Jeanneau 57 - Getting ready to sail this beautiful yacht on delivery from Hamble to Corfu
19 April 2025 · 4 min · 2K views · Hamble
What this video covers
A Jeanneau 57 named Minanello, recently fully refitted, is being prepared for a delivery from Hamble to Corfu with a crew of three.Watch Departure is set for the following morning, heading first toward northern Spain.0:22 The skipper walks through the weather strategy: a low pressure south of Ireland will produce fresh south-easterlies for a reach down the Channel, calming conditions near Ushant 24 hours later, then northerlies further south.0:35 The plan is to work west to reach the same latitude as Akronia before Monday's south-westerly shift arrives, staying on the favorable side of the wind.1:11 The boat carries a staysail and code zero, slab reefing rather than a roller-furling main, and Brooks & Gatehouse instrumentation throughout.2:01 Below decks the refit included a hydronic heating system, watermaker, generator, large fridge and freezer, three crew berths, crew and forward heads, and a well-appointed owner's cabin.3:37 The skipper notes slab reefing as the preferred setup for the forecast conditions.2:01
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