What the fleet has seen
The Hylas 63, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Hylas 63 is a 19.2-meter masthead sloop designed by German Frers and built by Queen Long Marine and Hylas Yachts USA since 2013. With a fin keel and spade rudder, the yacht displaces 38,464 kg. The Hylas 63 *Shaima* has completed extensive high-latitude voyages, including a 15-day, 500-mile passage through Patagonia's Smith Canal and Canal de Magallanes, encountering 40-knot winds and glacier-fed fjords.17:09 The vessel also undertook an Antarctic Peninsula expedition in January 2026, departing Ushuaia and crossing the Drake Passage in four to five days, experiencing sustained headwinds and 12–15 hours of strong winds daily.0:13 During this Antarctic journey, *Shaima* visited locations such as Half Moon Bay, Deception Island, and the Lemaire Strait, observing humpback whales, orcas, and multiple penguin rookeries.1:33 The yacht has also cruised the northern coast of New Zealand’s North Island, visiting the Poor Knights Islands and Great Barrier Island, and sailed to remote locations in Indonesia, including Bandaneira, a former Dutch spice trade capital. *Shaima* has navigated the Sea of Japan coast, encountering 40-knot gusts on passage to Yunotsu Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage village.2:57
