Slyder 54

Almost 4,000 Wp of solar panels

Following their very successful 49, Slyder are now looking at a bigger picture with this 54 – ahead of an 80 to be accompanied later by a 62 and a 68...

Slyder 54

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Published 14/11/2022

By Dick Sawyer

Issue: SP19

Published: dec. / jan. 2023

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The initial 3D images reveal hulls with a high freeboard, but whose lines remains dynamic thanks to a marked inverted sheer. The deck remains very high in the cockpit: access to the sugarscoops is via two perpendicular sets of stairs. With construction in carbon/epoxy in infusion, the weight is kept interesting. With a sleek sailplan associated with deep daggerboards (again in carbon/epoxy), the Slyder 54 should present convincing performance. The coachroof and bimini are covered with solar panels capable of sending 3.8 kWp to the 50-kW battery bank. Propulsion is provided by two 30-kW motors.

Builder: Slyder Catamarans
Architect: Matthias Krenz
Material: carbon/epoxy
Length: 54’2” (16.5 m)
Beam: 26’11” (8.2 m)
Displacement: (16.6 t)
Draft: 4’7”/10’6” (1.4/3.2 m)
Mainsail: 1,120 sq ft (104 m²)
Solent: 732 sq ft (68 m²)
Water: 158 US gal (600 l)
Motors: 2 x 30 kW