Trimaran Test Sail - Neel 51 - Distant Shores | EP 205

Test sailing a Neel 51 Catamaran on a windy day in the Caribbean Sea off Panama. James & Eva take us out for the morning of exciting sailing to see what trimarans are all about. Back in port we get James thoughts on his boat after many thousands of sea miles. ⛵️ Sail Away Weeks with Paul and Sheryl Shard 🏝 Join Paul and Sheryl for a sailing experience in the world’s top cruising destinations. Get an introduction to the sailing lifestyle, build new skills, make new like-minded friends! Cabins still available for British Virgin Islands, February 20-28, 2022. #trimaran #neel51 #testsail 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Trimaran leaving the dock 03:09 Raising the square top mainsail 04:41 Neel 51 cabin tour belowdecks 05:45 Stability of trimaran sailing fast 07:49 Technical Room tour 11:33 Engine room tour 13:24 Neel 51 James Review after thousands of miles Equipment: Pantaenius Yacht Insurance: https://www.pantaenius.com/uk-en/?adid=2808 BRNKL Yacht Security & Monitoring: https://www.brnkl.io/ Brunton’s Propellers: https://www.bruntonspropellers.com/ Elvstrøm Sails: https://elvstromsails.com Seldén Mast / Furlex: https://www.seldenmast.com/​ Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/ Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/ Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/ Navionics Charts: https://www.navionics.com/ GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com Highfield Classic Inflatable: https://www.highfieldboats.com Integrel On-Engine Generator: https://www.integrelmarine.com/ MG Energy Systems (lithium batteries): https://www.mgenergysystems.eu/ Ultra Anchor (35 kg): https://www.ultramarine-anchors.com/ Oceanskies Yacht Registration: https://www.oceanskies.com/yachts/ •••••••••••••••••••••• About Paul and Sheryl Shard are award-winning travel documentary television producers and videographers who have been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting their global adventures for television, social media, in books and sailing publications. They have sailed over 110,000 nm including 9 ocean crossings and are the producers and presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series which is broadcast to 47 million households in 24 languages around the world (AWE, Nautical Channel, ACCTV, ShineTV). Through their TV programs, YouTube videos, articles/blogs and popular cruising seminars, the Shards help anyone dreaming of setting sail to get out on the water and experience their own adventure safely and comfortably. ••••••••••••••••••••••• Gifts for Sailors! Own the Whole Distant Shores Collection – Now on Special! All 157 full half-hour ad-free episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as HD downloads and also on DVD through the Distant Shores website. Get the whole set which is perfect for binge-watching, curing the blues and also make a great gift for the sailor in your life! Info and order here: https://distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/ Downloadable versions: https://distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/downloads/ ••••••••••••••••••••••• You can also connect with us on: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DistantShoresTV/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DistantShoresTV BUSINESS INQUIRIES: distantshores@rogers.com ••••••••••••••••••••••• THANKS FOR SUBSCRIBING! https://www.youtube.com/distantshorestv​ ••••••••••••••••••••••• Thank you for watching! Sheryl and Paul