CNB 62 Sailboat Review, Specs, and Listings

Design and Construction

The 62 is built as a semi-custom yacht, with the first hull coming together at the Solaris yard in Aquileia, Italy, following CNB’s acquisition by that group in 2021. She retains the original DNA of CNB as a performance-oriented large bluewater cruising yacht, with a solid fiberglass hull and deck, iron ballast, and a fin keel — offered in standard cast iron at 2.95 m draft, optional Weldox with lead bulb at the same 2.95 m, or a shoal-draft Weldox/lead-bulb version drawing 2.45 m. Displacement is about 60,600 lb, and the hull’s taut but generous lines mark her as a serious ocean candidate rather than a coastal weekender.

Rig and Handling

Briand describes the 62 as elegant, seaworthy and powerful yet manageable, and her seaworthiness rests on that balanced, powerful hull combined with an extensive sail plan. The solent rig carries a 102 m² mainsail, a 94 m² furling genoa, a 44 m² staysail, and a 320 m² asymmetrical spinnaker, and all sail controls are led back to the helms. A carbon Targa arch stretches over the cockpit and holds the mainsheet, keeping the sheet clear of crew and guests and freeing the cockpit of clutter; the steering wheels sit far forward, and the cockpit is arranged so the helmsman can cast off all lines without leaving position. Writing in the first-look review, the editor noted the winch placement aft of the wheels has potential to make sail handling easy when short-handed, since there is no need to step around the wheel.

Accommodations

The interior follows an owner-forward philosophy directly inspired by the CNB 78: the master cabin occupies the entire area forward of the mast, freeing unprecedented space for a 60-foot hull, and an optional office can be built into the owner’s suite. Aft, two large en-suite guest cabins sit behind a corridor that preserves privacy, with the port cabin’s berths on rails so they configure as a double or two singles. The saloon opens to a centrally located galley that is both functional and sociable, and the whole layout delivers CNB’s signature huge, luminous saloon with light-colored woods and fabrics chosen by the builder but adaptable to owner requests. One owner report from the review described the light-flooded saloon, owner’s suite and guest suites as really spacious and a transformation and class leading.

Cockpit and Outdoor Living

The helm stations are moved forward to give greater protection and sit close to the outdoor relaxation and living areas, with a Bimini or fixed hardtop overhead. High backrests in the guest area let people walk past a full cockpit table without squeezing by, and moving the wheels forward also opens a flat sunbathing area aft. Below that lies a large longitudinal dinghy garage — an integral design element — holding a nearly 10-foot tender, with an almost full-width door that folds down into a bathing platform.

Refits and Ownership

As a semi-custom platform, the 62 can be tailored to owner requests from the outset, so the usual brokerage-era refit concerns give way to spec choices made at build: keel draft, hardtop versus Bimini, and the optional owner’s office. CNB says three hulls were sold at launch, the first then in fit-out for spring delivery, with all three owners expected to be sailing before year’s end.

The Verdict

The CNB 62 is a thoroughly modern expression of the CNB bluewater ethos: a balanced, powerful hull by Briand wrapped in a Piaton interior that puts the owner forward with genuine 60-foot-plus generosity and keeps guests private aft. She is conceived to be sailed by a couple, with every control at the helm and a cockpit cleared by the carbon arch, yet she remains a true three-cabin world cruiser.

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