2011 Hylas 56
$949,000

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San Diego, CA
Staterooms: 1
Heads: 2
Volkswagen TDI: 1

Immaculate Luxury. Flawless Performance.

This 2011 Hylas 56 “Manuela” has had ONE owner, a seasoned and well-traveled yachtsman who was deeply involved in the boat specifications and modifications based on his extensive experience, and personally oversaw the implementation of all upgrades and enhancements. The owner has maintained the boat to professional standards since new.

At first glance, it's immediately apparent that this Hylas 56 is no ordinary boat; from the drawing boards of the legendary Germán Frers design team, Manuela is a high-performance, highly functional, cruising marvel that exceeds the expectations of even the most experienced sailors.

Outside
From the large, safe, and comfortable cockpit, the boat was tailored to be handled by two people. Electric primary winches, well-placed secondaries, low-profile pedestal, navigation controls, Lewmar-Whitlock Mamba Steering System, and bow thrusters deliver control confidence under any condition. Deep cockpit seats, custom dodger and Bimini, pedestal table, and deck lighting, make for the perfect spot to relax and entertain while resting on the hook.

Topside, the GMT Carbon PowerFurl boom, electric rolling furling, and thoughtfully-placed line controls make sail handling and trimming a snap. Wide side decks and toe rails finished in teak, paired with polished stainless stanchions, allow for safe and easy movement while underway.

Interior Spaces
Below deck, the interior is a sanctuary of luxury and comfort. Warm teak accents create an atmosphere of traditional elegance. The large lateral windows provide generous natural light in the spacious salon. Spacious seating welcomes guests to gather and relax. The fully-equipped galley, with a large double sink, oven, dishwasher, and freezer, provides room for two people to work. System controls are easily managed from the large and thoughtfully-designed nav station. The ability to inspect the engine compartment is easy from the galley and companion way.

Cabins
Owners and guests can retire in comfort to any one of the three climate-controlled cabins. The spacious ensuite master offers privacy, generous storage, and multiple ports for natural light and ventilation. A generous VIP cabin is found forward, with a private entrance to a shared head. A washer and dryer are tucked under the large bed. The third cabin is the perfect passage space for guests and children.

In every detail, from the spotless deck to the thoughtfully-designed upgrades, this meticulously-maintained, high-performance yacht stands as a testament to the owner's unwavering pursuit of excellence. It's not just a vessel; it's a statement of dedication to the art of sailing and the thrill of the open sea. Built by the legendary craftsmen at Queen Long Marine, this Hylas 56RS yacht is an exceptional value.

A recent refit has elevated this boat to a new level of excellence. 

  • 2023: New North Sails NPL Tour NorLam Ultra X Main and Genoa sails promise peak performance on the water. 
  • 2022: New custom covers, bimini, and dodger canvases enhance the aesthetic and provide additional protection. 
  • 2022: Upgraded B&G electronics instill confidence in navigation and communication. 
  • 2022: New Highfield dinghy and Suzuki 25 HP motor hint at adventures waiting to unfold.

Available now at Jeff Brown Yachts, San Diego!
 

Specifications

Length
56
Beam
15.83 ft
Draft
6.33 ft
Displacement
50,200 lbs

Condition: brokerage
Category: sail
Hull Material: Fiberglass


ENGINES
Engine 1
Make: Volkswagen TDI
Engine Type: Turbo
Fuel Type: Diesel
Power: 150 hp

TANKS
Fuel Tank Count: 5
Fuel Tank Capacity: 328 gal
Water Tank Count: 3
Water Tank Capacity: 230 gal
Holding Tank Count: 2
Holding Tank Capacity: 27 gal

Features and Options

Dimensions

  • Beam: 15' 10''
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Max Draft: 6' 4''
  • Displacement: 50,200 lb.
  • Fuel Tank: 5 x 328 gal
  • Fresh Water: 3 x 230 gal
  • Holding: 2 x |
  • Single Berths: 2
  • Double Berths: 2
  • Cabins: 3
  • Heads: 2

Exterior

Highlights

  • GMT Carbon mast and GMT Carbon PowerFurl boom with rod rigging
  • Teak decks and cap rail; teak cockpit coaming and coach roof with teak handrails
  • Full-width stainless steel taffrail pushpit with teak stern seats, custom* life raft cradle and aft gate
  • The pushpit rails extend fully forward to the mid-ship gates for safety
  • Side-Power bow thruster w/ joystick control as well as a Side-Power 8980 wireless remote
  • Simpson stainless electric davits
  • Lewmar-Whitlock Mamba Steering System with 40” leathered wheel and integral autopilot motor
  • Northern Lights 6Kw generator
  • New dingy with 25hp engine (2022)
  • CruiseAir reverse cycle air conditioning and heating system with three separate compressors
  • Spectra Newport 400 MK-II watermaker
  • A tastefully appointed premium interior with custom upgrades, including carefully chosen leathers, dimmable LED lighting, granite countertops, selected interior woods, top quality imported Grohe galley and head fixtures; and a practical yet focused attention to detail

Hull and Deck

  • Hand-laid, solid Twaron hull laminate with alternating FRP layers, using vinyl ester resins
  • Performance-designed lead keel with 35mm stainless steel keel bolts and backing plates
  • Partially skeg hung rudder for optimal performance, strength and protection
  • Watertight collision bulkhead forward; watertight sections aft
  • Upgraded full-length protective teak rub rail with stainless steel striker plate
  • Bronze thru hull fittings are used exclusively; and they are bonded with #6 green wire
  • Two epoxy barrier coats for optimal protection and Micron CSC Bottom Paint 
  • Divided Anchor locker with separate space for fenders and dock lines
  • Salt-water wash-down pump and a freshwater wash-down faucet in anchor locker
  • Very large sail locker with upgraded custom molded teak deck hatch.
  • Full teak decks and cap rail; teak cockpit coaming and teak coach roof deck with teak handrails – the teak is natural, and the owner avoids bleaching
  • Large aft lazarettes, port and starboard; a “Garage” storage area aft under stern steps
  • Manship 316 stainless steel overhead opening deck hatches and ports
  • Polished stainless steel Dorade-style deck vents, with guards: one pair forward and one pair aft
  • Stainless steel stem head fitting with split bow roller
  • Stainless steel striker plates for bow protection
  • Stainless steel protective stern edge plate
  • Two pairs of 12" bow cleats, a pair of 12" mid-ship cleats and one pair of 12" stern cleats
  • 32" high x 1” dia. stainless steel forward stanchions with double lifelines
  • Side boarding ladder with port and starboard side mounting brackets
  • Fold down stainless-steel stern ladder

Cockpit

  • Upgraded Whitlock cockpit pedestal with integral E120 Wide display, Raymarine ST70+ display and anchor chain counter
  • Ritchie 5" Compass
  • Varnished teak cockpit table with ice chest and teak drink holders
  • Teak planking for cockpit sole
  • Upgraded Sunbrella Regency cockpit cushion covers
  • Stainless steel companionway handrails
  • Freshwater hot and cold shower on stern platform; and a second freshwater hot and cold shower in the cockpit

Rig and Rigging

  • GMT Carbon mast and rod rigging with forward and aft lowers for stability
  • GMT Powerfurl Carbon boom with electric cockpit controls
  • GMT Carbon spinnaker pole
  • Navtec Hydraulic Series 30 boom vang and hydraulic backstay cylinders with cockpit control
  • Individual cap and lower chain plates with enclosed rigging screw adjusters
  • Furlex 400 Series Genoa furling
  • Furlex 400 Series Staysail furling
  • Harken Stand up Spinnaker sheet blocks
  • Harken standup Staysail Blocks
  • Lewmar Ocean series traveler upgraded with Antal line tender
  • Primary main halyard
  • Primary and secondary Genoa halyard
  • Port and starboard spinnaker halyards
  • Staysail halyard
  • Pole topping lift
  • Halyard Bales attachments on forward Dorades

Sail Inventory
All sails were upgraded and special ordered from North Sails and Doyle Sailmakers:

  • 2023 North Sails NPL Tour Ultra X Norlam Boom Furling Mainsail constructed with UltraPE fiber
  • 2023 North Sails NPL Tour Ultra X Norlam furling Genoa 
  • Doyle Contender “Storm Weave” 10.4 oz. Dacron Staysail with sun cover
  • Doyle APC Challenge 1.5 oz. nylon cruising spinnaker with Vectran luff line and ATN sleeve

Winch Inventory

  • Primary winches upgraded to electric Antal CST 66 
  • Secondary winches: Antal CST 54's
  • Mainsheet winch: Antal CST 48
  • Coachroof mounted Main halyard winch upgraded to electric Antal CST 48
  • Port and starboard mast halyard winches: Antal CST 48's

 

Mechanical and Electrical

  • Engine: Volkswagen-TDI 150 Hp Turbo diesel with additional integrated engine mount 150 Amp Iskra House alternator 
  • Engine hours: 960
  • Morse single lever engine control system to protect against high RPM gear shifting
  • Racor Max-7500 Dual turbine fuel filtration system, allowing isolated filtering, with bypass and alarm
  • Walbro In-line auxiliary fuel pump allowing engine bypass for “polishing” and dry tank bleeding
  • Factory-installed electric oil change pump for engine, transmission, and generator service
  • Generator: Northern Lights 6 Kw with full sound enclosure for quiet operation
  • Generator hours: 320

Additional Systems:

  • CruiseAir reverse cycle air conditioning and heating system with three, separate compressors for individual cabin control
  • Mastervolt 12/2500 MassCombi inverter with upgraded Masterview control, shunt and system monitor
  • Mastervolt house battery charger connected to Masterview system
  • All electrical system wire is tinned
  • House and Bow thruster batteries upgraded to LIFELINE 8D AGM’s, boxed and secured
  • Engine starting battery upgraded to 4D Lifeline AGM
  • Fire retardant engine room sound insulation
  • Fireboy automatic engine room fire extinguisher system 
  • Shore power connection: 125/250 volt 50/amp
  • LED Navigation lights: running lights masthead anchor; tricolor steaming light and foredeck light
  • Two independent bilge pump systems, one Rule system, one Par system
  • New turbo installed in engine

 
Electronics – New B&G electronics (2022) 
Helm

  • B&G display 
  • Thruster controller
  • B&G autopilot controller (Triton) at helm with remote
  • VHF
  • Computer PC with monitor at Nav Station
  • Vulcan 7- Two over the companion way, one at Helm and one in nav station
  • Zeus- Two, one in nav station and one at helm.
  • Processor- Hercules
  • Radar- Halo 24
  • Bow thruster control at the helm with remote control 
  • Anchor chain control and counter at helm

Ground Tackle

  • Windlass upgraded to Maxwell VWX 3500 Maxwell with chain feed and stainless-steel deck plate for chain protection, with bow foot switch and cockpit chain counter and controls
  • Primary anchor upgraded to primary Rocna with 250' system 40-3/8" Hi-tensile chain
  • Secondary Delta anchor with 50' system 40-3/8" Hi-tensile chain and 300' of 5/8" nylon rode
  • Fortress stern anchor with 25’ chain and 200 rode

Safety

  • New life raft (2022)
  • Ditch bag complete with hand pump and water maker
  • Extensive first aid kit

Spares 

  • Water pumps
  • Sump pumps
  • Filters for engine
  • Filters for generator

 

Accommodations

Interior Notes
Customized satin-finished teak interior with selected dark tones throughout. This owner opted to extend the saloon and galley teak to the headliner, providing a warm, calming interior. Interior teak handrails and positive locking cabin sole panels are provided for safe movement offshore. The sole is dark 2 ½ teak with holly strip.  Passageway doors have rounded tops with raised panels, and interior cabinets are raised panels with squared corners. Headliners are easily removed for access. Lockers have cedar lining. The interior lighting was upgraded to Ventura LED’s and red Cantalupi footlights. Dimmers installed in forward, port side, and main saloon, as well as the galley and aft in the owner’s stateroom.

Main Saloon

  • Artfully designed teak dinette table with compass rose and ebony inlay 3” from edges and Italian-designed base.
  • Deeper port side and starboard seating (4” increase) with selected A3203 leather and piping.
  • Added OceanAir screen and shades overhead port and starboard
  • Starboard settee pulls out an additional 9" for a wide sea berth
  • Bench seats in place of sliding seat
  • Added 32" electric TV lift with Samsung TV behind starboard settee
  • Added matching leather mast wrap in forward passageway
  • Main saloon tankage is located below the sole allowing extensive storage under all seating areas and behind the dinette and settee
  • Added Uline B-95 Icemaker port side at end of settee with lattice door, adjacent to galley
  • Headroom is just under 7'

Nav Station

  • Full “L” shaped navigation station with two desk areas, side and overhead storage, AC and DC outlets, dual lighting, fan, and adjustable swivel chair
  • Computer desk with slide-out shelf aft and outboard facing bi-fold navigation desk outboard
  • Hinged bottom instrument panel for wiring and connection access
  • ABYC-compliant electrical and instrument access with Allen lock screws
  • All instruments and system connections well-labeled and traced numerically
  • Sailor satellite phone system (2022)
  • Portable satellite phone

Owner's Stateroom and Aft Head

  • Queen size berth set centerline with 5” fiddle and lower storage drawers; and custom design G280-212 padded fabric headboard
  • Upgraded* queen-size HCM mattress
  • Custom-designed port and starboard side hanging lockers and drawers
  • Full-length deep hanging locker centerline: TV mounted in custom* inset above
  • Optional* Imtra Auriga CH Lamp mounted LED bulkhead fixtures, dimmable overhead lighting, and Imtra Gibraltar LED lighting in head
  • Optional* OceanAir custom overhead hatch screen and shade with teak trim - inset
  • Black granite Grite RDG21 head countertop with Custom* Grohe faucets
  • Varnished teak and holly head/shower sole and head curb
  • Separate owner's shower stall with upgraded* 5474SP and 9401M Formica liners, frosted door, Grohe fixtures, and large linen closet 
  • Upgraded* VacuFlush #4806 head, with monitor; electric evacuation pump for 27-gallon holding tank; "Y" valve to select direct or holding tank discharge; deck pump outfitting

Forward Cabin and Head

  • Centerline queen berth forward with 5” fiddle; and a unique design headboard with carefully selected G280-212 padded fabric
  • Added Splendide combination, vented washer dryer below berth, with deck mounted exhaust “mushroom” vent
  • Added Spectra Newport 400 MK-ll watermaker mounted under berth, with filter access in starboard cabinets; easy sea strainer access below sole.
  • Starboard settee with carefully selected A3203 leather cushion and piping
  • Aft facing full-length mirror on passageway door
  • Added OceanAir overhead hatch screen and shade with inset teak trim
  • Upgraded Imtra Auriga CH Lamp mounted LED bulkhead fixtures, dimmable overhead lighting, and Imtra Gibraltar LED lighting in head
  • Starboard and port side hanging lockers with removable shelves
  • Cabinets above the berth for added storage
  • Black granite Grite RDG21 head countertop with custom Grohe faucets
  • Varnished teak and holly head/shower sole and head curb
  • Separate shower stall with custom 5474SP and 9401M Formica liners, Grohe fixtures, and large linen closet
  • Upgraded VacuFlush #4806 head, with monitor; electric evacuation pump for 27-gallon holding tank; "Y" valve to select direct or holding tank discharge; deck pump outfitting

Portside Cabin

  • Single 34” wide berth, with upper and lower hanging lockers forward
  • Under-berth split doors open to lighted, storage compartment with full-length shelf
  • Nightstand cabinet with drawers at aft end of cabin

Galley

  • Galley is over 10 feet in length with a walk-through to owner’s cabin aft offering total safety with room to brace on either tack while offshore
  • Two added opening ports to the cockpit for cross-ventilation
  • Custom-designed teak raised-panel cabinetry and drawers with carefully selected Corian “Clam Shell” countertops and teak fiddles; including a full-length pantry for storage; and additional 120 VAC outlets in cabinets
  • Frigoboat under-counter freezer
  • Force 10 three-burner stove with Xintex propane monitor, alarm and two sensors; and stove countertop lifts and locks to allow access and provides a stainless-steel backsplash.
  • Custom Galley Equipment Upgrades include:
    • Marstrand 116 lighting above sink area
    • Grohe plumbing fixtures
    • Vitrifrigo dual drawer 12VDC/120VAC refrigerator
    • Vesta dishwasher
    • GE Microwave #SCA 1000KSS, with multiple cook modes and stainless-steel interior
    • Seagull drinking water purification
    • Foot pumps and faucets for fresh and saltwater during offshore passages
    • Broan 1055 teak trash compactor with sliding door
       

The Company provides the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. Buyers should instruct their agents or surveyors to investigate such details as they desire validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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