New Listing – 2016 Jeanneau 54

Privately owned and used, recently-refitted, high-specification Jeanneau 54 with Andrew Winch designed 3-cabin, 3-heads teak-finished interior layout.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

With just two private owners since new and never chartered, WINGS is a high specification 2016 example of the popular Phillipe Briand designed Jeanneau 54 aft cockpit cruising yacht. With in excess of 40,000 Euros spent on refit ahead of the 2024 season, she is now presented in truly turnkey condition.

Her specification highlights include:-
• 3-cabin, 3-heads Andrew Winch designed interior with Alpi teak joinery
• Saloon settee/table conversion to create additional occasional double berth
• Yanmar 110hp engine option with shaft drive
• Bowthruster
• Standard draft 2.24m keel option
• Non-slip side decks with teak laid cockpit
• In-mast furling system
• North Sails Norlam mainsail and genoa
• North Sails gennaker
• Harken Rewind electric halyard winches
• Onan 8kw generator
• 2kw inverter
• Watermaker preinstallation
• Recently upgraded and replaced Gel service and start batteries
• Cruisair reverse-cycle air-conditioning with dedicated secondary shorepower connection
• Raymarine instrument package with plotter, radar, AIS and autopilot
• LCD TV, Fusion Bluetooth stereo system and Bose 2.1 speaker package
• Sprayhood and bimini
• Cockpit cushions and sunbathing cushions
• Electric Swimming platform
• Pop-Up Tender davits (removable)

WINGS is available for immediate delivery in Girona, Spain, with Spanish registration and VAT taxes paid and recent ITB inspection completed. Her marina berth may also be available via separate negotiation.

RECENT REFIT HISTORY:

2024
• New interior and exterior upholstery
• Engine and gearbox servicing with replacement of turbo charger
• Upgrade of engine room insulation
• Polishing of topside and superstructure
• Hull prepared and antifouled
• New anodes
• Generator service with replacement of turbo charger
• PropSpeed treatment to propeller, p-bracket and shaft
• Servicing of bowthruster with new propeller and seals
• Servicing of anchor windlass
• Supply and fitment of new anchor chain
• New bimini
• Replacement of sprayhood windows
• Sun covers for coachroof side windows
• Supply of new winter cockpit cover and hatch covers
• Replacement of gas system hoses
• Servicing of air-conditioning system with replacement of 3x pumps and fan coil for owner’s cabin
• Servicing of winches with new control buttons
• Replacement of anchor roller
• Fitment of new bow handrail
• Reburbishment of heads
• Replacement of deck inlets
• Serving of propeller with new seals and anodes
• New engine refrigeration pump
• New chart table lights
• New sensor transducer and cable
• New USB socket

2022
• New Gel service batteries
• New exterior speakers

2020
• New North Sails Norlam mainsail and genoa
• New North Sails gennaker

PRESS COMMENTS:

“The Jeanneau 54 is a smaller sister to the 64 that launched two years ago and she shares many of the flagship’s features as she was drawn by the same superyacht design team of Philippe Briand and Andrew Winch.

One look at the deck configuration would lead most people to presume she is a hedonists’ yacht, one for the sun worshippers anchored in placid seas and warm climes. Indeed my first thought on arriving at the port that morning was that, with sunbeds on the swim platform and foredeck, this Jeanneau would quickly be out of her depth outside the harbour, where the waves were being shredded to white caps.

If ever there was a yacht that invites the proverb ‘never judge a book by its cover’, this is it. While the fleet of motorboats assembled for Jeanneau’s global press trials all remained moored stern-to in the sanctuary of the old port, the company’s sailboat product director
Erik Stromberg simply shrugged and said: “Ready when you are.”

His relaxed manner helped instil me with confidence in the boat. He has put enough miles in on large Jeanneaus to know they are deceptively manageable in a blow.

With the equivalent of a deep reef in the in-mast mainsail and three rolls in the 106 per cent genoa, we power-reached around the Bay of Cannes, regularly at double-figure speeds. And it was really howling when we headed out to sea later that afternoon, where we met 35 knots and sharp seas round the back of the Lerin islands.

As conditions got a little spicy off the monastery, we spun the 54 around to return with the 1.5m waves – and bang, she absolutely powered up.

On one downhill run, we raised full main to sail full bore on a broad reach with the swell. At 12 knots this 17-tonne yacht starts to plane. When we slid onto a wave we could clock up to 14 knots. Not the sort of family cruising she is intended for, granted, but as a prospective owner I would be a lot happier knowing she could handle the rough stuff well, even when pressed.

It is a testament to Briand’s modern hull shape that she remains in her comfort zone and is fun to sail. Although over-canvassed for the benefit of the photos, the 54 still demonstrated respectable behaviour and stability…

Then comes the pièce de resistance: when sailing the 54 in a stiff breeze, move forward from the helm to a sheltered spot under the sprayhood, take a seat on the comfortable chaise longue and it’s quite a different story. It’s like putting noise-cancelling headphones on during take-off. Peace and tranquillity is restored in an instant…

Many of the design features of the Jeanneau 54 centre on providing home comfort. She really is an incredibly comfortable boat at rest. The decision not to have a tender garage means there are multiple areas to relax in, starting with a proper aft terrace.

I have ‘tested’ this terrace with a drink in the sun in flat seas in Italy and can report that its position so close to the water, with unimpeded sea views, is second to none…

The interior of the 54 is light, spacious and inviting, especially compared with the 53, which has fizzled out of the range now. The high cockpit helps create generous aft cabin space and room for a deep sump and bilge – more akin to a raised saloon…

Like the 64, the 54 carries many of Andrew Winch’s intricate styling details, including the use of leather with smart stitching, linen and solid wood.

The 54 has to stand out in a more competitive marketplace, however. “The goal was to do something on the level of the 64, but at one-third the price,” says Stromberg. The 17-tonne 54 is half the weight of the 64.
It is the largest Jeanneau to have an injection deck, which both saves weight and, together with a cored hull, makes for a noticeably quiet interior with little movement when under way…

Conclusion

Jeanneau is the all-rounder of the production yacht market. Over the last decade its models have consistently offered tasteful styling, good performance, high build quality and value for money. It’s the benchmark against which other production builders can be compared.

And once again Jeanneau has set the bar high with a yacht that combines practicality, affordability and a touch of elegance. I have never found so many comfortable positions to sit on one boat before – making a boat comfortable helps keep a happy crew…

So if being comfortable whatever the weather is at the top of your list, then so should this latest yacht from Jeanneau.
Source: Yachting World

2016 Jeanneau 54 ‘WINGS’ for sale – Asking Euro 477,000 EU VAT paid – full details here

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