BoatsJeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 DS

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 DS

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2004

A spacious deck saloon cruiser designed by Fauroux and Garroni, also produced as the Moorings 54 for charter fleets

Designed by Fauroux, Garroni & Jacques Fauroux.

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

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 DS, on the water

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1137 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 DS, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 Ds is a 16.7-meter masthead sloop designed by Fauroux, Garroni, and Jacques Fauroux, built by Jeanneau from 2004 to the present. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 4.8-meter beam, a 2.0-meter draft, and displaces 17,000 kg. A deep keel option was available, and similar versions were sold as the Moorings 54 or Moorings 554. The model has a sail area to displacement ratio of 17.4 and a comfort ratio of 28.8.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
146.7
Comfort ratio
28.8
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
9.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2759
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Fauroux, Garroni, Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Jeanneau

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