2017 HH Catamarans HH 55 For Sale

Available to view during the Annapolis Sailboat Show

A Unique Opportunity!

This is a unique opportunity to acquire the ONLY center cockpit HH55 catamaran available on the world stage.

The catamaran that inspired an evolution in luxury performance cruising catamarans, worldwide.

Winner of Cruising Magazine’s 2018 “Boat of the Year” award for Cruising Catamarans – “MINNEHAHA” set the bar for today’s blue-water performance cruisers. A tastefully customized build, this is not a “cookie-cutter” vessel – but a customized luxury -performance craft, which meets the needs of the most discerning owner.

The product of the Morrelli & Melvin design office – MINNEHAHA utilizes extensive carbon fiber construction, to produce a very light, strong, and extremely rigid platform. Combined with its Gunboat inspired forward cockpit design pedigree, and her America’s Cup inspired high performance design elements – the result is a true “wind speed” cruising boat, capable of making 250nm – 300nm+ day passages, in comfort and safety.

This exhilarating performance is matched by a spacious, luxurious, and open interior – sporting elegantly finished furniture – of sophisticated ultralight cored construction – providing a comfortable and warm environment in which to live, relax and entertain. The result is a uniquely impressive and capable liveaboard cruising platform.

So, whether your interest is in cruising Caribbean waters, exploring the reaches of the South Pacific, or simply passing the time in a Mediterranean fishing port – MINNEHAHA will deliver for you – in comfort, safety and style.

MINNEHAHA has been a single owner boat. After 8 years of cruising, the owners have decided that the time has come to move on to their next adventure – making MINEHAHA available for her next proud owners.  A platform for adventure – a sanctuary for relaxation – and a statement of excellence.

Background and Perspective

Putting this boat in perspective: MINNEHAHA was a breakthrough vessel. The product of a confluence of a unique set of circumstances.

• A new boat yard (HH Catamarans), whose owner was determined to stake a claim as the builder of the best performance cruising catamarans, worldwide
• His choice of Morrelli & Melvin – the designers of a broad range of innovative multihulls, with numerous cross ocean sailing records, successful production designs, including the iconic Gunboat catamarans – and successful America’s Cup campaigns under their belts – to design this new generation of high end catamarans.
• And the assembling of an international team of top notch production specialists, with state-of-the-art production experience, to deliver on that dream.

The opportunity for the HH55 arose when the Morrelli & Melvin team began to realize that they were getting numerous calls from a whole generation of couples, who were interested in taking time off, to explore and cruise the world – but who wanted a no compromise boat, that would be elegant, and comfortable – which would support the weight of all of the comforts they were used to, and the sporting equipment that would make cruising  life fun – but who wanted a boat that  would still perform. Making long passages, with speed, and safety. A tall order – but the M&M design team settled in on a 55ft design that could deliver on ALL of those requirements. With enough waterline length to the carry the weight of all the systems, fluids, equipment and general storage – without unduly compromising performance. Yet compact enough for a couple to handle, without need for crew. Realizing that the requirements were compelling. But with the right design, and modern building materials, possible to meet.  The HH55 was born.

Drawing from learnings accumulated during the Gunboat era – design improvements developed in succeeding Generation 2 and 3 custom cruising designs – and innovative design concepts developed under the first foiling Americas Cup design efforts – the M&M team brought together a series of unique design innovations, that were incorporated into the final design of this vessel. This was matched by the “no expense spared” commitment on the part of the builder – to build the most technically advanced boat possible. The result was MINNEHAHA, a breakthrough boat, so well-conceived, and advanced, as to lead the way to a generational evolution in the overall production cruising catamaran space.

Drilling Down

The history and details of the design advancements are too numerous to mention here. However, as the listing broker for this vessel I was fortunate to have been on the team actively involved in the design, development and build stages of this remarkable vessel. So if you are seriously interested in the potential purchase of a vessel of this quality, and want to review the characteristics that make this vessel so uniquely special – then I invite you to call me at +1-949-500-3440, to delve into the nuances of this special design – and how these characteristics would be of value to you, as the potential future owner of this remarkable vessel.

• Images derived from the vessel’s original stock photography in 2017.
• The vessel not for sale to US citizens while in US waters.

Specifications - 2017 HH Catamarans HH 55

• Builder: HH Catamarans
• Model: HH 55
• Year: 2017
• Location: Annapolis, Maryland
• Length: 54.92 feet
• Beam: 26.57 feet
• Length of Waterline: 53.18 feet
• Displacement: 32,408 lbs
• Engine: 2 x Yanmar 4JH5E, 57 HP each
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Number of Cabins: 3
• Total Heads: 2

Performance Features:

• Main Sail Area: 1367.02 sq ft
• Engine Hours: 1300

LAYOUT

MINNEHAHA features a 3 Cabin Owner’s layout, with forward a cockpit/inside steering configuration. Emphasis is on providing a sumptuous, open feel, Outboard tinted glass windows running down the full length of the hulls provide light, and a feeling of space in the cabins – while large, wrap around tinted glass windows in the main salon, provide a panoramic view of the outdoors. Special attention was paid to providing sufficient storage space to handle the “true” needs of long distance liveaboard cruising. Bows and Foredeck:Emphasis is on copious storage, for liveaboard/cruising needs. Both forward bows are dedicated to storage – with deck hatches, and an especially large deck hatch to starboard – in order to accommodate overly large and awkward sized equipment such as spare rudders, bicycles, dive tanks, kite board equipment, etc. This space also accommodates the installation of mechanical equipment, such as bow thrusters.The bridgedeck has very large storage areas as well, housing bulky items such as the generator, windlass, chain, and the storage of sails, fenders, etc.The Interior Upper Deck:The upper deck is designed with a flow through Salon/Aft Cockpit configuration. The Salon sports large wrap around toughened glass windows, providing a spectacular view, and a feeling of wide open space. Two doors from the Salon into the forward cockpit, combined with a large sliding moonroof, provide excellent flow-through ventilation – while full width aft sliding glass doors, create a strikingly wide open space, with direct “flow through” access between the salon, and the large aft cockpit. The Salon:The Helm station, Navigation area, and a Food Storage area occupy the forward portion of the Salon… A lounging area follows aft, to Port, with straight and” L” shaped settees surrounding a multiuse table, to create a cozy nook. A swing down television is viewable from this space.  A large, island style Galley occupies the area aft, to Starboard. Galley: Large, U-shaped, with an Island – provides a walkthrough arrangement, to accommodate two people working in the space. Aft Cockpit:A very large deck; with a table for outdoor entertaining and eating, a separate lounging area, perfect for reading while sailing. And a large, highly functional aft cabinet, with sink and storage area for cleaning supplies, miscellaneous and sporting equipment, etc.The Hulls – Cabins:The Port hull is dedicated to the Master cabin. A full queen berth is aft, with a large aft window, providing a sense of space. While liveaboard storage abounds, with 10 lineal feet of hanging locker on the inboard side – and 12 lineal feet of dressing settee, bureaus and dressing table on the outboard side. Full length windows above the bureaus, create the feeling of openness and space. A large head, with full width shower, occupies the entire forward portion of the cabin. The Starboard hull supports 2 guest cabins – a VIP cabin aft, with a queen sized berth, good storage, and direct access to a centralized head, with separate shower. A second guest cabin is forward, with hallway access to the central head and shower. A full owner’s workshop, completes the arrangement.Ventilation:Large hatches and strategically located opening ports with screens and provide natural ventilation throughout the boat – while 70,000 BTUs of reverse cycle air conditioning, in 6 zones, provides comfort in cold and hot climes.