Description
Meticulously maintained and comprehensively equipped 2023 Neel 51 bluewater performance trimaran, with just one owner since new and with a professional captain since new.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
One of the very last Neel 51’s to be built and delivered in 2023, EXTANCY boasts one of the highest specifications we have seen in these hugely-capable bluewater performance trimarans. Commissioned for her current owner, EXTANCY has benefitted from a full-time captain since launch and has been continually maintained and serviced throughout her short life. In this time, she has completed a full Atlantic circuit as well as cruising in the Mediterranean and now in Scandinavia.
Significant consideration and investment has gone into her power generation, storage and connectivity since delivery, including an expanded solar array, an upgraded lithium/AGM battery bank and a discreetly installed Starlink system, all aimed at extending her range and comfort as a genuine ocean cruiser.
EXTANCY also features Neel's signature 'Cockloon', combining the cockpit and saloon into a single, open, light-filled living space rather than separating indoor and outdoor life as on a conventional yacht.
The result is a bright, sociable central space that works equally well at anchor or underway, with direct sightlines from the galley and saloon out to the cockpit and beyond.
Her specification highlights include:
• 2023 build and launch (Hull No.39)
• 4-cabin, 4-heads interior layout plus dedicated ensuite skipper cabin
• Vacuum-infused GRP foam sandwich construction with watertight bulkheads
• Synthetic teak deck throughout
• Volvo Penta D2-75 engine with saildrive transmission and 3-bladed folding propeller
• MaxPower 24vDC bowthruster with dedicated battery bank and charger
• 24vDC domestic electrics
• Lithium-Ion 800Ah service battery bank
• Additional AGM 430h service battery bank
• Mastervolt and Victron Energy battery chargers and 3,500w inverter
• GenSet Gsi 12 11.2kva 220vAC diesel generator
• 220vAC 50hz and 110vAC 60Hz shore power connections
• 3kw solar panel array with Victron Energy MPPT charge controllers
• Twin engine alternators (24vDC and 12vDC)
• Twin pump pressurised fresh water system
• Dessalator 160 litre per hour 220vAC reverse-osmosis watermaker
• Pressurised salt water supply to galley and deck wash
• High-capacity manual bilge pump
• Approx 600 litres fuel capacity and 600 litres fresh water capacity
• B&G instrument package with Zeus 3 12” plotter, 4G broadband radar, AIS transceiver, autopilot and twin-station VHF
• Airmar B275 through-hull fishfinder sonar
• Starlink V2 satellite receiver
• 4G/Wifi router
• Smeg 4-burner stove plus ENO oven with grill
• Microwave oven
• Twin drawer fridge and a separate freezer
• Dishwasher
• Washing machine
• Webasto BlueCool 68,000 BTU reverse-cycle air-conditioning and heating system
• 24vDC ventilation fans
• Fusion Bluetooth stereo system
• 40” LCD TV in saloon
• Z-Spars aluminium rig with stainless steel wire standing rigging
• GRP fixed bowsprit/anchor arm
• Incidence Sails square-top fully-battened mainsail with low-friction battencar system
• Manual furlers for genoa and removable self-tacking staysail
• Asymmetric spinnaker with snuffer
• Oxley Bora Parasail with snuffer
• Harken electric winch package
• Antal electric line driver for topping lift and dinghy davit
• Direct access from ‘cockloon’ cockpit to helm area
• Cockpit galley with BBQ, sink and fridge
• Bimini at helm station including windshield and tent enclosures
• Full cockpit tent enclosures plus mosquito nets
• Highfield CL340 ultralight 3.4m aluminium-botttom RIB with Honda 20hp 4-stroke outboard
• 10-man liferaft (fully serviced April 2026)
• EPIRB
• Extensive spare parts inventory included in the sale
EXTANCY is currently lying in Bohus-Malmön, in the Swedish archipelago, easily reached from both Gothenburg and Oslo, making her particularly well positioned for buyers looking to explore Scandinavian waters this season without a long delivery, while remaining entirely ready for her next Atlantic crossing or a return to the Mediterranean. She is offered for sale exclusive of EU VAT, making her ideal for buyers from all markets and she is currently registered under the Jersey flag.
MANUFACTURER’S BACKGROUND:
Neel Trimarans, based in La Rochelle, France, has specialised exclusively in cruising trimarans since 2010, building on naval architecture by Joubert Nivelt Design. The Neel 51 combines the platform stability and load-carrying capacity typical of a trimaran with genuine bluewater performance and has been recognised within the industry as one of the leading cruising multihulls in her size class since her launch.
Central to the design is the ‘Cockloon’, Neel’s signature combination of cockpit and saloon into a single, open, light-filled living space, a layout that has become closely associated with the brand and remains one of the more distinctive features in the cruising multihull market.
PRESS REVIEW:
The 51 follows the successful Neel 45, one of which won the multihull class in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) a couple of years back. This is the fourth design for Neel by veteran mono- and multihull architects Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt. Neel founder Eric Bruneel, who spent many years on ocean-racing tris, is bullish about the advantages of three hulls for cruising: he posits that a catamaran’s peak righting moment is reached at a mere 12 degrees of heel, at which point sail area must be reduced. By contrast, a trimaran’s peak is at 27 degrees of heel. It’s certainly true that a tri is basically a monohull with floats and is typically sailed at a greater angle of heel than a cat.
On the Neel 51, weight is concentrated low down and amidships in the central hull. This limits pitching and equates to a softer, more comfortable motion in a seaway, especially going to windward—a weak point for many cruising cats. The Neel 51’s main hull carries pronounced rocker, so that the boat will come about easily, while the slender amas are toed out to improve directional stability—a daggerboard is not necessary.
Weight management is everything when you’re building performance-oriented boats, multihulls especially. Neel engaged a specialist company to analyse the loadings on all parts of the structure in various sea conditions to find out where weight savings could be made and which areas needed to be strengthened. The hull, deck and cabintop mouldings consist of PVC foam cores sandwiched between quadraxial fiberglass rovings and infused with isophthalic and vinylester resins. Interior bulkheads and most furniture are also foam sandwich constructions. The boat is packed with useful features, like the deep “basement” below the cabin sole in the centre hull that not only houses the engine, fuel and water tanks, batteries and all electrical ancillaries, but has room for a generator, watermaker, AC unit and things like spare anchors and rode, and much else. As any long-term cruiser will attest, this is an enviable selling point.
ON DECK
The Neel 51 gives the impression of massive beam but is in fact only 6in wider than a Lagoon 52. The wide deckhouse dominates the boat, though side decks are clear and sufficiently wide. An easy step up from the starboard hull takes you into the comfortable helm seat, from where the double headsail rig—a self-tacking jib set inside an overlapping genoa—is controlled by a mix of powered and manual Harken 52 winches. Reefing lines and sheets are all led here, with rope bags to contain the considerable spaghetti. Next to it is a large, cozy flybridge seating/lounging area, which in the absence of a forward cockpit will be the favoured place to hang out in a tradewind anchorage. Solar panels are inlaid into the cabintop.
The aft cockpit is a wide, shallow area protected by the hardtop. It is smaller than that of an equivalent-sized cat but can be cleverly integrated into the saloon by means of full-width sliding doors. These enable the saloon table and seating to be extended outdoors, creating a 12-place dining table and a large open-plan area. Neel calls this feature the “cockloon,” and in fair weather it will be a wonderful socializing platform. There are large lockers with over 6ft of headroom in the transoms of the amas for stowing fenders, water toys and other light gear—one owner specified a full-sized washing machine and dryer in the starboard locker. Between these and the basement, there is certainly no shortage of storage on this boat.
Trimarans have no need for the anchoring bridles employed to keep catamarans from sailing around their anchors—the breeze funneling between the amas and main hull tends to keep them facing into the wind. The anchor is set on a short sprit that keeps the hook and chain clear of the axe bow and also provides a tack point for downwind sails, backed up by a deep anchor locker and a 24-volt windlass. (The boat runs on 24V, aside from the navigation electronics.) Mooring cleats are large and well placed, and in keeping with the sporty nature of the boat, the lifelines are Dyneema.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Ah, where to begin? There is space to burn on this boat. Let’s start with the master suite, which is to starboard on the bridgedeck as you enter the boat—no need to go down any stairs to get to bed. A queen-size berth, plenty of locker space for clothes and belongings, a generously proportioned head/shower and a great view out through a picture window—what more could you want?
If you like the master cabin, you’ll love the big C-shaped galley, forward and to port on the bridgedeck. There’s loads of worktop area, as many drawers and shelves as you could wish for and a big two-drawer fridge/freezer. To starboard is a compact nav station from where you can steer the boat via autopilot with excellent visibility to three sides.
Neel’s standard trim is in neutral shades of gray, with trim in Alpi wood and flooring in a hardwearing polyester material. Owners can choose a limited range of other colors. Headroom throughout is around 6ft 6in. Even in the three storage compartments, it is well over 6ft.
UNDER SAIL
You only need to take a look at the knifelike entry on the Neel 51’s triple bows to figure out that speed is an integral part of the boat’s design brief. At rest, the amas kiss the water, but underway the windward hull is always clear, reducing drag. What was immediately apparent after we set sail out of Neel’s home port of La Rochelle, France, was just how easily driven the boat is: starting off in 6 to 7 knots of breeze, speed through the water matched that, and as the wind picked up to 10-11 knots true, so did the boatspeed—respectable performance indeed. Double-digit averages should be easily attainable in any sort of wind, and the boat should have no problem reeling off 200-plus-mile days as a matter of routine.
Also apparent was the boat’s excellent directional stability, which will make life easy for the autopilot. She tacked readily through 90 degrees and would have sailed closer to the wind were it not for us having to continually dodge around the other sailboats that congest the waters around La Rochelle.
UNDER POWER
No issues here—just one engine to take care of, a 75hp Volvo saildrive equipped with both 24-volt and 12-volt alternators to charge the AGM battery banks down in the basement. Engine access is excellent, and its compartment is well soundproofed. The boat will easily hit 9 knots under power with the standard Volvo folding propeller, but a more relaxed 7-knot cruising speed will still get you places reasonably quickly and with better fuel efficiency. I suspect most owners will opt for the bow thruster, as the boat is not as maneuverable under power in close quarters as a twin-engined catamaran.
CONCLUSION
Neel is now a well-established player in the multihull scene, and the more boats it builds, the more exposure the production trimaran concept gets. These are sophisticated, well-built boats and I suspect we will see a lot more of them on the water in years to come, for this combination of performance, spaciousness and seaworthiness presents a compelling argument for cruising on three hulls.
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Specifications
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• It is our understanding that the yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A — "Ocean".
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• PVC foam cores sandwiched between quadraxial fiberglass rovings infused with isophthalic and vinylester resins
• Foam sandwich Interior bulkheads
• Foam sandwich furniture
• 11 watertight bulkheads
• Light grey RAL7047 gelcoat finish to hulls
• Antifouling with 5 layers of epoxy barrier and 3 layers of Micron 350 (March 2026)
• Synthetic teak to foredeck, side decks, cockpit and bathing platforms
Keel & Rudder:
• Skeg on the centre hull
• Single spade rudder
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Volvo Penta D2 75F 4‐in line cylinder Diesel Engine producing 55 kW (75HP) @3000 rpm
• Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger
• Volvo 150S saildrive gearbox
• Fuel/water separators
• Extraction fan
Maintenance & Performance:
• Engine hours: Approx 2,500 as of August 2026
• Cruising speed: approx. 7-8 knots
• Maximum speed: approx. 10 knots
• Consumption: approximately 5l/h @1800 rpm and 10 l/h @2600 rpm
• Engine servicing completed in accordance with recommended intervals throughout ownership, with several yard periods completed
• Volvo Penta service to be arranged ahead of handover; service booklets and dealer records available on request
Propulsion & Steering:
• MaxPower 24vDC bowthruster
• Volvo penta 3-blades folding propeller
• Dyneema and chain steering system with spare cables
• Aluminium helm wheel
• Emergency steering tiller
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 24vDC domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 240vAC via shore power, generator or inverter.
Battery Banks:
• 4x Victron Lithium 200Ah 24vDC batteries joined in parallel to supply 800Ah @ 24vDC
• 4x Odyssey 12vDC 215Ah AGM service batteries joined in parallel and series to supply 430Ah @ 24vDC
• 1x Optima 12vDC 50Ah engine start battery
• 1x Optima 12vDC 50Ah generator start battery
• 24vDC battery bank for bowthruster
• Victron Energy battery monitor
• Mastervolt EasyView 5 systems monitoring
Battery Chargers & Inverter:
• Victron Energy Skylla-TG 24/100 100Amp 24vDC battery charger
• Mastervolt Combi Pro 24/3400-100 100Amp 24vDC battery charger with integral 3,500w inverter
• Mastervolt Chargemaster Plus 24/110-2 110Amp 24vDC battery charger
• Mastervolt 12vDC battery charger for engine
• Victron Energy Orion XS 1400w DC-DC battery charger
Generator
• GenSet Gsi 12 11.2kva 220vAC diesel generator (Yanmar engine)
• Generator hours: approx. 470 as of August 2026
• Fuel/water separators
• Generator serviced in accordance with recommended intervals
Solar:
• 2,400w flexi Sunman solar panels
• 600w Solbian solar panel arrangement
• 3x Victron Energy MMPT charge controllers
Alternators:
• Mastervolt 75A 24vDC engine-mounted alternator for charging service batteries
• Volvo 105A 12vDC engine-mounted alternator for charging start batteries
Shorepower:
• 220vAC 50Hz shore power system
• Ring-main with 220vAC sockets throughout yacht
• 220vAC shore power supply protected with differential breaker and distribution system
• Additional Marinco 30Amp 110vAC 60Hz shore power connection
Other Electrical:
• Electrical control panel with thermal breakers
• 12V sockets, voltmeter, ampere meter and battery test at DC panel
• Battery level indicators
• Solenoid battery switches
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• 24vDC twin pump pressure system water pump for fresh water supply
• Hot water supplied via engine cooling with calorifier or via 220vAC 120 litre Isotherm immersion heater element from shore power in well-insulated hot water tank
• Cockpit shower with hot & cold fresh water supply
Salt Water:
• Pressurised salt water supply to galley
• Deck wash / exterior seawater outlet
Watermaker:
• Dessalator 220vAC reverse-osmosis watermaker producing approx. 160 litres per hour
• Approx 187 hours as of August 2026
Bilge Pumps:
• 6x electric bilge pumps with override controls at AC/DC panel
• Manual bilge pump in cockpit
• Additional Whale Gusher Titan heavy-duty manual bilge pump installed since new for additional blue-water capability
Black & Grey Water:
• The toilets discharge into separate black water tanks, whose outboard discharge works through an electric macerator pump.
• Grey water discharges overboard
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• 1x fuel tanks made in aluminium in center hull midship
• Total fuel capacity approx. 600 litres
• Fuel tank gauge at chart table
• Filling of fuel tanks is through deck inlets
Fresh Water:
• The freshwater tanks are made in alumium (lined & buffled) and are provided with a hatch for inspection and cleaning
• Total water capacity approx. 600 litres in 1x tank
• Filling of water tanks is through deck inlet
• Water tank gauge at chart table
Holding Tanks:
• 4x 40 litres black water holding tanks in each bathroom
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
At Helm:
• B&G Zeus 3s 12” colour GPS radar and chart plotter display with Navonics
• B&G 4G Broadband radar scanner on mast
• B&G Triton 2 multi-function display
• Airmar B275 through-hull fishfinder sonar
• WiFi Gofree
• B&G Class B AIS transceiver
• B&G Triton 2 autopilot controller with course computer, gyro compass and rudder angle sensor
• Contest 130 steering compass
At Chart Table:
• B&G Triton 2 multi-function display
• B&G Triton 2 autopilot controller
• USB connection for external NMEA supply
Communications Equipment:
• B&G V60 VHF with DSC
• B&G H60 remote VHF handset at helm
• Starlink V2 satellite internet
• 4G/WiFi modem with external aerials - up to 15-25nm offshore
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Main Galley:
• SMEG 4-burner gas cook top
• ENO stainless steel gas oven with grill
• 220vAC microwave oven
• Bosch 220vAC dishwasher
• Inset stainless steel sink with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply
• Pressurised salt water supply to galley
• Additional filtered water tap (charcoal filter plus UV filter Acuva)
• 190 litre capacity stainless-steel drawer fridges
• 92 litre capacity stainless-steel draw freezer
Cockpit Galley:
• ENO 220vAC BBQ grill
• Stainless-steel sink with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply and to skipper’s cabin
• Stainless-steel fridge
Laundry:
• 220vAC washing machine located in main hull bathroom
Heads:
• Electric fresh-water flush toilets to all guest bathrooms
• Marine WC to skipper’s cabin
• Sinks with hot & cold fresh water supplies and showers to all bathrooms
Heating & Ventilation:
· Webasto BlueCool 68,000 BTU reverse-cycle air-conditioning and heating system
· Independent fan coils for each cabin area
· 24vDC ventilation fans in cabin areas
Interior Lighting:
• LED lighting throughout
Entertainment:
• Fusion MS AV750 audio system with Bluetooth / Ethernet / HDMI and 4x speakers
• 40” LCD TV in main saloon area
• Amplified TV aerial at masthead
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
· 4x double guest cabins, each with ensuite bathroom
· Comfortable skipper cabin with separate access, en-suite toilet, sink and shower in the aft starboard hull; additional sockets and reading light; spare 24V fan included
· Sail locker in the in the forepeak port hull
· Adjustable foldable table in the saloon
· Forward U-shaped galley
· Spacious navigation station with bucket seat
· Deck-level owner’s cabin with island double bed and ensuite bathroom
· Main hull’s bow cabin is reached by stairs near the navigation station
· Bow cabin has its own ensuite with separate shower and washing machine
· Down in the starboard and port hulls double cabins have semi-island beds
Accommodation Finish:
• Alpi woodwork throughout
• Silvertex wall lining (Macademia) and white ceiling lining
• Synthetic teak flooring in saloon, galley and chart table area
• Bolon Kaise flooring elsewhere
• Cabin curtains
• Coolmax foam mattress toppers in guest cabins
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Z-Spars anodised aluminium mast and boom
• Fractionally-rigged deck-stepped mast with 2-sets of swept-back spreaders
• Stainless steel wire standing rigging
• Low-friction battencar system for mainsail
• Mainsail system with dyneema bridle
• Facnor manual genoa furler
• Adjustable genoa tracks on cabin top
• Removable staysail furler
• Antal self-tacking staysail jib track
• Antal deck gear
• GRP fixed bowsprit/anchor arm
• Mast fittings and associated equipment for asymmetric spinnaker and parasail
• GRP fixed bowsprit/anchor arm
Winches:
• 2x Harken 50ST 2-speed electric winches
• 1x Harken 50ST 2-speed manual self-tailing winch
• Antal electric line driver for topping lift and dinghy davit
Sails:
• Incidence Sails Dacron fully-battened square-top mainsail
• Incidence Sails Dacron furling genoa with UV strip
• Incidence Sails Dacron furling self-tacking staysail with UV strip and deck storage bag
• Incidence Sails asymmetric spinnaker with snuffer
• Oxley Parasail with snuffer
General:
• Direct access from ‘cockloon’ cockpit to helm area
• Stainless steel pulpits, pushpits and guardwire stanchions
• Twin guardwires
• Seats in pulpits on outer hulls
• Trampolines between forward outer and inner hull spaces
• Stainless steel grabrails on cabin top
• Goiot aluminium-frame opening deckhead hatches
• Aluminium passarelle
• Folding transom swim ladder
• Hot & cold fresh water shower at bathing platform
• 2x stowage cockpit seats
Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
• Mainsail stackpack with load bearing dyneema lazyjacks
• Sunbrella cockpit cushions
• Full Sunbrella cover set for helm station and cockpit enclosure, virtually unused
• Bimini at helm station including windshield
Anchoring & Mooring:
• 24vDC 1,700w reversing anchor windlass with remote control at helm and in the anchor locker and digital chain-counter at helm
• 25kgs Rocna anchor with 50m 12mm galvanised chain and 60m warp
• Warps and 7 fenders
• Additional 3 matching mooring cleats: starboard bow, aft platforms; all cleats strengthened with steel back plates
Tender & Outboard:
• Highfield CL340 ultralight 3.4m RIB, aluminium bottom hull
• Honda 20hp 4-stroke outboard engine
• Antal electric line-driver for dinghy davit and topping lift
• Tender cradle supports at main hull transom bathing platform
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
Safety equipment such as liferafts, EPIRBs, fire extinguishers and flares is typically personal to the current owner. Full details, service dates and inclusion in the sale to be confirmed directly with the owner/captain ahead of survey.
Navigation Lights:
• LED navigation lights
Lifesaving:
• Crewsaver 10-man cannister liferaft (Full service April 2026 with next service due in 2029)
• Seatec MOB rescue sling (2026)
• ACR 406Mhz EPIRB (2023, HRU 2026)
Viewing arrangements
Lying: Bohus-Malmön (Gothenburg), Sweden
Available to view strictly by appointment
Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment
Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.
For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact:
Lead broker: Matias Renlund – Grabau International (Scandinavia)
Tel: +358 406861501
Email: matias@grabauinternational.com
Grabau International offers the details of all vessels in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information or warranty the condition of any vessel and the details do not constitute a part of any contract. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. All vessels are offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Grabau International provides professional yacht conveyancing and legal transfer of title for all yachts as per the ABYA Code of Practice with all deposit payments and final balance payments processed through secure dedicated client accounts solely for that purpose. Our dedicated client accounts are written in trust at Natwest Bank and we are fully insured.
