Next Boat? A BEHIND-THE-SCENES Discussion on the New ALUMINUM Enksail Orion 54 SAILBOAT | Ep 272

This time on Distant Shores we have something a little different for you - a behind-the-scenes look at the design process taking place for the new Enksail Orion 54 aluminum sailboat, the big sister to our Orion 49. If you are interested in boat building and boat design, we share a recent video conference we had with Ronald van Enkhuizen, the general manager of Enksail Yachts, where we discuss how the design of the 54 is taking shape, go over early design drawings and make suggestions based on our experience sailing over 17,000 nm on the Orion 49. To illustrate our recommendations, we show video clips that relate to topics in the discussion that we filmed on location on our current Atlantic circuit. After watching the video, we encourage you to give your input and make suggestions too. #boatbuilding #boatdesign #EnksailOrion54 00:00 Greetings and Introduction 01:57 More enquiries about a larger Orion so pre-production is beginning 02:32 Drawings comparing Orion 49 to first version of Orion 54 03:55 Pilot salon suggestions 05:57 3D design of Orion 54 exterior 07:02 Orion 54 keel construction plus 3 rudders 08:10 Experience at sea, 18,000 nm and 3 ocean crossings with Orion 49 09:20 Lower salon or additional cabin on Orion 54 11:50 Design features for best visibility and sun protection 12:28 Building a boat is an enjoyable and interesting process 15:09 Good collaboration working on this design together, more to come! 16:59 Invitation to give your thoughts and suggestions in the comments 17:10 Check out Enksail Yachts new YouTube Channel to follow more boats in build. ⛵️ Our Boat: Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat with variable-draft swing-keel https://distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/ ⛵️Yacht Manufacturer: Enksail Yachts / Gebroeders van Enkhuizen Yachtbuilding https://enksail.gebrvanenkhuizen.nl/en/ 🏝️ Sail Away Weeks - Join the Crew! Get an introduction to the cruising lifestyle by joining us aboard our Enksail Orion 49 sailboat, Distant Shores IV, for a week or more of sailing adventure and education on a leg of an upcoming voyage. Experience life on the water by sailing to distant shores, build new skills, receive onboard coaching in a beautiful location to help plan and budget for your own long-distance voyage in the future. Limited berths available for 2026. Learn more here: https://distantshores.ca/sailaway-weeks/upcoming-passages/25-26-schedule/ 🎁 Gifts for Sailors! Own the Whole Distant Shores Collection: All 157 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads (no longer available on DVD) through the Distant Shores website. This is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Information and order here: https://www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/ ⚓️ Become a Member of the Distant Shores Community Distant Shores videos are made possible by the support of Distant Shores Patrons. Join our community for group coaching and workshops, early ad-free viewing of videos, invitations to meetups and other special events as well as member-only livestreams, tutorials and Q&A's. We'd love to welcome you aboard! https://www.youtube.com/distantshorestv ♥️ Partners: Celestaire Sextants: https://www.celestaire.com/ Combi Electric Propulsion Systems: https://combi-outboards.com/en De Vries Sails: https://www.devriessails.nl/ ePropulsion: https://www.epropulsion.com/ Gill Marine: https://www.gillmarine.com/ GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com/product/oceanchef-3-induction-cooker Highfield Boats: https://www.highfieldboats.com/ Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/ Ocean Safety: https://www.oceansafety.com/ Precision Sails: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/ PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/ Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/ Seldén Mast: https://www.seldenmast.com/ Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/ Super B Lithium Batteries: https://www.super-b.com/en You can also connect with us on: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/distantshorestv SPONSORSHIP & BUSINESS INQUIRIES: info@distantshores.ca Thank you for watching! Sheryl and Paul