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YACHT NAME:
2001 Hylas 54 Renegade
MODEL:
54
BUILDER:
Hylas
YEAR BUILT:
2001
LOCATION:
Annapolis MD
ASKING PRICE:
$425,000
DESIGNER:
German Frers
HULL:
Fiberglass
CATEGORY:
Center Cockpit
DESCRIPTION:
RENEGADE - HYLAS 54Renegade is a stunning Hylas 55 built in 2001, one of only 58 hulls built by the world-renowned Queen Long Marine shipyard in Taiwan. Known for exceptional craftsmanship, offshore capability, and timeless design, the Hylas 54 remains one of the most sought-after Bluewater cruisers in her class.
Originally launched in 2001, she was purchased by her current owners in 2018, who continued her tradition of active cruising and meticulous care. Under their stewardship, Renegade has been kept in top condition and constantly upgraded. After extensive cruising along the U.S. East Coast and the Caribbean Islands, the owners embarked on the 2023 World ARC Cruise. Circumnavigation completed, she is now in Annapolis, MD, fully prepared and awaiting her next adventure.
A major upgrade came in 2021 when the owners installed a new engine, now showing just 2,362 hours—with an engine compartment that looks new. Additional upgrades include new UK Sails (mainsail, Genoa, and staysail (2020), new North asymmetrical Spinnaker (2024), full standing rigging replacement (2022), updated electronics (2024), and a scheduled bottom strip and repaint while on the hard this winter. Fresh detailing completed in November 2025 has her show ready.
Built for serious offshore performance, Renegade features a hand-laid solid fiberglass hull reinforced with Twaron aramid fiber, matched with an end-grain balsa-cored deck and solid laminate in all high-load areas—an ideal combination of strength, safety, and stiffness. Below deck, she is beautifully finished with high-gloss varnished hardwood, bamboo flooring with teak inlay, and thoughtful enhancements such as a custom master mattress, Ultraleather upholstery, a full entertainment suite, and a well-equipped galley.
What sets Renegade apart is that she has truly been a home for her owners—outfitted for long-term, comfortable cruising and offered as a complete, ready-to-go package. Her extensive equipment list includes solar, watermaker, bow thruster, generator, davits, and a large inventory of spare parts, tools, and system backups. She is turn-key and capable of departing for Bluewater passages tomorrow.
For buyers seeking a Hylas 54, few match Renegade’s combination of condition, outfitting, upgrades, and pedigree. She represents a rare opportunity to step into a proven world cruiser that has been consistently updated and maintained and thoroughly prepared for her next chapter.
Renegade Highlights and Upgrades:
- Re-powered with Yanmar 4JH110 diesel (110hp), also new transmission, PYI shaft seal, and refurbished MaxProp in 2021.
- Standing rigging replaced in 2022
- Sails:
- North Asymmetrical cruising spin (with sock) 2024.
- UK 135% HydraNet Genoa 2020
- UK Voyager 450 Staysail 2020
- UK Voyager 450 roller furling Mainsail 2020
- Dodger and Bimini with mast viewing window 2022
- Teak Transom steps replaced in 2020
- Air Conditioning
- Forward replaced 2021
- Aft replaced 2025
- 1200AH of LiFePO house batteries new in 2021
- Engine AGM start battery new 2025
- 10KW Kohler (Yanmar) diesel generator
- 1050W Solar with Victron controllers
- Raymarine instruments – New 2024
- Axiom 2 Pro chart plotter,
- Quantum RADAR,
- AIS,
- EV400 Autopilot (with dual redundant drives)
- Starlink antenna
- Rainman 140L/hr watermaker – 2021
- Lighthouse 1501 Windlass, factory rebuilt in 2024
- Tankage: Diesel 1000L (270gal) in 5 tanks, with transfer pump, Water 560L (150gal) in 3 tanks
Hylas 54 David Walters Yachts Description
Hylas 54:
David Walters Yachts:
The Hylas 54 has a well-earned reputation for strength, comfort, and quality construction, systems and hardware. Designed by German Frers and built by Queen Long. While no longer in production, the Hylas 54 remains one of the most popular choices for cruising couples with ambitions of distant cruising. Versatile and fast, the yacht is exceptionally capable in a variety of sea-states.
The Hylas 54 is most commonly cutter rigged with a Selden double spreader aluminum stowaway mast with furling mainsail. The modern cutter sail plan provides a wide range of selections to fit all sailing conditions. Ease of operation is provided by thoughtful leads of sheets and halyards along with electric primary winches. Renegade can be trimmed and reefed in any sea state without leaving the cockpit.
The hull is constructed of fiberglass-twaron, a carbon aramid fiber with alternating solid FRP glass layup. The glass is hand laid with no core and utilizes vinylester resins and isophthalic gel coat for superior protection against osmosis and hull blistering. The deck is cored with end-grain balsa except in high-load areas such as deck fittings, where it is solid.
The hull and deck joints are chemically and mechanically fastened with a wide flange and 3M 5200 and stainless-steel bolts on 4" centers with backing plates. Interior bulkheads are tabbed on all sides. Massive floors create a rigid hull with plenty of athwartship support. The fin keel is solid lead and bolted to the hull with 35mm stainless steel bolts, which in turn are supported by an 8mm stainless steel backing plate."
Accommodations
Descending the steps from the cockpit, you enter the saloon. To port, there is a spacious seating area with a dinette; to starboard, a comfortable settee. The galley is located aft to starboard, while the navigation station sits opposite to port.
Aft of the galley is the private aft state room, which includes in suite head and shower compartment located to port.
Forward of the saloon, to port, the passage cabin provides crew or guest quarters. To starboard is a head and shower compartment. At the bow is the forward state room, fitted with a generous center line double berth and private door to the starboard side head.
The interior is finished in high-gloss varnished hardwood, with varnished bamboo and teak inlay flooring. The headliner is finished in white vinyl on panels, giving the space a clean and bright feel.
Forward Cabin
- Center-line island queen berth with custom mattress
- Port and starboard night tables/storage
- (2) 12V fans
- (2) Reading lamps
- Overhead hatch with built-in screen
- (2) Hanging lockers
- Multiple side lockers
- (2) Teak grab rails
- Jabsco Deluxe electric head, with select fresh or saltwater flush
- Automatic macerator and holding tank monitor
- Shower sump pump, automatic/manual
- Three mirrors with storage behind
- Linen closet
- Sink with hot/cold
- Separate shower with adjustable sprayer
- 12V fan
- (2) Opening portlights & hatch
- Dorade vent
- (2) Towel racks
- Double bunk
- One hanging locker and two under-berth lockers with shelves
- (4) Storage lockers above the bunk
- 12V fan
- (2) Reading lights
- (2) Opening portlights and hatch with bug screen
- Dorade vent
- Splendide Washer/Dryer under bunk
- Center-line king berth with custom mattress and lee cloths
- Bookshelves behind bed
- Powder station on the port side of the bed with flip-up mirror
- Extra storage cabinets on the starboard side of the bed
- Port and starboard hanging lockers
- Large centerline hanging locker
- Storage under the bed
- Full-length mirror on the back of the head door
- Screen built into overhead hatch
- (2) 12V fans
- (2) Dorade vents
- (2) Stereo speakers
- (4) Opening portlights
- Jabsco Deluxe electric freshwater toilet
- Automatic macerator and holding tank monitor
- Shower sump pump, automatic/manual
- Three mirrors with storage behind
- Sink with hot/cold
- 12V fan
- Large mirror on the wall
- Flip down teak shower seat
- (2) Opening portlights
- (2) Towel racks
- Ultraleather upholstery
- A flatscreen TV and Blu-Ray player on the starboard side
- (3) 12V fans
- Starboard settee pulls out to form a sea berth with lee cloth
- Store-able dinette seat/ottoman/low table
- High-gloss varnished dinette table, lowers to form large bunk with settee
- (2) Overhead hatches with bug screens
- (4) Storage lockers plus lots of under and behind the settee storage
- Liquor cabinet
- Bookshelf
- Teak grab rails overhead, companionway, and long sides
- Swivel chair
- Large map desk
- File drawers
- Storage lockers
- Stainless steel, double basin sinks with pull-out sprayer and soap dispenser
- Filtered chilled drinking water tap
- Galley sink gray water pump, automatic/manual
- Broadwater 4-burner propane stove and oven with countertop filler piece
- Xintex LPG control & fume detector
- (2) 20lb Propane tanks in deck storage locker
- Microwave
- Induction hob
- Two front-loading refrigerators
- Top loading freezer
- An extra, deep galley storage cabinet compared to the standard Hylas 54
- Trash can holder
- Built-in knife storage, spice holder
- Several cabinets, drawers, and a pantry
- (2) Opening portlights
- (3) 12V fans
The Hylas 54 is widely respected for its strong sailing performance and offshore versatility, thanks to its modern cutter rig and robust sail handling systems. Renegade features a double-spreader Selden aluminum mast with electric in-mast furling, along with Selden Furlex furlers for both the genoa and staysail. A mast-mounted whisker pole supports efficient downwind sailing, and all lines are led aft for safe, shorthanded operation. Her full suite of Lewmar winches—including electric primarys and electric mainsheet—makes sail handling easy and efficient.
Her cutter rig provides flexibility in all conditions, whether you're sailing deep in the trades or reefed down in a blow. A UK Sails in-mast furling mainsail (2020), serviced genoa and staysail (2020), and a North 1.5 oz asymmetric cruising spinnaker (2024) round out a versatile and well-maintained sail inventory. Renegade is set up for performance, comfort, and control—hallmarks of the Hylas 54's reputation as one of the best Bluewater cruisers in her class.
- Selden double spreader mast
- Mast-mounted deck light
- Standing rigging, new (2022)
- Dyneema running backstays with adjustable keepers
- Selden Furlex genoa and staysail furlers
- Whisker pole on mast mount
- Lewmar traveler
- Selden electric in-mast furling
- (2) Lewmar 66 electric two-speed primary winches
- (2) Lewmar 54 two-speed secondary winches
- Lewmar 54 two-speed cabin top (pit) winch
- Lewmar 54 electric two-speed mainsheet winch
- (2) Lewmar 54 two-speed mast winches
- North Asymmetrical cruising spin (with sock) 2024.
- UK 135% HydraNet Genoa 2020
- UK Voyager 450 Staysail 2020
- UK Voyager 450 roller furling Mainsail 2020
- Engine - Yanmar 4JH110 diesel (110hp) 2021 with 2362hrs,
- Transmission New 2021
- PYI shaft seal, and MaxProp 2021
- Generator – Kohler 10KW – 5572hrs
- Engine control panel
- Feathering MaxProp 3-blade propeller
- Five stainless steel fuel tanks
- Twin Racor fuel/water separators with vacuum gauge for main engine and fuel polishing
- Engine-mounted fuel filter
- Separate Racor filter for the genset
- 12V fuel pump
- Oil change pump
- Fireboy engine room fire suppression and equipment shutdown system
- Genset-mounted fuel filter
- Three stainless steel freshwater tanks
- Primary and secondary electric freshwater pumps
- Water heater 120V and engine heat exchanger loop
- Rainman water maker - 37 GPH
Blackwater System
- Two Jabsco Deluxe electric freshwater heads (forward is fresh/salt select-able)
- Two GRP holding tanks with macerator pumps, deck pump out, and Y-valves
Bilge Systems
- Primary and secondary electric bilge pumps
- Bilge high-level alarm
- Manual bilge pump
Air Conditioning
- Two-zone reverse cycle air conditioning 38,000 BTU (forward-salon 22k BTU, aft 16k BTU)
Hull & Deck
The Hylas 54 features a hand-laid solid fiberglass hull reinforced with Twaron aramid fiber, offering exceptional strength, durability, and impact resistance. Built with vinylester resins and isophthalic gelcoat, the hull is highly resistant to osmosis and blistering. A lead fin keel is bolted to the hull with massive stainless-steel bolts and backing plates, ensuring long-term structural integrity and offshore capability.
The deck is cored with end-grain balsa for stiffness and weight savings, with solid fiberglass used in high-stress areas. It is securely bonded and through-bolted to the hull for a watertight seal. All structural bulkheads are fully tabbed, and robust floor timbers provide outstanding support and rigidity. Together, this construction delivers the strength, safety, and comfort demanded by serious Bluewater sailors.
- White Gelcoat topsides
- White Awlgrip boot stripes
- Black Awlgrip cove and waterline strip
- Vetus bow thruster with dedicated AGM 4D (2) battery bank
- Non-skid decks in beige with diamond texture
- High gloss varnished teak grab rails forward and aft, aft pulpit seats, cockpit table, and companionway, all stripped and refinished
- Teak cockpit steps (new teak steps purchased)
- Stainless steel mooring cleats with toe rail fairleads
- Rocna Vulcan 88lb anchor and G4 chain
- Secondary Fortress anchor with chain/rope rode
- Dual stainless steel bow rollers
- Lighthouse 1501 windlass with dual capstans, deck, handheld, and helm control switches (factory rebuilt in 2024)
- Large sail locker
- Teak toe rail, currently natural finish for low maintenance
- Dodger, Bimini with mast viewing port
- Cockpit cushions, hatch, and grab rail covers
- Transom pushpits extended to midships
- Transom pushpits port and starboard, built-in seats
- (2) Aft Lazarettes
- Magma propane BBQ grill plumbed to ships propane
- Teak cockpit sole and seating with cockpit drains
- Stainless steel folding swim ladder with stainless steel grab rails to port and starboard, stainless steel transom protection strip
- Teak steps on the swim platform
- Opening stern locker with automatic/manual bilge pump and alarm
- Hot/cold freshwater shower with pull-out nozzle
- Revere Ocean Safety ISO 4-man life raft, mounted in transom pushpit quick release cradle
- Stainless steel stern arch provides davits for a tender and mounting for solar panels and wind generator
- Full boat sun awning keeps the decks and interior cool in the tropics
- House Batteries
- (4) ReLion LiFePO 300Ah each, total 1,200Ah (2021)
- Engine & Generator Start Battery
- AGM 4D 170aH (2025)
- Windlass/Bow Thruster Batteries
- (2) LifeLine AGM 4D (2019)
- Shore Power
- 50A 120/240V inlet with 50' cord
- Glendinning electric cable reel
- Isolation transformer with voltage boost
- Boat able to use US 60Hz/240V or Euro 50Hz/220V (very nice to run AC in foreign ports)
- Alternators
- House Bank, 120A with Balmar charger regulator
- Engine Bank, 120A
- Inverter/Charger
- (2) Outback Power Systems 3000W inverter / 120A chargers
- ProTech 50A charger for engine/thruster/windlass
- (2) Xantrex battery monitors with shunts
- Kohler (Yanmar) 10KW generator 5572 hours
- AirX Silent wind generator
- 2 x 375W Solar on stern arch with Victron controller and 2 x 160W flexible solar panels on Bimini with Victron controller
Helm
- Ritchie Powerdamp compass
- Raymarine Axiom Pro 12 MFD Chartplotter (2024)
- Raymarine AIS and Quantum RADAR (2024)
- Raymarine i60 Depth (2024)
- Raymarine i60 Speed (2024)
- Raymarine i60 Wind (2024)
- Raymarine i60 CH Wind (2024)
- Raymarine i70 Multi-function instrument (2024)
- Raymarine P70 Autopilot head (2024)
- Raymarine EV1 Autopilot with 2 hot swap-able Lewmar drive units (2024)
- Remote windlass control
- Standard Horizon VHF remote microphone with mast mounted hailer/horn
- Bow thruster control
- Windows 11 PC with 22” touchscreen monitor, runs TimeZero Navigator software with full NEMA2000 connection (2024)
- Standard Horizon VHF
- Starlink satellite internet with WIFI hub
- Icom M702 SSB, legacy single side-band radio for long distance radio coms.
- Raymarine i70 Multi-function instrument (2024)
- EPIRB (2021)
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Length:
54 ft
Beam:
15.67 ft
Draft:
7.25 ft
Displacement:
48,413 lb
Hull:
Fiberglass
Condition:
Used
Year Refit:
N/A
Number of Engines:
1
Engine Manufacturer:
Yanmar
Engine Model:
4JH110
Power:
110 HP
Engine Hours:
2362
Fuel Type:
diesel
Holding Tank Capacity:
N/A
Fuel tank Capacity:
291 gallon
Water Tank Capacity:
264 gallon
Disclaimer:
David Walters Yachts is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel as a Buyers Agent. This boat is centrally listed by Dailey Tipton
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