The No Expense Spared Antigua 60 Cruising Sailboat Soolaimon

Join us for a boat tour of the gorgeous Antigua 60 cruising sailboat Soolaimon. She boasts electric winches, a mighty Lofrans electric windlass, and electric furling. She's captained by a cruising couple who sail around the world on this beautiful 60 foot sailboat set up for short handed sailing. She's ICW friendly with her 64 foot aluminum mast equipped with in boom furling. She’s powered by a 167hp Yanmar Diesel, and Mack Sails on a cutter rig. Thanks to Dave Walters Yacht Sales for the excellent tour at the Annapolis Boat Show.
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[@lindsayfitch7605]

I checked this boat out in Annapolis. The galley is to die for!

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Such a beautiful boat. That's the direction I will go when I hit the lottery 😊

[@Leo-zw6vu]

When you turn 70 plus you will welcome all those lights. Light, lots of lights are your best friend. Great video.

[@lindsayfitch7605]

Truth!!

[@Morrisfactor]

Tim - that boat was right across from us (on the hard) for the past two years at Port Annapolis Marina as we were rebuilding our boat. It is certainly impressive. It does need some updating, as you pointed out, and the shortened mast might make it Intercoastal friendly but also means she is probably in the motorsailor realm with the low sail area to displacement ratio she surely carries. I think she has not sold simply due to being too expensive - and for that much money many people would chose a big catamaran. For those sailors who are adventurous, Soolaimon's sistership is in Greece asking just $125K - but it has been on the hard there since 2019 and needs a major overhaul of most systems (but does have the taller mast).

[@sterlingarcher1962]

You have info on the sister ship listing?

[@Morrisfactor]

@@sterlingarcher1962 It is listed at Yacht Worl. (can't give you the link or YT will drop my reply) and is in Kala, Greece. It has been for sale for at least two years, just recently dropped the price. It has a taller mast with internal furling instead of boom furling. It is not nearly as nice as the boat in the video but a great bargain if you are good at rebuilding an older boat. Those pictures are several years old now, so I'd demand new photos! I'd consider it myself except we're almost done rebuilding a Hollmann 52 and eager to go cruising.

[@sterlingarcher1962]

@@Morrisfactor thanks for the info. Can you tell me what to search on YW, I can't find it? Or, you can post the address string that follows the com/ in the address and I can paste that on the end of their url. Thanks again, this could be perfect for me potentially.

[@sterlingarcher1962]

@@Morrisfactor can you paste the address string after com/ here? Or give me a clue what to search for, I can't find it, Sir.

[@sterlingarcher1962]

@@Morrisfactor never mind, found it. Thanks buddy!!

[@Chris-zo5ze]

I don't know if it's a right fit for this channel, but boat tours always do pretty well... If you have time, I'd LOVE to see all the boat tours you could stand to film and get your commentary on them.

[@dancook1118]

I was very entertained watching you going total fanboy while searching for any problems. This boat is special clearly! You are confronting the mono hall vs cat conundrum that anyone with the serious bucks needed would face. Thanks for this entertaining look at modern cruising.

[@freemansmith1]

Wonderful boat. Great tour, Tim!

[@kblodorn]

Thanks for a great boat tour! Personally I’d love to see more like this - used cruising boat walkthroughs with your insights in the good and bad parts. I can go to Annapolis to see all the new boats but it’s impractical to tour the many great used boats out there. It would be awesome to wrap a video like this up with a YachtWorld spin through one or two alternatives in the same price range and your commentary on which way you’d go. Great job!

[@charles.neuman18]

Interesting change of pace to see a no-expense-spared boat. I'm interested in the idea of how older folks can continue to sail. It's nice to know what can be done, even if it costs a lot. If you run across another boat, say in the 30-40' range, that is set up for easy sailing by one or two people, I'd love to see a tour. And I'd like to see more about how reliable all this machinery is. Electric winches, electric furling, etc. How often do they jam or stop working? Can an older person really keep sailing, or should they do what most do, which is buy a trawler or stop boating altogether?

[@Liquid1024]

Great tour! Can't wait for more. ⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵

[@jimduke5545]

It’s just you, Tim. 😉 This is an awesome vacation home disguised as a sailboat (and vice versa). Put some LFP’s and some other updates on it and you (anyone!) would be set. I’m sorry I missed the show…I think my first mate would have gone for this one.

[@donaldklapproth8091]

You sold us , this is truly going First Class! Ashamed to admit that we 're in our 80's living on limited fixed income. Sure would've to see more of the world on a ship like this beauty! FWCS ⛵️ ⛵️

[@Searching4Nirvana]

Ok new drinking game. You have to take a shot (your choice of beverage) every time you say or mouth “WOW”. 😂. Just kidding. But yes WOW. What a beautiful boat!!!!

[@CalmWatersLiving]

Love this boat! I'm 6'-3". Fantastic room for even for me.

[@ElizabethMargerle]

Thank you for the “look see” it is beautiful. I agree with you on the lighting though, it’s pretty bad.

[@MudLogger]

Two Wow video. Fun thanks. How about entry level Catamarans.

[@jenrdemldeml8328]

Great boat. Thanks Tim

[@jeffreyhutchinsdo]

My first thought is the flush walk through into the cockpit and worry that a big wave hitting the beam is gonna fill the cockpit with water? Agree with you on the cabin lights. All that said, if I had half a mil I’d take her!

[@seonewport363]

totally dig that nav station

[@maverickmyrtlebeach]

Dam Tim, well done. You had me gleaming as you were pitching the walk through. About time we see a class above most mono's.. Well dressed to a point of sexy as for the lights, night repairs if needed or was there a disco ball in the storage...

[@PixelNationInc]

Exactly the same question I asked the sales at the show😂

[@PixelNationInc]

Thanks for a great review! Spent a couple of hours on that boat. The nav stuff must be totally refitted. I'm a bit concerned about the in-boom furler. The boom must be absolutely perpendicular to a mast in order to properly furl the main, which could be a bit challenging in rough seas. My biggest concern is natural lights inside

[@mountainmandale1587]

What a dream boat.

[@1991pony]

Im looking forward to the review of an AMEL, but I would also see one on a HYLAS.

[@charleslassiter6082]

hey Tim truely beautiful yacht drenched in craftsmanship, how desirable 500k ... worth every penny :) love to see a 54 ft Oyster walk-through and review

[@JohnSJames-qv7ow]

Phenominal!

[@nutsandbolts432]

Exquisite example of a masterpiece. Well done. I just purchased my first brand spanking used boat with the knowledge that the running rigging needs to be replaced. It’s a ketch rig setup to do all the line handling at the mast. I want to run all the new rigging to the cockpit. How do I map this out?

[@Coleen_West]

New Subscriber - Wow, this is a big improvement. I think that you have come into your own. You were meant for this -- QUESTION -- What "new Amel" are you wishing to go onto? I don't see a new model on their website.. Is there something out there that is new from Amel??

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Love love. What a perfect boat. 🥰

[@deerfootnz]

Not perfect by any means. Sailing performance would be dismal. It's a motorsailor. And 35 tons. Which is at least 15 tons too much.

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

@@deerfootnz motorsailer I didn't catch that statement

[@chriscodrington5464]

yup, Wow is the word! nicely appointed and with updated solar and the Delta replaced with a Mantus.....and yes, the lights should be understated! Visual busyness should be avoided in boats at all times...those cans are truly "brassy....nevertheless, a superb vessel!

[@gilbertmathis27]

Wish someone would do a video on what type of fishing gear needed on a sailboat for trolling

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

She is gorgeous for sure. I can never get my eyes of beautiful boats like this. However, even if I had the money, I’d tap out around 45 feet or so. So if I had the money I’d buy a Hunter passage 42 and use the rest of the money to go cruising until I die.

[@jonunya3128]

that's a nice boat!

[@rickfrancis4182]

Has Dick Beaumont got a Kraken 44 spare for you to try out???😁

[@jonathanlewis1352]

This boat isn’t in competition with a catamaran. A totally different experience and if someone is considering one or the other, they have a lot to learn before buying a boat.

[@das564]

I'd so much rather have this boat than a 40-something foot catamaran in the same price range. Every big cat I've been on just feels a tiny bit flimsy and the decor screams of "how cheaply can I fill up this big space?" This boat is the exact opposite of that.

[@zog2646]

Hello, would it be possible to have your opinion/review of the Ericson 35 MK3 I'm curious as it's racer/ cruiser, thank you

[@garywinslow2973]

Amel baby. Amel!

[@jamesmurphy1480]

reminds me of the french boat

[@DonaldWilliams-fm6dn]

It's prounouced 'Aunt Tea Gah (not Gwah)

[@deancleavesmith]

Sounds like an Ad. Some great features but some objectivity would be helpful

[@sallyb3]

Tim, did the Coats bros build this?

[@Not_Sure_]

@1:10 Not 3 more like 5 since a Ford F150 weighs about 4400 pounds each.

[@todddunn945]

Nice cheap boat. Lots of nicer boats locally here in Maine. They just splashed a Hinckley 70 ketch that is definitely a go anywhere in ultimate style boat that can be sailed by two people, although the two people doing the sailing would likely be the captain and crew. Not going to get that boat for $500K though. I do approve of the Andersen winches since I have Andersen electric winches on my boat.

[@pl7868]

For sure a nice boat to live on an probably sails great , pretty sure anyone buying it for half a mill would want another half to keep it up over ten or twenty years ect... changing the lights out , getting rid of most because of led now is no big deal , servicing that engine looks like one though , alot of unknowns like access to thruhulls and for me how robust are the inboom inmast furlings ect... sails pretty much always go up an down in good weather or at the dock , it's in a squall or worse that their bad habits become apparent and even a couple of young strong sailors would be hard pressed to deal with that mainsail jamming or worse when it starts gusting sixty knots , have no idea how an old couple would deal with that , lay a hull hope for the best ? for me it's like buying a rolls royce for twenty thousand an finding out the reason it was sold is because it costs a half mill to get it back on the road

[@billygrahamyachtsinc753]

Are the showers corian ?

[@Chris-zo5ze]

Do you think 42' is the high water mark for a couple to handle safely, or is that just the sweet spot for space, comfort, and budget??? I'm looking in the $250k range, and having chartered a few boats, I don't think a 42 has enough toy storage. I'm looking in the 46-55 range. Is this unsafe when it starts getting spicy out there for 2 people?

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Ever seen the Dashews even larger Beowulf .... epic.. Aluminium ketch rigged explorer .. built for a couple to sail the oceans whilst drinking tea at speeds over twenty kn. It depends how it's done.. plus Beowulf has pumped outboard water ballast tanks and batteries in the keel. Given the slight detail changes pointed out this boats very nice indeed... If not my cuppa directly. Still too much like a submarine. I suspect those cockpit side cutaways have drop in surge prevention boards/gates for when she gets heeled over in the rough.

[@jimduke5545]

42’ starts to feel small real fast except when docking without a bow thruster. It really depends on what you will be using it for (day/weekend cruising or full time cruising). We have a Catalina 42 and it’s almost perfect for coastal/bay week long sailing. I’d want bigger for comfortable full time (month or more away from home) cruising. Everyone has an opinion and none are wrong😉

[@judfrench331]

Very nice walk-through review Tim! Thanks for that!! A wonderfully capable and comfortable vessel! You pointed out several features I missed on my tour! Sorry I missed meeting you...I walked her during their Friday evening reception. I went to look at the Hylas, and was pleased to find the Antigua 60 there...just beautiful inside! Did you walk through the Passport while you were there? I missed getting aboard her...

[@jamesmurphy1480]

1992 Antigua 60 | 60ft Kavala, Greece £99,995 (US$125,587) I found the second one

[@jabjab1010]

Amel please.

[@DavidWaltersYachts]

Just reduced to $425k

[@JP-lz3vk]

Face it Tim, if you had $550K burning a hole in your pocket, you'd buy it in a flash.

[@practical-sailor]

I sure would be tempted!

[@kkklllaaa1234]

What’s the boat next to this, Rosa del Mare?

[@billygrahamyachtsinc753]

Opulent, but it is like living inside a piano. Lol

[@donlindell1994]

And here I was wondering what to do with all this lottery money…🎉

[@TheJamesthe13]

ummmm... I think this boat falls into the SHUTUPANDTAKEMYMONEY category...

[@RoryL83]

And another video that helps no one. STOP MAKING USELESS VIDEOS ABOUT BOATS WE COULDN'T AFFORD IN OUR WETTEST WET DREAM. MAKE VIDEOS TO HELP SAILORS!!

[@earthman3000]

I have a 50’ and basically single hand it all the time (inactive crew). No problem. Just think/plan ahead.

[@deerfootnz]

This boat is 30 tons lightship. Real world that means probably 35 tons. Of course it's possible to singlehand a 35 ton boat. But it's not fun. Or sensible.