Hylas Yachts

[1] In the early 1980s, Joseph Huang of Queen Long Marine Ltd. partnered with Sparkman & Stephens to build a 47 foot sailboat called the Stevens 47.

[1] Jachney split the cost of new Hylas Yachts with private owners in exchange for using their boat in the CYC fleet for a couple years.

[3] While a former charter boat could have been refitted, in general these are poorly outfitted for cruising and have high engine hours.

[4] In 1990, Joseph Huang and Dick Jachney joined forces and redesigned the 44 and 47 adding sugar scoop sterns into eventually the 46 and 49 versions.

[6] During the 2005 Caribbean 1500 rally from Virginia to the British Virgin Islands, two 54 Hylases lost substantial portions of their rudders.