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Long Island 85′ Catamaran Launched

• By Grace Howard
• Updated: October 31, 2017

JFA Yachts has a new cat on the water, the Long Island 85.

The Long Island 85 is powered by twin 380 hp Yanmar diesels, and she has two 27 kW generators.

The aft salon has a helm station, a dining area and a bar. The master stateroom is on the fore wet deck with a panoramic view, plus direct access to the fore net for sunbathing.There is a 16-foot tender at the stern of the yacht.

The exterior design is by Naval Architect Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group with an interior from Franck Darnet Design. The 85’s design goal was to be relatively lightweight, so JFA constructed her with aluminum hull and took into account the weight of the furniture. The result: a 60-ton yacht.

She follows on the success of her sistership, the sailing catamaran WindQuest , and they are very similar. The primary difference between the two catamarans is that the latest launch has a flybridge with hardtop.

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85 JFA Catamaran Walkthrough [Boat Review + Video]

Take an extensive tour of the 85 jfa catamaran [ndse] in charleston, sc with david johnson..

This article is a transcription of the 85 JFA video from Denison’s Youtube Channel . Tune in daily to discover the latest yacht video walkthroughs from the world’s largest yacht video collection. Watch the full video below:

My name is David Johnson from Denison Yachting. I am currently on board the 85 foot JFA named NDSE , here in Charleston South Carolina. Yesterday I was very fortunate and I had the opportunity to take the NDSE out sailing yesterday with the captain and crew. Perfect conditions here. The boat is not only a performance boat, we were easily sailing at 10 knots in a light breeze, I was able to notice obviously how well the boat was constructed. The owner chose aluminum because of the reliability and the strength. This boat was built to go around the world specifically to Antarctica. The owner chose aluminum because of the strength, the light weight and the comfort under sail and JFA has done an incredible job building this hull. I have to say that the seams are flawless when you look at the paint. No question about it, this really is the nicest large Catamaran for sale in the world right now.

Throughout the course of today’s walkthrough, we’re going to have captain Duarte Maitiero Di Silva with us. My name is Dwight Monter De Silva. I come from the Azores Islands part of Portugal and are located in the middle of the North Atlantic. Long before the owner built the NDSE , he already completed his circumnavigation on another boat. You knew that it was a dream of his to take a boat to Antarctica and you wanted to be there with him when he did that. Since the beginning I was always dreaming, I hope when he gets there that I will be invited. And then I was lucky to be invited actually to be the captain on board for the trip. In the beginning, I was a little bit concerned because it’s a big responsibility to take to this kind of latitude and was a place that I never sailed. And then accepted and we did it and we did very well.

JFA is a shipyard in Concoreau in the northern region in France, famous for building Pedigree Catamarans. They built two of these 86 long island sailing Catamarans. They’re both built out of aluminum. These guys launched the boat at the JFA shipyard in north of France. Did a quick shakedown cruise in the Med Caribbean season, back to the shipyard and then all the way down to Antarctica in the first year of this vessel being launched. Right now standing here in the main salon, this one is a great use of space. Fully operational lower helm here. We’ve got 4 guest cabins, on-deck master cabin that is full beam, it’s got a ford view and down on the lower levels. We’ve got two large VIP cabins and another cabin that’s got 3 beds in it that’s for the children and this boat’s all about family travel and adventure.  

We’ll start today’s tour here on the flybridge where the guests will be hanging out most of the time. A couple things that jump out at me right away, first we’ve got the clotheslines here which obviously that you need something like this it’s really nice. So why not have them. This is a great place.  Something that you don’t see on a lot of Catamarans is a really well designed drainage system and I see right there where you’re standing, what is like kind of like a channel that’s cut into the off section works its way around and then it gets quite deep there and you have a really good drain rather than the water just running down the stairs. And I’d like to point out also that you have a little door here that’ll flip over and you can cover that whole area right there. Really sectioning that off. So obviously multiple areas on board the boat for dining. This is the one that has the best view I would say and also the nicest breeze. Great seating up here, got storage under all this area here and under the settee up here we’ve also got two refrigerator drawers. And one final thing while we’re standing back here, I’m looking at this hardtop. This is a substantial part of the boat I see that it’s you know. You’ve got the frames coming down supports, it’s built in solid fiberglass.  It’s quite good because it’s also quite useful when you’re dropping the mainsail. So you can work on the boom easily, you feel safe. You can work and walk. And then that’s where we have all the solar panels for the electricity.  Walking forward on the flybridge we’re getting up to the helm area. I see a really nice complement of Harken winches and Furuno and B&G equipment. I think this boat is very well equipped to handle every condition. For instance, on the way up here you guys hit 16 knots under sail coming up from Fort Lauderdale recently. Is that the top speed you’ve seen?  Yeah, mostly it’s been around that at the top speed 16-18. 18 is very impressive for an 85-foot Catamaran. What were the conditions? We were selling with 30 knots downwind so that would help also with a bit nice swell pushing us along. But the boat sails easily and very comfortable around 10 to 12 knots and you don’t feel that you are pushing the boat ever. You have a good balance always between the sails and the sea conditions. It’s quite a good thing to be so high up also helps to have a good visibility through the horizons.  As you can see here we have B&G and two Furuno displays. They are completely independent systems that means they have their own GPS antenna, radar and wind indicators. Also we have two independent autopilots. We also have a FLIR camera. Over here we have a ODS. It’s a Ocean Data System that records all the values of tensions on the masts.

Now that we’ve finished up here on the flybridge. We’re going to jump down to the water line and take a look at the swim platform. One of the first things I noticed coming down is that we’ve got the shorepower, running out to the dock over here 50 hertz single phase with a shorepower converter. And then we have this beautiful shower right here. This might be one of the nicest I’ve seen. Beautiful control right here. Hot water hooked up to this.  Is there a ladder or just a railing? This is a swimming leather that fits on these two holes. This one is for a small platform and then we have a long one that can go from there that it’s almost 3 meters long. Passarelle go up to the dock. And this is a very very nice idea right here. This is a full-size sink. You can store your shampoo, soaps anything you need for the shower. But it’s also a full-size sink that you can have a little hose here and rinse off your snorkels, masts, fins, fish if you’re going to catch some fish along the way. Also hot water.  

Walking back up to the aft deck can’t help but notice the AB 16 foot tender right here when you were back at the shipyard a couple months ago. You enhanced the lifting capacity. So now these arms are bigger, so we were able to go up in sizes in tender. So now we have this 16 feet tender. There’s a smaller tender that you were able to move the iceberg. Yes, there’s a smaller one. So outboard of the tender, port and starboard are two access hatches for the engine rooms which we’re going to check out next.  On these boats we have two different engine rooms, one on starboard, one on port. Currently we are on the starboard one. Over here we have our electrical boards. We have two 20s and 24 volt systems. Here is the show power converter. It always converts to what the boat needs. Over here we have our two water makers. We have our Onan generator of 19 kilowatts and the Yanmar 400 horsepower engine.  So the main difference from this engine room on starboard to the port side, it’s exactly where we have our two water makers. We have the two air conditioning compressors and the fuel heater that can warm up the boat very quickly, very good in cold climates.  This is a really nice aft deck with a sizeable dining area here. It’s a nice table that you can fit easily 6 people very comfortable around here. I notice there’s a nice little daybed over on the side over there as well. There’s that nice Windsereen right there protecting anybody that wants to read a book, it just keeps them protected from the elements.  We have a daily use toilet. We are just coming from a swim, you don’t need to go inside you can use that one. And then of course this whole aft deck can be enclosed, if you wanted with sunshade or the eisenglass which is a really nice option.  As you can see here we have the this long seats that is very functional because you can open you have a storage that you can access from the other side. We have the diving bottles, we have a spare border and a few jericons for fuel for the dinghy. It’s a really nice place to store the dive tanks because it’s really easy to just load them up into the tender, lower the tender and take off on a dive. I’d like to talk a little bit about what we have underfoot here. We’ve got a few deck hatches that are opened up showing a wide variety of safety equipment storage. We can launch the live rafts we have our [10:00] and all that safety stuff. On this side from the fishing gear to the cleaning products, over here we have a small another fridge unit that we sometimes use more for a long crossing. That’s like a mobile fridge. Yes. It’s a really really nice unit. And on that one we have a lot of our heavy spares from different pumps and they’re big volume spaces.  

So the next area that we’re going to look at is the foredeck. I’d like to point out that the NDSE has got a really nice Leumar windlass here. This one’s got 120 meters of chain. Got a nice sail layout. Here first we have a stay sail, then Genoa and then we have all the way forward on that boss split that’s where we attach our code zero. That has a good feature because it’s also hydraulic power, in less than a minute we can fill the code zero in, it’s very practical to use.   NDSE actually has a proper workshop down here in the forward bilge. This one has access to the dive compressor, bow thruster and it’s got a really nice workbench and all the spares are also stored down here. Do you even have a vise down there? Everything. On our starboard side forepeak, we find all our ropes for the different sails plus the diving gear is also underneath. On this central forward area we have 3 lockers. On this one we have all the toys and the two spinaker sails the code zero and the symmetrical spinacre. And on the third one that’s where we keep the gangways plus our fenders.  Right now we’re standing on top of the master cabin. This is a really nice place to relax. You’re obviously going to be dry up here. Owner can come out here. There is a full bimini that covers this area. You’ve got a set of poles that go in there and also right here, this whole area can be shaded. One of my favorite things it’s how easy is to get out behind the wheel and I just come down easily, I can be on the ball to look at the sails to be able to transmit any information to the people that are on the cockpit and that’s a very easy maneuver to do. So now that we’ve finished up on the exterior, let’s head on inside and have a look at the salon.

So one thing I noticed in here right away is the beam. Obviously we’ve got a boat that’s almost 40 feet wide, you’re going to have a really large salon. This one has ample volume and lots of storage. Over here on the starboard side, we’ve got a very large drinks bar, not to be confused with the full-size galley that’s down on the lower deck. We’ve got an ice machine full-size drinks, refrigerator, sink here that’s actually got a nice feature which is a filtered water right there so you can fill your water bottles from this tap if you want to. On the inboard side of the wet bar we’ve got a very nice storage area. So this is for all your wine glasses. The first of two seating areas here in the salon is just forward area on the starboard side. This is a nice L-shaped settee. It’s got storage underneath all the cushions here. This area is just for a general relaxing. But it also makes a great place to sit if you’re watching a movie on the TV that’s going to pop up over there on the outboard side of the dining table. So this TV controlled by this remote that I have right here. It’s going to pop up on the outboard side. Here you’ve got a dining table that’s for 8 people. No matter where you’re sitting in the main salon, it’s very obvious that you’ve got large windows all around you flooding this area with natural light. Down here we can find almost the same instruments that above but we don’t hear we use more to plan the trip. So over here we have our main computer that it’s connect to the satellite communications. Over here we have our PLC that controls all the alarms that can come up, we can see it on this page. Just a few feet away from the NAV station over here, we have some additional controls on this cupboard like the generator starter and stop, the IES and the fire central system. And then as you’re going to find on just about every other yacht in the world on the main distribution panel, we’re going to have all the breakers for all the main systems on board, the water maker controls and a variety of other options here as well.

The next space that we’re going to show you is the master cabin. I’m just a few steps forward of the main salon. It’s a wonderful space, easy access up to the foredeck and a wonderful seating area over here. The largest item you’re going to find here in the master cabin is the bed. It’s a king-sized bed. It’s got a beautiful view looking out forward across the foredeck and you can also watch a movie. The TV is going to pop up right in front of you. Moving over the starboard side like to point out that there’s a settee over here, large enough for 3 people lots of room underneath. The owner also has his nice workstation right here and the boat has an amazing sound system. Just in this room right here alone you’re going to find 4 Bang and Olufsen speakers and you’ll find those speakers throughout the rest of the boat.

Walking over to the port side I’d like to point out that there’s a large amount of wall storage and of course you’ve got the stairs right here they’re going to bring you right up to your private balcony on the foredeck. A really nice setup right here, watertight door and then as we transition over to the port a little bit more storage space and stairs are going to bring you right down to the ensuite.  Stepping into the ensuite you’ll first notice the two his and her vanities and also just a lot of storage underneath the vanity area. Not only is there a separate stall for the head adjacent to that there’s another stall for a rainfall shower. So now that I’ve shown you the master, there are 3 other guest accommodations that I’d like to show you and we’ll start over here on the port side. Turning aft at the base of the stairwell, we walk into the VIP cabin. First thing you’re going to notice is the queen size bed with storage underneath. You see some more of those beautiful Bang and Olufsen speakers down here.  Forward of the desk that we see here on the port side, you’ll find the entrance to the head with a very nice fully enclosed shower. Walking forward from this VIP we’re going to head into what is traditionally known as the twin cabin but this one is oversized and it actually has 3 twin beds in here. This is an area that was used by the current owners for their children when they were doing long passages. It’s much larger than a typical cabin. You could put bunk beds in here if you wanted to or you could just turn this into more receding area. I’d like to point out how quiet these cabins are. Once the door is closed here it’s like in your own little zone now.

This little desk right here works out really nice if the kids are doing some school work or something. Another area here where you’ve got multiple USB and HDMI outlets here power outlets you, got a nice TV right here that will fold out for the kids or any guests that are watching any movies at night.  All the way forward in here is another private ensuite head and shower. Now that I’ve shown you the port side accommodations, there’s one more cabin I’d like to point out which is over on the starboard side of the boat. So this cabin is the second VIP. We’re now on the starboard side and this cabin actually mirrors the one that we just showed you on the port side, it’s identical to that one.

Wrapping up in here we’re next going to check out the galley. So over here we have a galley. It’s a chef’s dream space. There’s a lot of room to help preparing all the dishes over here. We have the microwave oven as well as the gas cooktop. And then on this side we have a double sink and the dishwasher machine over this side. Directly across from a dinette we’ve got two nice refrigerators/freezers, each one has 4 drawers and then a full-size refrigerator. Right here you’re going to have a nice pocket door so you can close the galley off from the rest of the guest accommodations. Another nice feature that you’re going to find here is under foot you’ve got two very large storage bins underneath the sole here in the galley. And last but not least we’ve got a really nice bilge down here that accommodates all the tanks throughout the boat and a lot of the technical features found on board.  We have two boilers, one on each in each compartment plus the diesel tank, water tank, fresh water pump. And on starboard side we still have the black water treatment plants and on the port side we have instead of having the treatment plant we have air compressor.

A cool structural feature about the NDSE is that you’ve got a clear line of sight all the way through from the aft guest accommodation right through the galley walking forward into the first crew accommodation. We have a TV like all the cabins have. We have two washing and drying machines, plenty of room for the cleaning products and forwards we have the captain cabin. So these two cabins both share a toilet and the shower. It’s nice to have them separated that way if a crew member can get ready while the other one’s brushing his teeth or whatever you need to do. And then working your way forward a little bit more, we get into the captain’s cabin.

Here in the cabin’s cabin you’ve got 3 hanging lockers, full-sized bed with storage underneath and a large TV on the forward bulkhead. Another thing that I wanted to point out down here in the captain’s cabin is that he’s got a couple repeaters here from the wheelhouse, letting him know what the wind speed is, what their heading is, if there’s any anchor dragging and he can just keep it overall sight on everything that’s going on on board the monitoring system.

Thank you for joining captain Dwight De, myself this afternoon onboard the NDSE . If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you.

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JFA Yachts announces launch of first sailing yacht Long Island 85′

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JFA Yachts is proud to announce that it launched the all-new sailing yacht Long Island 85’ on Monday, March 31, 2014. Penned by the Naval Architect Marc Lombard from La Rochelle in France , superyacht Long Island 85’ is the first vessel of this new Long Island semi custom catamaran range.

First superyacht Long Island 85 by JFA Yachts

Hulls are built in aluminum whereas superstructures are made in composite and assembly using bolt and glue.

This Long Island 85’ catamaran offers a groundbreaking arrangement for this size of boat with the master cabin on fore wet deck with panoramic view and direct access on the fore net. Aft, Salon offers a 360° view, a helm station, a dining area and a bar.

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Starboard hull is fitted with a guest cabin, an owner office and the master bathroom.

Portside hull receives another guest cabin, galley and crew mess and 2 crew cabins.

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Long Island 85′ yacht is equipped with 2x 380Hp Yanmar engines and 2x 27kW gensets.

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LOA: 26.25 m LWL: 25.47 m BOA: 11.93 m Draft: 2.24 m Engines: 2x 380 cv Displacement: 60 T light

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Jfa yachts  delivered the second unit of the long island 85-series, christened nds evolution. the first unit is the windquest ..

The exterior design of the Long Island 85 comes from naval architect Marc Lombard . The yacht is a lightweight construction with aluminum hulls and composite superstructure. Furthermore, NDS EVOLUTION is equipped with a carbon fiber rig and a performance sail design with D4 technology. The whole yacht comes with a displacement of just 56 tons. During the sea trials, the yacht reached eleven knots upwind with true winds of fifteen knots.

Photos: Benoit Stichelbaut / JFA Yachts

Darnet Design is responsible for the interior design that features lightweight furniture. The saloon features a 360-degree view, dining table, a helm station and a bar. In the hulls are three guest cabins, two crew cabins, and the galley.

The owner’s cabin is located on the foredeck (has the full-beam between the hulls) and features a panoramic view and direct access to the foredeck net. The owners’ bathroom has been placed in the port side hull together with the children cabin with three beds and a guest cabin.

The starboard hull has two further guest cabins, the galley and the cabin for a crew of two.

Interior photos: Bernard Galeron / JFA Yachts

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NDSE Yacht for Sale

Not for sale or charter to U.S. residents while in U.S. waters.

NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO U.S. RESIDENTS WHILE IN U.S. WATERS.

NDSE is hull #2 in the Long Island 85 series. In the constant search for weight reduction JFA Yachts paid particular attention to the use of light materials, including laminates on honeycomb cores for the construction of the interior, the hull out of aluminum, a superstructure made of composite, and the Mast and Boom are made of Carbon Fiber. This resulted in a lightship weight of only 56T for this 85' performance, cruising catamaran. Delivered in 2018, NDSE was designed for circumnavigation through both poles, and has already been taken to Antarctica by her current owner. Whether you are cruising in the tropics or the arctic the NDSE is built to make sure you are comfortable and safe in all conditions. 

Equipped with a carbon mast and boom, NDSE features a sail plan tailored for high-performance sailing together with hydraulic fittings on the flybridge which ensures she is easily handled, even with a reduced crew. Externally, the yacht offers a large aft cockpit with a relaxing seating area on starboard and a dining table on the port side, together with large sunbathing areas and a daytime toilet. In order to limit the overall weight of the boat, the use of teak was limited to the deck forward of the owner's cabin, the aft cockpit, and the flybridge.

In terms of performance under sail, she is very quick…. The sails were made by the highly respected sailmaker "Incidences" using the latest D4 membrane technology in order to combine form with stability, lightness, and longevity. NDSE achieves 11 knots upwind and 12 knots under gennaker at 90 °, with 15 knots of true wind meaning that she is capable of very good daily averages when cruising.

French interior design house, Darnet Design, created a sophisticated yet understatedly elegant interior using natural tones. The furniture is in oak, contrasted by the addition of walnut with the space enhanced by the addition of multiple soft furnishings in bright colors to lift the entire space to another level and also allowing for an element of customisation by the new owner.

The cockpit flows into the huge main saloon, with a bar on starboard and a more formal dining area on port side. Forward is the chart table which includes all the navigation equipment, significantly upgraded for global exploration by the owner, together with entertainment and excellent communication systems which allow for long stays on board.

The owner's cabin occupies the entire beam of the boat, including a lounge area and large windows which flood the room with light and allow for splendid panoramic views as well as private access to the foredeck.

The port hull accommodates the owner's bathroom, a children's cabin with 3 beds, together with a guest cabin aft. The aft section of the starboard hull accommodates the 4th guest cabin. The forward section is dedicated to the crew with the captain's cabin, a double cabin, and large galley with crew mess.

A 16' tender aft of the cockpit is launched using a Tenderlift platform.

The many exterior lockers offer ample storage for fenders and mooring lines as well as an array of leisure equipment (inflatable longboards, Wakeboard, etc.). NDSE also has a large trunk overlooking the rear platform to store 4 bicycles as well as diving equipment.

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Accommodations, dimensions & capacity, construction, engines (x2).

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WindQuest: JFA's first 26m semi-custom Long Island 85 catamaran

A shipyard’s commitment to quality combined with an owner’s lifelong passion for sailing has resulted in the first Long Island 85 catamaran WindQuest – a robust 25.9 metre success story. After five years using a Privilige 745 catamaran – in which he had bought a stake – as a summer home, retired US businessman Milton Sender was sold on the catamaran concept and set out to create his own custom version. Teaming up with renowned French naval architect Marc Lombard, who had designed the Privilege, Sender was introduced to French yard JFA. Their collaboration has created the Long Island 85 catamaran, of which Sender’s yacht, WindQuest, was the first example launched .

‘I love the exterior styling,’ Sender enthuses. ‘It doesn’t look overpoweringly large, and it has a beautiful proportion to it. It’s huge inside and compact outside, and I think this is the best of both worlds.’ Destined both to be used as Sender’s new summer home, and for chartering in the winter in the Caribbean, WindQuest offers astonishing guest space in a solid package – aluminium hulls mean she is a true go-anywhere fast cruiser.

Inspiration

Following Sender’s experiences on the Privilege, the choice of a catamaran was easy. ‘I recognised this was a much more confortable way to sail fast,’ he says. ‘You aren’t at a 45-degree angle all the time, you can have lunch and not spill the wine and still have a good sail.’ For JFA, choosing aluminium for the hulls was based on the idea that a one-off mould would have been too costly, with neither Sender nor JFA knowing if another client might want a similar yacht. As it is, the yacht has been built to a standard above the top production yachts but just short of a no-expense-spared custom superyacht, with a view to creating a semi-custom range of catamarans under the Long Island banner.

Construction

Aluminium hulls are combined with a composite superstructure and carbon reinforcement to create a yacht that not only remains lightweight, but also carries several advantages – with the hull prone to deforming rather than breaching in the event of a collision, and with aluminium able to be repaired in almost any corner of the globe, WindQuest has the potential to be a true world cruiser. Clever elements include a lifting system for the tender – carried athwartships on the aft platform – which comprises a carbon pole that extends from the end of the boom coupled with a halyard. JFA has also consulted with the likes of Van Cappellan to ensure a high degree of sound and vibration insulation, while the interior uses various advanced techniques to deliver luxury without weight.

Exterior styling

Remaining relatively sleek in spite of the prodigious interior volume was a key criterion for the design and build. Moreover, the naval architecture as been refined to ensure the yacht does not experience wave slamming under the main accommodation pod while underway – a common problem with many catamaran designs. WindQuest's aggressively angled hull stems scream both performance and serious cruising intent, while the flybridge profile has been kept well in proportion to the overall length without compromising exterior space or sail handling.

Interior design

A simple palette of pale browns, creams and honey has been achieved through the judicious use of maple and wengé as the main woods. The layout is also superb, with two double guest cabins aft in each hull, a large central saloon-cum-dining area, and a master suite that offers a forward sleeping area with spectacular views, a lower master en suite with steam room, and a port midships study with sofabed which cleverly converts to an additional guest double when required. ‘What Marc designed feels like what you would have on a 150-footer,’ says Sender. ‘It’s spectacular – it’s the largest master cabin and accommodation suite you could imagine.’

Outdoor living

An extensive aft deck with a permanent dining area to port is complemented by a flybridge/sun deck area, which also features the main sailing controls and the outside helm station. Forward, a yawn of deck in front of the master cabin – which can be accessed directly from the cabin – serves as an owner’s deck, with an additional level on the eyebrow above the cabin offering a secondary owner’s perch. Access to the water via the hull transoms is superb, and the forward trampolines are always a favourite for relaxing in the sun.

Engineering and performance

Built with performance in mind, WindQuest has already hit 16 knots under sail, but this has not been at the expense of heavy weather performance. We joined the yacht on one of her early sea trials and stood with whoops and smiles as she pushed through a hard chop at 12 knots on a reach with a double-reefed main and staysail as the wind climbed to 55 knots true. Not that this should have been a surprise – JFA has built a reputation for constructing solid, go-anywhere world cruisers, both sail and motor, which have visited all corners of the globe.

WindQuest superyacht specifications

LOA: 26.25m

Beam: 11.93m

Draught: 2.24m

Displacement (light): 60 tonnes

Engines: 2 x Yanmar 6LY3 @ 380hp

Spars: Lorimar carbon

Sails: Doyle Sails

Owner and guests: 6/8

Classification: CE and MCA MGN280 compliant

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WindQuest, the 1st Long Island 85, a 85-foot cruising catamaran is the first of a semi-custom "Long Island" series. The hulls are aluminium-built while the deck is in composite material. They have been assembled by bonding. This method has been chosen with the naval architect Marc Lombard, to save weight when keeping aluminium hulls. This 85' catamaran offers spaces and performs like a 100'-110' monohull but with a reduced draught, more comfort and increased stability.

Accommodations: Sleeps 8 in 4 State Rooms (1 King and 3 Queens)

The long island 85 offers more space and comfort than any yacht of her size..

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This Sleek New 86-Foot Catamaran Comes With a Foredeck Jacuzzi

Jfa's new long island 86 power cat is said to offer more space than its competitors., rachel cormack.

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Long Island is known for its ritzy coastal enclaves. It’s fitting, then, that a catamaran with the same name would be as stylish as a home in the Hamptons.

Allow us to introduce the new Long Island 86 Power. Penned by JFA , the luxurious multihull spans 86 feet from tip to tail and is now the largest vessel in the French shipyard’s Long Island range. Featuring naval architecture by the Marc Lombard Design Group, the offshore catamaran sports a sleek, aluminum hull and composite deck like its smaller predecessors. It’s just as elegant, too.

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“Long Island catamarans are simple, efficient, seaworthy… and refined,” Lombard said in a statement.

What sets this cat apart, though, is its generous proportions. With a beam of 37 feet, it’s said to offer more living space than many other competitors in the class.

The 86-footer offers an inordinate amount of deck space.  JFA

The vessel is characterized by an expansive flybridge, which features a helm station, a sheltered bar and a large lounge with plush seating and spectacular sea views. Seafarers can also opt for a superstructure with an enclosed wheelhouse if so desired.

Another point of differentiation is the sprawling foredeck. It comes fitted with its very own jacuzzi, which is quite unusual for a yacht of this size. Elsewhere, the main deck offers a dining area and more lounge seating for alfresco entertaining, while the aft platform can store a tender. This area can also be used as a beach club when said tender is at sea.

The cat can be equipped with a hybrid propulsion system.  JFA

Inside, meanwhile, Darnet Design has created light and airy living quarters replete with upscale furnishings. The yacht can sleep up to eight guests across four sizable cabins.

As for grunt, the power cat can be equipped with either a traditional or a hybrid propulsion system. It will also be fitted with solar panels that will provide power while the yacht is at anchor for fewer emissions and increased efficiency.

The aft platform can be used as a beach club once the tender is deployed.  JFA

To date, the yard has delivered two Long Island 85 sailing yachts and one Long Island 78 power cat. Here’s hoping we see this particular power cat prowling the high seas soon, too.

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Long Island 100 – Sailing Catamaran

A custom yacht without compromise

The Long Island range follows on with this 100’ model. This catamaran really confirms the incredible capacity of these sailing yachts to respond to the wishes of the most demanding clients.  With established experience in the construction of very large catamarans, JFA Yachts continues its quest for perfection by proposing (once again in collaboration with the architect Marc Lombard), a model without compromise, which offers elegance, performance and comfort.

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Marc Lombard

Naval architect.

Long Island, the new range of large catamarans built by JFA represents the ultimate achievement of our design office with their 25 years of experience in producing cruising catamarans for customers who demand more and more space, light and functionality.

The challenge was to avoid compromising the performance while making sure the boat remained easy to handle.

The most appropriate use of building materials and simple yet reliable systems have enabled us to maintain an acceptable loaded displacement. Digital simulation analysis allowed us to optimise precisely the hull lines and the shape of the appendages.

The deck gear and the interior equipment have all been carefully selected on the basis of the best ratio quality/weight. The outcome is simple, efficient and seaworthy, benefiting from our depth of knowledge in the design of cruising multihulls that combine extreme comfort and high performance.

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