In the Coast Guard on a 378 foot Cutter we "chased" followed Taiwanese salmon smugglers across the Pacific at 6 knots. That snails pace does something to your brain out there in the middle of no where. Drove us crazy pretty much. The Ocean is so overwhelmingly huge you just want to get thru it usually. International waters, we weren't allowed to board till we got all the way over to Taiwan. Great trip though. Ended up in Japan for 10 days. Then trundled home at 20 knots.
I love this boat so much, no boat needs 2 helms, it gives so much livable space by omitting the cabin helm.. it would be absolutely perfect if crossed with a Silent Yacht concept..
To Steve can u add if any dock FEES for cats over single hulls. Docks list x$ per foot. What happens when u dock a wide cat thanks. As many years as u have had on the water. Boat Test should come out with a sun block line for crews and captains.
Thank you! Yes, Cats generally will need two slips to handle the wider beam. But really depends on the marina. Most marinas have an outside dock that is typically used by boats over 50’ (15.24 m), and others have over-size slips for large boats that the Aquila 54 can squeeze into.
No matter how big your yacht is, or how much it costs there’s, keep in mind that there’s only about three quarters of an inch separating you from the bottom. Think about it when you want to be reckless on the water.
I wonder if that high speed turning radius would be reduced if you were to cut power to the inner (to the turn) engine? Make it a little easier for the outer engine to push the boat around. Love those fuel numbers for long range cruising! However . . . Three strikes against this cat for what I'd be interested in it for. 1. Air draft, not including the electronics or anything else, waterline to the top of the hardtop is over 20 feet. 2. Beam, at over 25 feet this combined with the air draft would make it unsuitable for Looping. 3. Price tag, since I haven't played the right numbers for Powerball or MegaMillions yet . . . .
I can't help but compare this to the leopard. I have a feeling that what it lacks in range, it makes up for in safety and luxury. I'll have to wait till the features video to confirm my theory 👍
@@sadenuttie2234 people needing to save fuel between ports, and rowers manage it including solo rowers. Especially true if you're enjoying the voyage, why burn fuel unnecessarily?
@@darthkek1953 There are plenty reasons why travelling at 3.5 knots is downright stupid. You clearly have not looked into doing crossings at all. let’s say you are doing a 2600nm crossing, it would take you 30 days to get to your destination. That much time in the open ocean is unhealthy, limited and not fresh supplies, no exercise, excessive boredom. Not to also meantion the various safety issues with doing that. One of the great things about this modern era is accurate weather forecasting. But forecasting is only really steady and reliable for 14 days. If a storm comes that you want to outrun you are fucked because you are limited by the same speed that got you into the situation in the first place. Not to mention if if you are travelling in a poor, tropical area which has unpredictable weather. Final point is currents, that travel time may be prolonged by currents working against you. A lot of currents you face are strong, travelling 3.5 knots or stronger. If they work against you then guess what, your travel time is prolonged to 40-45 days, and we run into issues that I mentioned before. The point being this is not a long range vessel capable of 5000nm. You want a suitable long range cat, look at Iliad or lagoon, not the coastal cruising Aquila’s And rowers, tf are you talking about. We talking about boats here and you being in rowers. What are you on abbt
Please watch our features video. Usually we spliut our videos in two because they get too long so we started doing this years ago. On bigger boats we create a performance/operational video and then a features video that goes into all the interior details. boattest.com/boats/aquila/54-yacht-power-catamaran-2021
This right here, or the Leopard 53, is what my wife and I are considering......but in about 5-6yrs. That should put a used one in our price range for retirement. The enclosed fly is the ticket if you are going without an lower helm, and who wants that taking up space down there?
In the Coast Guard on a 378 foot Cutter we "chased" followed Taiwanese salmon smugglers across the Pacific at 6 knots. That snails pace does something to your brain out there in the middle of no where. Drove us crazy pretty much. The Ocean is so overwhelmingly huge you just want to get thru it usually.
International waters, we weren't allowed to board till we got all the way over to Taiwan. Great trip though. Ended up in Japan for 10 days. Then trundled home at 20 knots.
I love this boat so much, no boat needs 2 helms, it gives so much livable space by omitting the cabin helm.. it would be absolutely perfect if crossed with a Silent Yacht concept..
03:11 “Exceeds ABYC Standards and puts it right into the F.U.N. Standard” 🤣 👍
Did you see the smile on Steve’s face? I believe he really liked operating that boat.
He usually only looks that way on trawlers, so that's saying something
Great stuff Captain. Thank you.
"It puts it into the F-U-N standard", haha, Steve, you're something else, man
I ❤ Captain Steve! I love this beauty more,tho.
Another great review, well do e Captain Steve..
Wow! The tender and launching mechanism is out of the box! :-)
Greetings from the BVI, Capt. Steve
I wish I would see a boat test and specs with the Cummins engines. I love this boat though.
To Steve can u add if any dock FEES for cats over single hulls. Docks list x$ per foot. What happens when u dock a wide cat thanks.
As many years as u have had on the water. Boat Test should come out with a sun block line for crews and captains.
Thank you! Yes, Cats generally will need two slips to handle the wider beam. But really depends on the marina. Most marinas have an outside dock that is typically used by boats over 50’ (15.24 m), and others have over-size slips for large boats that the Aquila 54 can squeeze into.
Thanks for the answer. It's kind of a wow answer double the slip fee is kind of a game changer.
@@franksmith3602 That would be yer fine print, yes siree boy
I think Leopard 53 is a better boat; less focus on the expensive materials more focus on functionality.
It likely comes down to taste, and budget. I absolutely prefer the range and fuel economy of the leopard.
Nice! Can’t wait for the features video!
No matter how big your yacht is, or how much it costs there’s, keep in mind that there’s only about three quarters of an inch separating you from the bottom. Think about it when you want to be reckless on the water.
do you have any videos that focus on autopilot and how it works?
One thing I would like to have on this boat is joystick controls.
DREAM BOAT
At least we can watch it on You Tube
It would be nice to see the engine space and mechanicals….
Plenty of other vids
Lekker man lekker
I wonder if that high speed turning radius would be reduced if you were to cut power to the inner (to the turn) engine? Make it a little easier for the outer engine to push the boat around. Love those fuel numbers for long range cruising! However . . .
Three strikes against this cat for what I'd be interested in it for.
1. Air draft, not including the electronics or anything else, waterline to the top of the hardtop is over 20 feet.
2. Beam, at over 25 feet this combined with the air draft would make it unsuitable for Looping.
3. Price tag, since I haven't played the right numbers for Powerball or MegaMillions yet . . . .
Might as well start and finish with reason #3
perfect perfected
How much? I want to get 2!
3:17 #FunStandards 😉 I See What You Did There 😆
Nice adoption of advanced solar power.
I can't help but compare this to the leopard. I have a feeling that what it lacks in range, it makes up for in safety and luxury. I'll have to wait till the features video to confirm my theory 👍
You can always have bigger tanks added, plenty of people can do that for you.
And at 3.5 knots she does 5000 miles. See the full report.
You're definitely right the Aquila is as much as twice as thirsty as the Leopard.
@@darthkek1953 who wants to travel at 3.5 knots?
@@sadenuttie2234 people needing to save fuel between ports, and rowers manage it including solo rowers. Especially true if you're enjoying the voyage, why burn fuel unnecessarily?
@@darthkek1953 There are plenty reasons why travelling at 3.5 knots is downright stupid. You clearly have not looked into doing crossings at all. let’s say you are doing a 2600nm crossing, it would take you 30 days to get to your destination. That much time in the open ocean is unhealthy, limited and not fresh supplies, no exercise, excessive boredom. Not to also meantion the various safety issues with doing that. One of the great things about this modern era is accurate weather forecasting. But forecasting is only really steady and reliable for 14 days. If a storm comes that you want to outrun you are fucked because you are limited by the same speed that got you into the situation in the first place. Not to mention if if you are travelling in a poor, tropical area which has unpredictable weather. Final point is currents, that travel time may be prolonged by currents working against you. A lot of currents you face are strong, travelling 3.5 knots or stronger. If they work against you then guess what, your travel time is prolonged to 40-45 days, and we run into issues that I mentioned before.
The point being this is not a long range vessel capable of 5000nm. You want a suitable long range cat, look at Iliad or lagoon, not the coastal cruising Aquila’s
And rowers, tf are you talking about. We talking about boats here and you being in rowers. What are you on abbt
features pls
Features video at the captain's report page in the link above.
As Dave says, you can watch on the website, else they'll put the Features on YT in a couple of days.
Thumbs down, show us the interior next time !
Please watch our features video. Usually we spliut our videos in two because they get too long so we started doing this years ago. On bigger boats we create a performance/operational video and then a features video that goes into all the interior details.
boattest.com/boats/aquila/54-yacht-power-catamaran-2021
@@BoatTEST Thank you, Thumbs up !
@@drguffey Yeah! ; )
would never buy a catamaran with out a sail.....
Why knot?
This right here, or the Leopard 53, is what my wife and I are considering......but in about 5-6yrs. That should put a used one in our price range for retirement. The enclosed fly is the ticket if you are going without an lower helm, and who wants that taking up space down there?