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Eagle 54

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2017

A high-performance Hoek-designed fractional sloop with a slender beam and an aggressive sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Hoek Design, built by Leonardo Yachts.

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

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The Eagle 54, on the water

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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 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

At 1.59 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.59
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 194
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 30.5
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.

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1182 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.5
Displacement / length
193.7
Comfort ratio
31.4
Capsize screening
1.59
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1371
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Foam core epoxy laminate
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
Hoek Design
Builder
Leonardo Yachts

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