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Hh 55

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 2018

A 16.74-metre carbon catamaran with a high 33.37 SA/displacement ratio, built for rapid passage making since 2018

Designed by Morrelli & Melvin, built by Hudson Yacht Group.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

See her sail

The Hh 55, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Gone with the Wynns

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LightHeavy

93 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 93
EasygoingPowered-up

33.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 33.4
  • Draws more than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 208 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hh 55, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hh 55 is a 16.7-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Morrelli, Melvin and built by Hudson Yacht Group since 2018. It features a twin daggerboard hull, a beam of 8.1 meters, and a draft of 3.3 meters, displacing 14,199 kg. The Hh 55 offers both forward and aft helm options. Its sail area to displacement ratio is 33.4, calculated using the main and solent sails. The hull beam at the waterline measures 1.68 meters.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
33.4
Displacement / length
92.9
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Carbon fiber w/corecell foam core
Production
Years built
First built 2018
Designer
Morrelli, Melvin
Builder
Hudson Yacht Group

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The family

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