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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

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

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Dufour Yachts 54, as the fleet has seen it

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The Dufour Yachts 54 is a fractional sloop designed by Felci Yacht Design and Umberto Felci, with interior design by Luca Ardizio, built by Dufour Yachts from 2025. This 16.84-meter sailboat, with a 5.25-meter beam and 2.40-meter draft, replaces the Dufour 530 and features a redesigned hull, deck, and interior. It is offered with 3- or 4-cabin layouts, including an optional Pullman cabin or a master cabin with a diagonal bed. Aboard SVN solovelanet, the Dufour 54 is seen with an optional rigid hardtop with an integrated roll bar, though a traditional Bimini top is also available.19:55 The cockpit features two tables, with an optional electric adjustment, replacing the previous single-table configuration.2:54 An optional shallow keel reduces draft to 2 meters. Propulsion options include a standard 110 hp engine or a Smart Electric Pack with a 50 Kw engine and a 38 Kw/h lithium battery pack.4:34 The base price for the Dufour 54 starts at 455,000 euros plus VAT.21:21

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Dufour Yachts 54 on video

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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