!

[@sandrobottura6354]

Sail Before Sunset i

[@iForeverImmature]

sad that delphia stoped doing sailboats

[@obidamnkenobi]

More storage and bigger galley than my house! Also costs more..

[@fabienh3943]

Right. Makes me wonder where that obsession with ever bigger comes from with humans...

[@gavinkendrick2003]

The turtleneck...lol

[@Ericie1961]

Why would you change to the Delphia? I like the DS2!!!! Less Depth? And, I love your vids and blog, It's a inspiration to me! We just started to cruise.

[@Schaneification]

i built 54 foot and 64 foot boats for 15 year , and yes you can use cables for the steering , i done it :=) . I wish you would do a review of the Sirius 40DS , i seen factory tours on utube but no real reviews of this boat . It can be had with a deep draft , twin Keel and Shallow draft swing keel . From the factory tours on utube it seems to be a very roomy boat for it size . thanks

[@DistantShoresTV]

+reginald burks Yes I think they might be able to use cables, the problem is the pedestal is right above the aft cabin berth so perhaps they worry about headroom is the mechanism sticks down a bit... the Sirius looked very nice. First time I was aboard one in Dusseldorf but not sailing :-)

[@DistantShoresTV]

Yes definite advantages inside for the twin keelers VS the box and mechanism in our Southerly.Your 58 would have been a VERY big boat inside :-) Nice!

[@Thinnegan]

Nice and clear review. The wings on the keel look like a bogging hazard, but a nice boat otherwise. Just a question; since you're in the market for a shallow draft, exploration oriented sailboat, what are your thoughts on aluminium boats, such as the french built OVNI, by Alubat?

[@DistantShoresTV]

+Thinnegan I have admired the aluminum, Allures, Garcia Exploration and Boreal. Very nice. I think they would be very good for us but Sheryl vetoes them due to the look of bare aluminum :-( There are also some more maintenance issues with aluminum but the boats do look good.

[@jeffp2142]

@@DistantShoresTV I guess Sheryl changed her mind now??

[@edrymes3653]

Dang, that has more room and storage than my first house! So what do you mean by less performance? Sluggish helm? Doesn't point well? Or maybe it just doesn't feel "right."

[@ParrotSailor]

Do a review of the Garcia Exploration 52

[@DistantShoresTV]

I would love to sail on that... just have to fly to France I guess :-)

[@joerickard4216]

Does the Delphia 46 have a cabin heating system that can be used while underway?

[@DistantShoresTV]

Yes Joe it would be very comfy down there on a cold day!

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

wow how much are they... i still prefer a shallow 50 but that looks like an incredible interior space.. thank yall so much..would you buy one if the price was comparable to others..or some other brand..if so i ll fly over and take a look..doc johnny sicily..do you have a favorite brand

[@DistantShoresTV]

You can contact Delphia for prices, more info and brochures en.delphiayachts.eu/home-page Bon Voyage!

[@jimnewell3216]

Distant Shores TV

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

ok i understand...youcant answer the question publicly...thanks

[@bezbd]

i have sen some negetive commments made on delphia,s quality in a forum (2007) . what u think about 46 for blue water crusing . as in same class oyester , amel , x yacht are much more expensive

[@DistantShoresTV]

They are tough well built boats - good for ocean - I think regular draft would be best. Price is cheaper than Oyster - finish quality woodwork etc is nice but not Oyster. Would make a good offshore boat I think!

[@louisanello9594]

crownline

[@xmask321]

Why no high-def?

[@DistantShoresTV]

We try... but don't always have bandwidth to upload vids at hi-def... :-)

[@JetWings]

I wonder what happened to this boat. It was thoughtfully designed and the price was really competitive. Somehow it just didn't make a splash in the market and one can rarely come by one today.

[@JetWings]

I mean I know it's been made, not massively but still a good number of hulls. I lived in Toronto Canada during the years it was on the market and I've seen one in a broker not far from me, keeping in mind that Toronto is not a maritime city.

[@BeeRich33]

How long until the solvent smell goes away?

[@DrSchweitzer]

And now Delphia stoped the production of sailing yachts.

[@deltacx1059]

Might go faster if they lose all that extra wood

[@Tallshipdreamer]

Does this have a "Drooling" pump, becaause I would be slobbering all over it....

[@MrBernt1968]

the boat looks fine and quality seem good. I like it alot. But i must say that i dont trust polish workers. They have a reputation to be cheap but sloppy and many expensive mistakes are being corrected by local workers.