What the fleet has seen
The Neel 47, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Neel 47 is a 14.3-meter fractional sloop trimaran designed by Marc Lombard Yacht Design and built by Neel Trimarans since 2019. It has a fixed unballasted keel, an 8.2-meter beam, a 1.6-meter draft, and displaces 10,600 kg. The rig includes a main and a furling Genoa. Aboard *Sailing Doodles*, the crew joined friends on the Neel 47 *Supernova* for a dinghy transit to the Exuma Market in Georgetown, Exuma, and later for dinner.2:07 The *Sailing Doodles* crew observed that the *Supernova*'s 50-hertz European electrical system caused flickering in 60-frame-per-second camera footage.9:08 The Neel 43, a similar model, averages 8.5 to 9 knots under sail, pointing at 40 to 50 degrees apparent wind, and uses a top-down furling asymmetric spinnaker, a 120% Genoa, and a storm jib.2:19 Its 60-horsepower Volvo engine cruises at 7 knots at 2,000 rpm, and a bow thruster aids maneuvering in marinas due to its single-engine configuration.7:55
