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Hylas 54

Cutter · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1999

A German Frers-designed cutter with a high comfort ratio and bulb keel, built for stable, long-distance blue water cruising

Designed by German Frers, built by Queen Long Marine Co. Ltd. (Taiwan).

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

See her sail

The Hylas 54, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

1.73 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

222 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 222
EasygoingPowered-up

17.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.3
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1231 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hylas 54, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hylas 54 is a German Frers-designed cutter-rigged sailboat, built by Queen Long Marine Co. Ltd. and Hylas Yachts USA since 1999, featuring a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder.0:03 It measures 16.5 meters LOA, with a 4.8-meter beam, 2.2-meter draft, and displaces 21,959 kg.23:45 Aboard *Berthon International*, a 2002 Hylas 54 Raised Saloon named *Quing* is seen with a 2015 Axon carbon rig, North 3DI sails, and a 2022 Nanni N4-115 diesel engine.0:53 This vessel is equipped for short-handed sailing with powered winches, a Maxwell windlass, and all lines led to the cockpit.5:24 Its navigation suite includes Raymarine Axiom and i70 instruments, along with a mast-mounted Raymarine FLIR thermal imaging camera.11:02 The Hylas 54 also features a Coppercoat hull, Side-Power bow thruster, and Maxprop.13:29 Interior amenities include air conditioning, central heating, and updated Avernite galley surfaces.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Hylas 54 on video

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Hylas 54 may be fitted out entirely differently.

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale
1seen sold

For sale

Sold

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.3
Displacement / length
222.0
Comfort ratio
39.3
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
9.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2589
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Queen Long Marine Co. Ltd. (TAIWAN), Hylas Yachts USA

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Oyster Marine 54 (Humphreys)16.43 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Rob Humphreys-designed bluewater cutter featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and versatile keel options
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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Hylas 56A 2011 masthead sloop with a 21.51 sail area to displacement ratio, engineered for spirited offshore performanceHylas 60A German Frers-designed performance cruiser featuring a modern dual-rudder configuration for precise offshore handlingHylas 44A 13-metre cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 49% ballast ratio for offshore stabilityHylas 70A German Frers-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration built for high-performance blue water cruisingHylas 42A German Frers-designed masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, built for offshore performance and stability

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