Jeanneau Yachts 53

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The Jeanneau Yachts 53, 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 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.96

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 153

EasygoingPowered-up

18.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.8

TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1394 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Yachts 53, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau YACHTS 53 is a fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Philippe Briand Yacht Design and built by Jeanneau since 2008. It measures 16.1 meters LOA with a 4.8-meter beam and a 2.3-meter draft, displacing 14,935 kg. A shallow keel option and a performance rig version are available, and a variant is sold as the SUNSAIL 53. A Jeanneau YACHTS 53 owner sailing from Panamarina to Bocas del Toro, Panama, encountered 25-to-30-knot headwinds and strong currents, necessitating a coastal route to mitigate current resistance.13:14 The owner replaced a failed starter battery with a car battery from a local shop to continue the passage.2:20 A 53-foot Jeanneau was among the vessels dismasted and driven ashore in Tyrell Bay, Carriacou, during Hurricane Beryl.0:51

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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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

33.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.8

Displacement / length

153.0

Comfort ratio

27.3

Capsize screening

1.96

Hull speed

9.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2561

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2008

Designer

Philippe Briand Yacht Design

Builder

Jeanneau

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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