BP338 – ZURBAGAN

The new Zurbagan 55′ High Performance Cruiser, built by Maxi Dolphin in Italy, has been conceived for an expert owner, who wishes to sail with his family and friends and without the need of a full time skipper or crew. Therefore, the focus was on designing a boat to be sailed shorthanded and with sail systems that allow easy deployment of the different head sails, and to easily reef and unreef the square top mainsail

The hull shape is designed for fast cruising in the Mediterranean and also to be sea-kind when sailing in bigger seas. Hence the beam is narrower than seen on other newer production boat of that size, and the hull bottom is “V shaped” to decrease slamming. This is a very similar concept to the latest hull designs for our racing TP52s. The boat also has a 3.0 m fixed keel with a T bulb, to maximize upwind performance and still allow to anchor in most protected coves around the Med. The fresh water tanks are used as water ballast as well to maximize upwind performance and increase the boat´s stability. The boat has twin rudders for good control in any condition, specifically when fast reaching in higher wind speeds.

Zurbagan has been planned to be as sustainable as possible, and the owner was deeply involved in the design of the electric propulsion system by OceanVolt, and the coachroof custom designed solar panels by Sunbeam. The bimini and mainsail lazy bags also have solar panels fitted, to maximize green energy recovery.