54 Adventure
Adventure
Equipped for ocean crossings and remote cruising grounds.
€1,550,000Builder base price, ex-VAT
Multihull of the Year · Multihulls World
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Windelo 54
A 53-foot blue-water catamaran built from basalt and recycled PET, driven by twin 20 kW electric motors and charged by sun, wind and water.
16.24m
Length overall
289m²
Sail area downwind
53.8kWh
48 V lithium bank
−47%
Hull footprint*
Award winner
The judges hadn't seen anything quite like it.
Multihulls World named the Windelo 54 Multihull of the Year in the Premiere category at the International Multihull Show. Cruising World's Boat of the Year judges followed with a Special Recognition award for innovation.
IMS
Multihull of the Year
Premiere category, presented by Multihulls World at the International Multihull Show, La Grande-Motte.
CW
Special Recognition for innovation
Cruising World Boat of the Year. "Truly, we'd not seen anything quite like this boat before."
ECO
Built to a lower footprint
Basalt-fibre and PET-foam sandwich developed with materials researchers at IMT Mines Alès.
Forward cockpit
Sail from inside, see everything.
The helm moves forward to the front of the saloon. Two wheels, three electric Harken winches between them and a wall of glass ahead. A watertight sliding door closes it off in heavy weather, and the watch-keeper is a few steps from the galley and nav desk.
The standout feature of the 54 is its dual-helm forward cockpit.Cruising World, boat review
Living aboard
One level from the aft deck to the bow.
An open, modular saloon with a 360° sea view, a galley in L or U shape, a table for ten, and an owner's suite that takes the full port hull. Up to four cabins plus a skipper's cabin.
Performance
A cruiser that still wants to race.
Barreau-Neuman lines, daggerboards and 289 m² downwind on 12.8 tonnes light. Only slightly heavier than the Windelo 50, with much more canvas; the yard promises 20 knots.
8+kn
Under gennaker in 11 knots of true wind
35°
Off the breeze upwind, self-tacking jib, boards down
8.2kn
Top speed on electric power alone
6kn
Electric cruising speed, near-silent
Sea trial on Chesapeake Bay · Cruising World
Energy system
Make more power than you use.
Two 20 kW electric shaft drives run off a 53.8 kWh lithium bank. Solar, a wind turbine and the props themselves refill it. Above 8 knots the feathering Gori props spin backwards and charge the batteries while you sail.
A 17.9 kW generator is the backup. Four hours at 6 knots on electric takes just over an hour of generator time to put back, for a generator-supported range of around 1,100 nautical miles.
A typical day at anchor
kWh01020
- Solar
- 5,880 W
- Wind turbine
- 400 W
- Motors
- 2 × 20 kW, 48 V
- Battery bank
- 1,120 Ah · 53.8 kWh
- Hydro-regen
- From 8 kn
- Generator
- 17.9 kW diesel
Daily figures are Windelo estimates, as reported by Cruising World.
Construction
Basalt skins. A core made from bottles.
Windelo replaces glass fibre with basalt, spun from volcanic rock with no additives, and replaces most PVC foam with PET foam made from recycled plastic bottles. PVC stays only where loads are highest. At end of life the basalt can be remelted and rewoven.
OuterBasalt-fibre skin
CoreRecycled PET foam
InnerBasalt-fibre skin
*Windelo says the sandwich cuts the hull's environmental footprint by 47%, and that basalt production emits about ten times less carbon than fibreglass. Both figures are the builder's.
Versions
Three ways to own the 54.
The same hull, finished for how you plan to use it. Trim, electronics and interior fit-out are configurable on every version.
54 YachtingAward winner
Yachting
Comfort and quiet first. The version tested by Cruising World and Multihulls World.
€1,675,000Builder base price, ex-VAT
55 Sport
Sport
Tuned for speed and efficiency, for owners who race.
€1,975,000Builder base price, ex-VAT
Prices from Windelo's published list. Ask us for delivered US pricing, build slots and options.
Specifications
Windelo 54
Hull
- Length overall
- 53′ 3″
- Beam
- 26′ 2″
- Draft, boards up
- 3′ 5″
- Draft, boards down
- 7′ 9″
- Light displacement
- 28,220 lb
- Appendages
- Daggerboards
- Construction
- Basalt / PET-PVC foam
Rig
- Type
- Sloop
- Mainsail
- 1,066 ft²
- Self-tacking jib
- 484 ft²
- Gennaker
- 2,045 ft²
- Upwind area
- 2,142 ft²
- Downwind area
- 3,111 ft²
- Design
- Barreau-Neuman
Power & tanks
- Propulsion
- 2 × 20 kW electric
- Transmission
- Shaft drive
- Battery bank
- 48 V · 53.8 kWh
- Generator
- 17.9 kW
- Fuel
- 132 gal
- Fresh water
- 106 gal
- Black water
- 53 gal
Accommodation
- Cabins
- Up to 4 + skipper
- Galley
- L- or U-shaped
- Max persons
- 12
Certification
- CE category
- A · Ocean
- Builder
- Windelo, France
- Annual output
- About 10 boats
Film
See the 54 on the water.
A press first look, and a sail with Gone with the Wynns.
Just Catamarans
Talk to us about a Windelo 54.
We'll walk you through the versions, options, build slots and delivered pricing, and set up a viewing or test sail when a boat is nearby.
Phone+1 (954) 589-2343
Office
Harbour Towne Marina, 850 NE 3rd Street, Suite 207
Dania Beach, FL 33004
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