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Dufour Yachts 54

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2025

A high-performance fractional sloop by Felci Yacht Design featuring a smart electric propulsion option and flexible cabin layouts

Designed by Felci Yacht Design, Lucas Ardizio-interior & Umberto Felci.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Dufour Yachts 54, on the water

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Footage from SVN solovelanet

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

2.08 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.08
LightHeavy

140 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 140
EasygoingPowered-up

22.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.7
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1112 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Dufour Yachts 54 on video

What they go for

Market signal

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1seen for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.7
Displacement / length
140.4
Comfort ratio
25.1
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
9.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2998
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG / infused polyester
Production
Years built
First built 2025
Designer
Felci Yacht Design, Lucas Ardizio - interior, Umberto Felci
Builder
Dufour Yachts

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Passport Yachts Inc. (Taiwan) Vista 54516.61 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 16.6-metre masthead sloop with a 19.52 SA/displacement ratio, designed for a balance of offshore speed and comfort
Amel 5016.50 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterAmel's first sloop since 1997, this 16.5-metre masthead design features a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders
Hanse Yachts 54816.22 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA 16.22-meter Judel/Vrolijk design featuring a 2.55-meter bulb keel and a balanced 18.26 SA/D ratio for modern cruising
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