2023 Boat of the Year Best Multihull: Neel 43 The Neel 43 Trimaran impresses the judges with a greater appreciation for three hulls and the potential for swift coastal rally racing. By Dave Reed, published December 16, 2022 for sailingworld.com Sailing World Magazine’s annual Boat of the Year tests are conducted in… read more
Très Bon The NEEL 43 By Kevin Green The Neel 43 is the latest evolution of this French builder’s trimaran range and the first of the brand to reach our shores, so two good reasons to go for a sail, reports KEVIN GREEN. “The Neel 43 maximises living space in… read more
Written for Multihulls World For 10 years now, NEEL have been building their own vision of the cruising multihull, namely a trimaran topped by a large nacelle. The concept developed by Eric Bruneel has been well-received by performance-loving blue water cruisers and is now a permanent fixture in the world… read more
Written by Herb McCormick for Cruising World The Neel 47 trimaran is unique in the world of multihulls: a three-hulled bluewater cruiser that’s optimized for an adventurous couple. There’s no question that the Neel 47, designed by the ubiquitous, performance-oriented French naval architect Marc Lombard, was an outlier in this… read more
Written by Kevin Green The NEEL 47 is the latest evolution of this successful French builder’s range, so KEVIN GREEN investigates if they have created the perfect performance cruiser. The 2019 launch of the NEEL 47 at La Grande Motte International Boat Show in France was a spectacle for us… read more
Triple fun: Neel 51 By Kevin Green Three legged luxury with performance make the Neel 51 an ideal cruising trimaran, reports KEVIN GREEN. A major attraction of trimarans is their performance – as I experienced while racing through Sydney Harbour on the Orma 60 Team Australia doing 34 knots with… read more
Three legged luxury with performance make the Neel 65 an awesome trimaran to go aboard, reports KEVIN GREEN. The Neel 65 is an amazing looking trimaran that I enjoyed boarding but there’s a lot more than mere looks to this monster 65 footer that has three levels and unusual interior… read more
Posted: 27th February 2013. Article by Cruising World – January 2013. The second of this year’s special awards goes to the Neel 45, the only production trimaran introduced for 2013, which the judges felt was easily the Most Innovative of all the entries. For many years, builder Eric Bruneel was… read more
By CHARL DU PLESSIS for Prestige Magazine (www.prestigemag.co.za) Eric Bruneel is an accountant and celebrated sailor, and has been part of the management team of the French manufacturer, Fountaine Pajot, since 1983. The experience gained from all these facets of his life come together in the exciting design of his… read more
This is THE favourite of the editorial team amongst all the new boats presented this year… This trimaran is a brilliant idea! Yet Eric Bruneel’s concept is simple: to offer the performance of a trimaran and the comfort and accommodation of a cruising catamaran. In the end, the Neel 50… read more