Hans Christian 41T - Boat Review

[@SafwanFromMontreal]

Great to see our boat Laughing Buddha on the channel! We had the pleasure to claim ownership of this awesome vessel just after this was shot. Cheers!

[@UncleJoeLITE]

I'd be proud too.⚓

[@SafwanFromMontreal]

@@UncleJoeLITEThank you!

[@nodogrunner]

What a blessing.

[@SafwanFromMontreal]

@@nodogrunner Truly! Thanks 🙂

[@sailorstu]

She is a beauty, I almost wish I hadn't seen it. My boats interior suddenly doesn't look so nice 😢

[@sailingkudos]

Thank you for a great review. I own a 38T, and couldn't be happier. They are really great boats.

[@Morrisfactor]

Another great video, Tim. The boat you show (Laughing Buda) was cruised for 18 years around the entire South Pacific/Asia by a retired military couple. They were knocked down in the Indian Ocean and the stove came off the gimbals and was thrown across the cabin, but the Buda quickly recovered. We had dinner with the couple who owned her while on the hard at Port Annapolis Marina. It was practically mint condition inside and simply awesome woodwork. We'd never have guessed it had spent so many years cruising.

[@SafwanFromMontreal]

@@Morrisfactor The Heglands were a wealth of sailing knowledge and they definitely took care of Laughing Buddha. Jim and Nancy helped us out after they passed the torch and we really appreciate it. We have done a pretty extensive refit of the vessel in the past 2 winter seasons to ensure the legacy of the Heglands and the future adventures of Laughing Buddha. We still keep it in Annapolis until we’re ready to exit the Bay and take on the Atlantic.

[@JETTSET]

I have always admired their construction quality and timeless good looks.

[@marvinabugov4579]

Yours was the best explanation of past and present I have ever heard. Clearly, your collective understanding is - prodigious! Wow!!!

[@trailsandsails2722]

Very happy to see this boat and its sisters in this video. Well done video. So much of what Practical Sailor covers in evaluating materials and supplies needed for repairs, improvements, maintenance, and supplies is particularly relevant to blue water boaters and those of us doing more than a weekend from our home port. Often we're the ones doing the work. Regarding your request for what boats to feature next, I'd like to see more blue water boats, even those that are less 'blue water' ,such as the Pearson line including the 365. Again, thanks for the video!

[@garystarkey16]

Thank you for this review. Love the Hans Christian.

[@threebattles]

Pacific Seacraft may be worth reviewing. Amazing quality boats.

[@louisfbrooks]

I have been following Sailing Fair Isle for several years who have a HC 48. Beautiful boats and very solidly made.

[@deerfootnz]

But they sail like bricks. It's not a boat it's a hair shirt. Hydrodynamics from the 19th century. So slow they are dangerous. Good luck trying to sail off a lee shore in light wind

[@h.patterson578]

I would love to see a fisher 37 or 46 review, thanks

[@michaelsturtevant7707]

Beautiful boats I'd love to a review of a Shannon 43. Or a comparison between the two boats.

[@roadboat9216]

I was sailing a HC 38T from off shore into the Golden Gate with 12’ seas from behind and I could let go of the wheel and it would track right down these large waves.

[@deerfootnz]

I don't believe you for a second. My ULDB 60 footer which weighs the same as this boat absolutely will do that though - with a fin keel and spade rudder.

[@roadboat9216]

@@deerfootnz I could care less of what you believe or don’t believe. I am a US Sail Instructor and 100 ton master. This was a boat in which I was teaching a class. Large steep wave are common in the approaches of the G G. Swell coming in against a strong ebb. It can get a lot worse. Why the hell would I make this up. Or maybe you are just a troll. Either way. Bye bye.

[@corvavw6447]

Tim thank for the videoclip 🎉

[@willweaver5024]

A beautiful boat for sure. How about reviewing the Whitby 42, including the bowsprit Cutter Ketch. I also wonder if Orcas are only attacking skeg rudder sailboats.

[@josephgardella]

Hi Tim, Love the boat reviews and would like to hear what you think about the CSY 44!

[@DavidGreen-hp5yq]

Reviews on a large Thackwray Pilothouse would be very interesting.

[@modee-b9s]

Beautiful designs.

[@LittleManFlying]

Now I understand why -- growing up racing 420s in Newport, RI -- I always got drawn in by the Hans Christians. Glowing in meticulously maintained brightwork or weathered and patina'd, they always set me to daydreaming and I didn't fully understand why. Now I do. I'd love to see a similar review of the Nauticat 43.

[@samirgumma6847]

Just got into the sailing world and purchased a Catalina 27. Having a great time learning. All along you have been a great source of knowledge along with a few others. One guy has a fantastic vision is the owner of @KrakenYachts Dick Beaumont. I believe you and viewers would find a wealth of information and experience. On a side note, maybe I cross paths one day on Lake Eire

[@sailorstu]

Congrats on your new boat. The Catalina 27 is a good starter boat. IMHO the best part is, you can find them just about anywhere. So when something goes wrong it's relatively easy getting replacement parts.

[@judd-sv-galileo]

Hey Tim, Nice one again, good to see practical sailor also know how to attract good talent too. I would love to see a comparison of the worlds best ocean going blue water boats + 45' Like Amel & Cracken. How each has a different way of getting the job done. BTW love the Hans Christian boats. Have you seen the UT SV Fair Isles ripper boat. What model is theirs? Looking forward to the next vid.

[@larryboles629]

Fantastic boat! Would love to see you do a video on the Nordhavn 56 Motorsailor. Be happy, be safe

[@deerfootnz]

I delivered a 56ms from Puerto Vallarta to Mexico. Lovely boat, very much a motorsailor. Downwind it sailed adequately.

[@ExposingReflections]

Great review of a great boat.

[@87sport]

Great review. I love the Hans Christian boats. I would love to see you do the Hans 33. I believe you may done one before, but not for Practical Sailor. I noticed a flash picture of the Hans 33 "Pearl Noir". I love that boat!

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Thanks Tim, another beautiful boat I'd choose over any sugar scooper. Aspirational, both in price but more so in skills. An 18t 'little ship' is above my skills, so I'd better check the club crewing board! ⚓

[@brianlitz5102]

I would love for you to look at the new Island Packet 42MS and the Bruckmann 50

[@rogerhagariii]

I’d love to see a Jeanneau sun magic review please. I’ve been eyeing one and would love to hear input

[@WarrenAbrey]

I absolutely LOVE the HCs, thank you for walking through this. How about the C&C 48 Landfall for a review.

[@moondancer00]

Beautiful boat and great review… I look forward to these videos! Would love to see a review of the Morgan 382. Cheers!

[@SeaArcherTV]

Also look at the Lord Nelson 41. They built about 55 of them. Used market still has them avilable.

[@Westsail]

Another great video any chance of doing one on my favorite Westsail 32? I own one so it has a special place for me

[@lilledilorenzo1341]

Great video about a GREAT boat ! tHANKS

[@fincajabali6049]

I have had a Vagabond 42 Ketch for 20 years...She has a very similar hull but with a more flared bow and wineglass stern...you might consider a comparison.

[@LambdaZetaTeke]

I'd love to see you discuss the Freedom 40 cat ketch, both the aft cockpit and the center cockpit models.

[@xavierglansbeek2876]

Great review Tim! What are your thoughts about a Hans Cristian versus Formosa of the same price tag? Maybe a good idea for a Formosa review next time.

[@justinmhuerta]

Ericson yachts? Or maybe Pacific seacraft? Both are solid builders and have a rich background

[@Jumbo-D]

Do a video on an Outbound 46. I liked it so much I bought one. Bullet proof boat that sails FAST.

[@roadboat9216]

I would love to see the Kelly Peterson 44 and the Cal ll-46. Both avid circumnavigators. And still Circling the globe. The KP 44 was a break through performance cruiser of its day designed by the Americas cup winning designer Doug Peterson. Long waterline low profile, strongly built and I made 200 mile day a passages. The Cal also a breakthrough design. To day you buy new boats touting “deck salon”. Well my Cal had this in spades build in 1973 and STILL crossing oceans over 50 yrs later. A walk in engine room with work bench with drill press and a vice! 8kw gen, 20 gal/hr water maker, all pumps and a machinery IN the engine room. NO lockers or storage compartments with any tanks or pumps or any equipment. All truly available for storage. 270. Gal diesel! 220 water, 17’ of galley counter. Few boats if any today have this. Motors like a trawler with it’s 3:1 reduction and 26” prop yet, yes again made 200 mi days. Two unique “break through serious cruising boats that can move!

[@deerfootnz]

The KP 44 is a much much better boat than any heavy displacement double ender with a 19th century underbody.

[@roadboat9216]

@@deerfootnz Absolutely agree. It truly was a breakthrough boat. Fast seaworthy and very sea kindly.

[@gnsmk357]

Great understanding of cause and effect on sailboat construction over time. Question I have is how does one pick the size of a boat for a crossing?? Knowing that it has been done on a raft. I would not risk it on a newer plastic vantastic made to out run weather. Also with out going full explorer can one place a larger motor on older boats? Great video

[@jorisgerritsen9240]

I am interested in a review of a Amel Euros 41 if still possible.

[@svkodoku]

Love my 1985 Hans Christian 38T - built like a tank. She is a rare build at the pinnacle of HC designs❤️

[@billygrahamyachtsinc753]

I would like to see Thomas Colvin designs, especially the 45 plus sizes. I own a junk rigged Colvin Yankee Point 49

[@nikolaninoruzevic1167]

Please do a review of Holder 20. Thank you!!!

[@blueclue57]

I would like to see you review the old design Hylas 49. The Hans Christian are comfortable because of their heavy displacement. The Hylas is said to be comfortable, but is it truly so when out at sea? Or, does it become a bronco that is hard to handle, difficult to tame?

[@ArgentMind]

Review suggestion: Garcia or Allures.

[@jefflloyd394]

Thanks Tim, could you do my Pearson 35? Same as Beau and Brandy and similar to Uma, so maybe some interest. Also 500 hulls I think - mine is 210 from 75. Also, what would you replace her with? You tempted me with the catalina 380. Cheers, Valkyrie III

[@kjaubrey4816]

Would like to know more about the Conyplex Contest 25.

[@StevenCerny]

Thank you for the video. How would someone find out about special ordering one of these boats?

[@danabanana6995]

I’d love to get my hands on a 48T CC Hans Christian but it’s too much boat for singlehanded sailing so that’s my only hang up. Double enders are by far my favorite tho.

[@deerfootnz]

They are much too heavy which means massive sail area and huge loads. It's not a great way to go. I have a sundeer 60 which weighs the same as this boat on the video. It has a 60ft waterline, less sail area and performs much better. I can single hand it easily and often do.

[@shannonlowe2412]

Good morning Tim, could you please review the Nauticat. My future sailboat needs a pilot house, getting older here lol.

[@janotvrdon615]

I would like see reviews on boats Nauticat‘s production. NC385 or, NC37 or motorsailer like 441 or 331.

[@gregoneil2036]

May I introduce you to the Cape George Cutters. 31, 34, 36, 38, 40, and 45

[@greggboehler6406]

Please add Kanter Yachts to your list. From what I see and know they are amazing. An absolutely go anywhere yacht.

[@WilliamYoumans-i6f]

I would like to review the Canadian Sailcraft 36T /. ie the CS 36T Thanks, It's a great boat and I woulds like your opinion on it. I had one for 5.5 years and it handled as a blue water boat should. Many cruises on big Lake Superior. I really enjoyed the Hans Christian boat review. Bill Youmns

[@rgicking]

consider reviewing Nauticat 44 motor sailors?

[@MikePalmer629]

Suggestion. Catalina Morgan 45 CC

[@StuartCarlisle-tc3wx]

How about an Alberg 37 from Canada? I have been slowly rebuilding one for 3 1/2 years now to get back out there.

[@jackwalby6257]

Well brother I often comment to this channel and your other about Swan. Let's face it so many Swans have done every bit of many miles as these traditional boats but so much faster. Any who. HC are really beautiful!!

[@byronyoung6759]

My wife and I are thinking about catamaran. I would love to see some good comparisons on new catamaran. Say 2020 to current

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

What size and type ... slow fat cats are not the best but there are some unorthodox global cats Like James Wharrams designs... Or the Dudley Dix plywood built designs. Our man here has done a nice tribute to James Wharram.. If you want to start a fight just say you like bridge deck catamarans 😂🧙🏻‍♂️🇬🇧 There are a number of channels that are building Aluminium live aboard cruising cats because they have had enough of coping with either GRP or helming boats from exposed aft helm's with only a Bimini to protect them against extreme heat , squalls and cold weather in the north. And trying to raise kids living in submarines in rocky or smelly anchorages and not being able to get inside reefs or dry out on a beech, sandbar or mud flat to scrape your hull or do maintenance checks and repairs. My personal favourite of the new bunch is the Windelo range. There's a new one on the way to the big Autumn boat show in the US. If you're looking for an older vessel there are some very tough older designs out there. There are also biplane rigged cats out there that simplify and improve sailing for the single or short handed sailor. One of the oldest and best known classic US boat builders and designers back around the 1900s actually built the first racing catamaran ..but it so upset the applecart he didn't get to develop the vessel beyond the experimental racing boat with no accommodation, a problem not solved till a French man and James Wharram got into the idea of building a cruising cat. By the time of creation Amaryllis, Nathaniel Herreshoff already had extensive engineering experience, but he had not yet designed sailing yachts. In 1876, Nathaniel created his first sailing boat, but what a sailboat!

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

This is the New Windelo that's just splashed kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4mJatbdCInposi=IDFqLmmV0rTOAQ85 there's two preceding vlogs and several technical dives by others. There's also currently a chap in Japan building a Dix 47 ft cat .

[@colvingazelle]

How about the Pacific Seacraft 34? A boat in between a Hans Christian and a modern Jeanneau?

[@kenbeiser4443]

Nobody mentions the Baba-Panda-Tashiba line designed by Bob Perry. While Bob has a wide variety of designs, I think he called the early Hans’s his “bastard children” since they were not his design but many folks commonly called them Perry Boats. After owning two production catamarans between my two Perry boat ownership, i find their shortcomings still make them more desirable for me, especially how tough they are. Am I the only one to go BACK to a monohull after catamaran ownership?

[@usdohs]

I want to hear everything you can learn about tayana 47's and norseman 447's

[@rgicking]

Review suggestion- Pacific Seacraft boats?

[@sailorstu]

Especially their Double Enders 😍

[@live1poem]

I'm helping my friend 'renew' his Hans Christian. He talked me into a Fuji 35 project. Serial number in single digits. We'll re- step the masts very soon ... Why not devote a few gigabytes to Fuji? Paul E Bailey

[@wolfpackj]

What is the company that still built these (hans cristian) boats ? What is their internet page? And what is the price for a new HC 38?

[@stugc88]

Isn't chord width important too? It seems like a single line of bolts on a narrow keel will transfer a lot of stress to the hull. I remember the I.O.R boats of the 70's and 80's in which the rule necessitated a keel width that had keel bolts in pairs, and I don't remember any keel failures.

[@Trajectionable]

Since you asked I'd like to see Passport yachts and Morris yachts please.

[@qdav5]

The HC 41T is a beautiful boat. I think it's the prettiest boat HC made. But man! It's soooo heavy. It's weight puts it into the "motor-sailer" category, which is too bad. If it could lose about 15000 lbs (or more), then I would love to own one.

[@SafwanFromMontreal]

@@qdav5 Don’t let that scare you. The weight seems gargantuan but it actually sails well even in fairly light winds. The boat featured in most of the video is mine and I speak from experience. We sailed it in 10knts winds at a comfortable 7knts without much effort. The rigidity of the mast and the geometry of the structure allows for a powerful sailplan. With the 150% genoa you get plenty of power under sails 🙂

[@qdav5]

@@SafwanFromMontreal Thanks for the reply. You have a beautiful boat. And 7knts in 10knts of wind is impressive! Very surprising for such a heavy boat.

[@normanplotkin8105]

Review Pocket cruisers like the Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 or a Catalina 28 or 30

[@jackchamberlain5993]

How about a 40 footer that is more obtainable with modern conveniences, speed and efficiency. There are many beneteau's in that 40 foot range that are seaworthy cruisers that make ocean crossings every year. One that intrigues me is the Beneteau 393. Practical Sailor's text review describes it as an "honest boat". A video of such a boat which is going for literally a third of the price of a T41. I would like to know how this class of boat has been wearing for the last 20 years. There are certainly a lot more of them out there for sale.

[@robertnorkus5582]

Just looked at 1981 Willard that has the same look

[@PeterLaFontaine-h8b]

How about Bruce Roberts 40 in steel

[@larrynoe6162]

Beautiful pirate boats.

[@willrupley2253]

I own a Tayana 37 the Hans Christian is one of very few boats to match are exceed my interior. CH did make a 48 modern design caled the 4750 Explorer that is the boat I'll get just as soon as I win the lottery

[@RobbyP1969]

I’m always interested in what other peoples opinions are of the best choice for an inexpensive catamaran, let’s call $250,000 inexpensive . retirement is a few years away and I’d very much like to leave the world behind for a few years, but I’d prefer to have an apartment sailing with me :-)

[@richardduval9237]

Gozzard may be.

[@factanonverba6169]

Shades of Fair Isle [48']

[@saabtech3510]

Looks like I'm stuck sailing my orange 1974 Laser, and sleeping at home in my bed.

[@DavidGreen-hp5yq]

How big does a Hans Christian get -- yes, I am in the market for a big one?

[@beorbeorian150]

Shannon Ketch

[@beorbeorian150]

Dinghy sailing dreaming of the future in a sail around the world boat

[@docjeffry]

I'll take a HC over a plastic sugar scoop anytime.

[@joelw2023]

If I had the patience for all that wood...

[@philippedaudi1056]

SWAN 47

[@gkrebs6636]

ahh....I'll take my CAT 30 any day !!! lol

[@aaronlitchfield1268]

pilot cutters

[@LeoSavantt]

We ALL used sextants, no choice.

[@deerfootnz]

A heavy displacement double endet with primitive keel and rudder design is NOT SAFE. Its a motorsailor that will have problems sailing out of trouble if the engine is out of action. I also do not find them comfortable. By all means buy one if you just like the way they look - and I do - but do not buy a HC or similar boat bevsuse you think its safe. The reality is that it is less safe than a sailing boat - which a HC is not.

[@SafwanFromMontreal]

@@deerfootnz I beg to differ. But I can’t fault you for thinking that. The HC 41 featured belongs to me and I can tell you she sails surprisingly well despite the weight and old school hull plan. We had the best riggers in Annapolis and sesoned cruisers completely stunned at her performance under sails. To tell you the truth, we were surprised too. We expected it to be more effort to move her in light winds. And she really sings when we hit 20-30knts. Certainly not a race horse, but she tracks with comfort in seas that would rattle most production coastal cruisers. Laughing Buddha already crossed most of earth’s oceans and is set to do it again in the future hopefully.

[@pamelawaring6836]

There's a difference between "primitive" and "traditional" keel and rudder designs... the traditional design values of HCs are based upon a history of hundreds of years of working sail craft, Norwegian sailing lifeboats, etc, and as such are suited to certain tasks and conditions. The Dashew's Sundeer is an awesome and impressive passage-maker, but for us, we find our HC33 at half the size suits our needs very well - sea-kindly, comfortable, massive stowage, a great live-aboard in a small package with world-voyaging capability. Even with the availability of modern weather routing, global positioning and advanced communications opening up the option of voyaging in lighter, faster craft than ever before, we still appreciate the HC's ability to hove to and self-tend in heavy weather when the crew are needing respite, not to mention the joy of "being on rails" when sailing in a variety of conditions. We were also surprised by the HC33's ability to make 50% of apparent wind speed in very light winds. Clawing off a lee shore isn't an ideal situation for any skipper and crew to place themselves in, but there are also many other safety considerations, and for us with our own personal experiences over the last 50 years we like the bullet-proof HC hull that can withstand bouncing over a reef in a storm with only scratches to show for it. Beyond personal preferences, the important thing is "each to their own", and there are as many opinions as there are boats; no single-minded camp is likely to change its mind - or sell the boat they love and buy another type - based upon differences of opinion in KZbin's comments section. Better to enjoy the vessel type you have chosen for what it means to you :)

[@larryslemp9698]

Terrible 'walk-thru!'

[@garyczarnecki3971]

Fine ship. But I'll take my Formosa 51 any day over these pocket cruisers.