Jeanneau did not turn us on at all. True enough, the 54DS is a floating villa, even if the interior is full of steps, and you keep walking up and down... no wonder they had no-slip shoe-covers for the visit. Still the shipyard betrays its charter karma. They tried to put a big owners cabin in the rear... they might as well have put a big onion. Being it a derivation of the double cabin, there are 2 small toilets instead of a big one with a shower.It's the first time ever that I see 2 toilets for une double cabin and I certainly hope it will also be the last. And the ceiling is around 4 inches over the bed. Claustrofobic, really. But Jeanneau wins our contest for the worst positioning of the winches; this is a personal battle that, as sailors and bipeds with a little bit of common sense, decided to declare unilaterally.

Oscar: born and raised in a Navy environment, he accompanied his father in the Naval Academy and learned to sail with a guy named Agostino Straulino (Star Class Olympic Gold Medal). Then sailed in many seas, warm and cold, as a bosun on the Italian Navy sailboat, Stella Polaris. Not easily chained by strict discipline, he soon cast off for himself, seeding a wide network of relationships in most Mediterranean countries. He knows nearly every harbour, wine, tavern and bay between Trieste and Trieste via Istambul and Gibraltar

Mauro: Born and raised in Trieste, on that Adriatic coast he knows so well and loves so much, Mauro 'Capitan Findus' graduated at the Nautical College. he soon started a life at sea on mineswepers first and on ships of the line afterwards.
He then bought his own vessel and started cruising extensively along the Dalmatian coast.
He sails to enjoy the pure beauty of the sea:
Brilliant attitude and chef 'extraordinaire', he keeps searching the hidden corners of the coast, looking for new places, new people, new wines and new taste