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SOVEREIGN 54

SOVEREIGN 54

John Robertson Yachts🇸🇦· Design: Phil Southwell
$292,450 avg$292,450 – $292,450 (1 listings)from 1990
$4.8K – $13K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA53.5 ft
LWL45.5 ft
Beam15.92 ft
Draft7 ft
Displacement34,833 lb
Ballast14,218.8 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL9.0 kn

About the SOVEREIGN 54

Shoal draft wing keel also available.

Performance

Comfort28.2
Capsize1.95
SA/Disp20.1
Disp/Len165
Bal/Disp40.8

ORC Performance Data(3 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

246810120°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH550.3 s/miOSN533.8

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.92921.24601.4079Inshore0.71090.99031.1457

ORC Measured

Displacement16318 kg (35980 lb)Wetted surface55.0 m² (592 ft²)Stability index58.3

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main69.7 m² (750 ft²)Genoa78.6 m² (846 ft²)Spinnaker60.9 m² (656 ft²)Asymmetric137.9 m² (1484 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS681012141620
52°5.76.97.88.48.68.78.8
60°6.17.38.28.78.99.09.1
75°6.57.78.58.99.29.49.6
90°6.57.78.58.99.39.610.1
110°6.47.88.89.29.69.910.4
120°6.27.78.79.29.710.210.9
135°5.67.08.28.99.49.911.1
150°4.76.07.18.18.79.19.8
Beat VMG3.64.55.25.65.85.96.1
Run VMG4.15.26.27.07.57.98.8

Market Price

Low
$292,450
Average
$292,450
High
$292,450
Based on 1 listings across 2 marketplaces

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 53.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$4.8K – $13K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SOVEREIGN 54yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a SOVEREIGN 54? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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