{"id":76487,"date":"2023-12-18T12:56:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=76487"},"modified":"2023-12-20T13:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:41:58","slug":"2024-boat-of-the-year-hh44-sport-cruiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/sailboats\/2024-boat-of-the-year-hh44-sport-cruiser\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Boat of the Year: HH44"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0410-2_edit-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"HH44 testing\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0410-2_edit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0410-2_edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0410-2_edit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0410-2_edit-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0410-2_edit-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0410-2_edit.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The HH44, tested in the Sport Cruiser \nconfiguration for Boat of the Year, is a sophisticated crossover catamaran built to go off the grid and point to point.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>On a cool late-October morning in Annapolis, Maryland, <em>Sailing World<\/em>\u2019s Boat of the Year judges stepped on board the gleaming red HH44 built by the Hudson Yacht Group in China. With them for the test sail was HH Catamarans president Seth Hynes and commissioning skipper Chris Bailet, who had tuned the rig and bent on the boat\u2019s Dacron delivery sails. (The race sails were delayed in shipping.) It was their first time sailing the boat too, and like the judges, they were eager to see what it could do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xS0PuJFGP2s' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the crew slipped dock lines and motored away in silence, the boat\u2019s twin 10-kilowatt electric engines propelled the sleek catamaran through the mooring field in silence. If not for the sound of water gurgling from the transoms and the apparent wind blowing across the foredeck, the judges could barely tell they were underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mainsail was then carefully hoisted inside the lazy jacks, and the halyard held firm with an innovative Karver KJ cone (a conical rope-holding device that acts like a restricter). They bore away and unfurled the non-overlapping jib, which snapped full, and the boat immediately accelerated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce we got going, it was 5, 6, 7 knots and then\u2014boom\u2014we\u2019re right up to 10,\u201d Stewart says. And with that they were laying tracks all over the Chesapeake Bay, making good pace on all points of sail, even without a reaching sail to deploy. (That too was stuck in transit.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0068_edit-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"HH44 salon\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0068_edit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0068_edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0068_edit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0068_edit-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0068_edit-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0068_edit.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">A minimalist and modern approach to the salon creates a living space that\u2019s bigger than it appears.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>After two hours of straight-\u00adlining, tacking, jibing, and enjoying the comforts of the interior in a 10- to 15-knot southerly and sharp Chesapeake chop, I extracted the judges from the boat and asked, \u201cSo?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoat of the Year,\u201d was veteran Boat of the Year judge Chuck Allen\u2019s immediate response. \u201cThat thing is wicked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greg Stewart and Mike Ingham confirmed with nods of approval and big grins. There was no need to debate any further: The HH44 had earned the first award of what will be more to come. This $2 million crossover catamaran is the performance sailor\u2019s retirement race boat. <em>[Editor&#8217;s note: The judges&#8217; estimated price was based on an expected racing inventory and associated hardware, but according to HH Catamarans, the new 2024 pricing is as follows: The HH44-OC\u00a0will start at $995K and is approximately $1.3m fully optioned with EcoDrive and sails).\u00a0The HH44-SC will start at $1.45m and be approximately $1.6 million fully optioned with EcoDrive and sails.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0016_edit-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"HH44 helm\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0016_edit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0016_edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0016_edit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0016_edit-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0016_edit-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0016_edit.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The HH44\u2019s helms swing inboard and outboard for visibility and comfort in all weather.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>With a stated 37 of these 44-footers on order as of late October and a waiting list of three-plus years, HH44s will someday be scattered about in cruising grounds around the world, says Hynes. But it\u2019s only a matter of time\u2014and it will be sooner than later\u2014before owners gather and give the racing thing a go.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0116-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Aft lounge\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0116-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0116-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0116-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0116-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0116.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The aft lounge becomes one with the interior when the large salon windows swing up and latch into place. Side doors outboard of the helms make boarding from docs, launches and tenders easier. <\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The HH44 is the smallest of the builder\u2019s new lineage of hybrid-powered performance catamarans (there is a 52-footer in the works), so it is positioned as an entry point into big-cat sailing. This model does not require a professional captain or crew because simplicity and owner-operator considerations are prevalent throughout the boat, which is designed by young naval architect James Hakes, son of Paul Hakes, one of the company founders. Chinese entrepreneur Hudson Wang is the other \u201cH\u201d of HH Catamarans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:30px\">\n<p><em>\u201cIt had a great groove upwind. The self-tacking jib was really easy to deal with, and for the mainsail it was just a few feet of ease on the mainsheet, adjust the powered traveler up to center, trim on and go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJames brought the hybrid idea with him, and Hudson was willing to take a risk and look at doing something kind of game-changing in the industry with our parallel-\u00adhybrid approach,\u201d Hynes says. Morrelli &amp; Melvin was intimately involved in every performance aspect of the boat, from the appendages to the final hull profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a diesel engine with a shaft drive, and then independent of that is an electric motor with a belt to the shaft, so they\u2019re really independent of each other,\u201d Hynes explains.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0504-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"HH44 Sport Cruiser rear\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0504-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0504-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0504-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0504-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0504.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The HH44 Sport Cruiser is plenty powerful, but its manageable size and thoughtful systems ensure it can be safely handled by a small crew.   <\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>HH isn\u2019t the first or only builder to use the system from Hybrid Marine, but Hake\u2019s approach to the boat overall is inextricably linked to maximizing solar coverage, which means a clean roof and placing the helm stations down in the cockpit. To address the known challenges of cockpit steering in such catamarans, the steering wheels pivot inboard and outboard to allow for better forward visibility and communication with anyone on the foredeck dealing with sails, anchors or dock lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Placing the steering stations in the cockpit eliminates the tiered wedding-cake look of most big catamarans these days. More importantly, doing so allows them to lower the sail plan. \u201cThat allows for more sail area and less stress on the standing rigging,\u201d Stewart says. \u201cPlus, it looks so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 4,432 watts worth of solar panels piled onto the coach roof, which Hynes says has plenty of juice to get by off the grid, even in low-light conditions. \u201cAt full battery capacity, you can run the boat at full throttle using the two 10-kilowatt electric motors and get 7&nbsp;knots of boatspeed for approximately two hours,\u201d he says. \u201cIn light air, you can even keep your leeward electric motor running to build yourself some apparent wind. That\u2019s what\u2019s great about this system: You can sail quietly when no one else can sail at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0130_edit-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"HH44 daggerboards\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0130_edit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0130_edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0130_edit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0130_edit-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0130_edit-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0130_edit.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Beautifully crafted C-shaped daggerboards help the cat track straight and fast.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The port helm station is where a lot of the boathandling happens; there are powered halyard winches and a meticulous array of labeled jammers. Tails disappear into a deep trough forward of the pedestal. The wheels are sized just right, Stewart says. \u201cInitially, I was steering from the weather wheel and I could see fine, and when I went to the leeward wheel, I could easily see the telltales. It had a great feel to the helm\u2014light and responsive with no slop or tightness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Allen\u2019s sailing assessment of the HH44: \u201cIt had a great groove upwind. The self-tacking jib was really easy to deal with, and for the mainsail it was just a few feet of ease on the mainsheet, adjust the powered traveler up to center, trim on and go. There is some choreography to learn with the steering wheel, though. You have to move the wheel inboard to get better access to the sail and daggerboard controls during the tack. But once you\u2019re done, you pop the wheel right back out to the outboard position. We didn\u2019t have a screecher to really light it up downwind, but even with the Dacron jib and main, the boat took off. I was really impressed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0005-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0005-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0005.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The port-side owner&#8217;s facilities on the HH44 are roomy and modern.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>One wish for Stewart would be a sliver of a coach roof window for quick sail-trim checks, but he understood the priority of using every inch of solar-panel coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not having a sail-trim window wasn\u2019t an issue for Ingham, however. \u201cMost of the time, you\u2019ll trim it to your best guess, take a step outboard and up the stairs right next to the wheel, and check yourself on the trim. It\u2019s all push buttons anyway, so you\u2019re not having to reload a winch or anything like that every time you make an adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even as the morning\u2019s fresh breeze abated, the boat continued to perform beyond expectations, Stewart says. \u201cAs we got down to 5 knots of wind, the boat was still quick through the tacks. We didn\u2019t have to back the jib at all, and it sailed at good angles upwind. I was impressed with how well it tacked, and how well it tracked with only one daggerboard&nbsp;down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0174-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0174-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0174-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0174-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0174-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SW_BOTY2024_HH44-0174.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Chris Baillet, of HH Catamarans, explains the HH44s hybrid propulsion system and easy access to mechanicals in the starboard aft cabin.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Stewart, a naval architect himself, also appreciated the boat\u2019s modern styling and \u201csexy-looking profile,\u201d especially the uncluttered interior. \u201cIt\u2019s a nice departure from other similar-\u00adsize catamarans,\u201d he says. \u201cI like the styling\u2014it caught my eye the very first time I saw the rendering. The transom angle and the reverse bow give it nice aesthetics and the buoyancy you need. The curved boards worked well and are integrated nicely on with the boat. Overall, it\u2019s a great-looking package, and it would be a lot of fun to do some races on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will definitely end up racing in the Caribbean and doing some fun events for owners,\u201d Bailet says. \u201cThe cool thing about this boat is you can take a smaller crew of friends and race competitively, and it isn\u2019t going to cost you $50,000 in paid crew and housing. You can race this boat with three or four people, no problem. Doublehandling is pretty easy too, but if you really wanted to go banging around the buoys, with this boat it would be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HH44 Sport Cruiser elevates big catamaran sailing with an innovative package that looks and sails as well as it performs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":76488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Dave Reed","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"ad_targeting":"","sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[160],"tags":[2921,2929,2930,164],"class_list":["post-76487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sailboats","tag-2024-boat-of-the-year","tag-hh-catamarans","tag-print-january-2024","tag-sailboats"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}