Hylas is a line of semi-custom, center cockpit cruisers originally intended for the charter trade. The brand was created by Joseph Huang of Queen Long Marine Ltd., located in Taiwan. The first boat was the S&S designed STEVENS 47, which were sold mostly to Bill Stevens of Stevens Yacht Charters. (This model later became the HYLAS 47 and 49 (which is an extended version of the 47). Caribean Yacht Charters was also a major purchaser of HYLAS boats.
Models have included the 42, 44, 45.5, 46, 47, 49, 54, and 70. All except the 47/49 were designed by German Frers.
HYLAS OFFSHORE YACHTS
1 Townhouse Square
Marblehead, MA 01945 USA
tel: 800.875.5114
fax: 781.639.0216
email: hylas@hylasyachtsusa.com
www.hylasyachtsusa.com
Years in Business: 1983 – present
About
The elegant Hylas Yachts sailing yachts have come a long way from charter boats to a worthy competitor to the elite of the sailing fleet, while maintaining a pleasant price policy.
History
The history of Hylas Yachts began in the late 1970s in Taiwan. Joseph Huang opened Queen Long Yard and successfully built sailing yachts, mainly for charter companies. One of his first hits was the Stevens 47. The project was designed by Sparkman & Stephens, the oldest yachting company in the world. The first yachts were named after customers who were actively buying yachts for charter. This was also the case with the Stevens 47 – when Bill Stevens, owner of Stevens Yacht Charters heard about the design of a 47-foot boat from S&S, he immediately ordered several hulls and attached his name to them.
In 1984 Mr. Huang ordered from the naval architect Herman Frersthe design of two yachts – Hylas 42 and Hylas 44. He adds the popular Stevens 47 to these two models and launches the trio under the Hylas brand. The name comes from Greek mythology and Gilas is Hercules’ associate in the Argonauts’ campaign.
«This brave young man symbolizes our beautiful yachts» said the slogan in the first brochure of the new Hylas Yachts brand.
For a long time Hylas yachts have been actively joining charter fleets, especially in the Caribbean, where the yard had a close relationship with Caribbean Yachts Charters. Even then, though their fans included experienced yachtsmen who recognized that Hylas yachts deserved more attention. Finally, in 2000 the shipyard broke off all relations with charter companies.
A new milestone in the shipyard’s life was in 2018 when Hylas Yachts, which had been building sailing yachts for forty years, introduced its first motor yacht, the Hylas M44.
Production
All Hylas yachts, sailing yachts and now motor yachts, from the inception of the brand to the present day, are produced on the shore of the Strait of Taiwan at Queen Long Marine Shipyard, equipped for all stages of shipbuilding. The shipyard employs about 80 people. The total area of the administrative and construction complex is almost 11,000 sq.m. The local landmark is a test tank 3 m deep, where decorative carps live.
Model range
Typical Hylas is a reliable cruising yacht with a spacious central cockpit, teak interior, large aft cabins and a strong hull. The shipyard offers sailing yachts from 46 to 70 feet, designed for long distance cruising with comfort. Important quality – controllability. Simplicity of management allows to cope with the yacht with minimum forces.
Features
Almost the whole range of Hylas Yachts is designed by the famous Argentinean Hermann Frehr. The shipyard is treasured by its heritage. The yachts are growing in length and keeping pace with the times in terms of materials, production technology and electronic stuffing, but also in «»modern models the shipyard does not give up the successful solutions of the past decades.
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