Is this the best 50ft fast cruising yacht you may not have seen before? Meet the Pegasus 50 

It just makes sense for Med performance cruising, and further of course. You only sleep in bunks. That's all. But cockpit, storage, sailing, saloon, galley... That's what's really important. Well done!!

Love the vessel. Game changer in my eyes. It's nice to see a builder thinking outside the box.❤

I never really got the point of having really big cabins in a what is essentially a boat for a couple with some friends or kids visiting occasionally. You don’t spend time in the cabin unless you are sleeping. So why waste space on that? This is a fantastic departure from the norm. Well done.

Unless I missed it, you never spoke about the keel which you mentioned at the beginning of the video.

Tom Bodett famously once said “When you’re sleeping all hotel rooms look the same.” Same theory here. Why do you need big luxurious cabins when their sole function is to sleep? When you’re awake on a boat you hang out in the saloon or in the cockpit. So maximizing their comfort & function is a good trade for losing big fancy cabins!

Glad that there are still builders designers who dare to do something different. Wish I could own such a boat. They did a great job!

Thank you Toby for reviewing the Pegasus 50, I've been waiting on this review. I like it as well.

Beautiful yacht Toby, thank you for the review.

Pegasus needs a 55ft version of this boat to solve the issue of small cabins and heads. Similar to what Beneteau did with the Sense 50 and 55.

Thank you, Toby, for your review! Superb overview of our P50, love it! Nico at Pegasus Yachts USA

Hello Toby, I was on this very boat last year at Internautica, Portorož. Such an innovative breath of fresh air for an owner’s yacht compared to boats crammed with cabins and heads for charter. Reminded me a bit of the Beneteau Sense range but with more luxe.

I have considered such boats as Amels and Hallberg-Rassy, but my dream boat is a Pegasus 50. The Pegasus is an ultra-long-range capable sailboat that is also friendly to me, a disabled vet, and my wife who has mobility issues. The two steps between levels are great. The ergonomics are great for single sailing. Safety is built in to include a fast cruising speed. The boat would allow my dream of circumnavigation while my wife would bask in the comfort and lifestyle at anchor. I sm only a lottery ticket win away!

You had me in the first half. Cockpit and saloon look great. Cabins are bit sparse and ... open. Whomever gets stuck with the port side berth needs to be an exhibitionist!

Very nice yacht. My only dislike is the exposure of the helm. Your butt is inches from the open sea. And no protection for the helm. This is why I like the Amel. Very protedtd helm. I am also not a fan of sail drives. A way to cheap out for an inferior system. But other wise I like it a lot. Perhaps inside joystick control for foul weather operation. I speak from experience. Having cruised tens of thousand of miles, and the skin cancer to prove it. LOTS.

Helm extreme aft, stuff of nightmares

What a boat, sorry Oyster and Hallberg. When I win the lottery I know what I am going to buy. And a big bonus, I can't invite too many friends to come cruising. Perfect, I love it. Anyone want to give me £1,000,080 for my old Beneteau?

Классная лодка! Сколько человек нужно, чтобы управляться с ней? В одиночку можно перейти океан?

I LOVE the outside and living space aesthetics of the Yatcht IT looks sleak and modern. The cabins seem like an afterthought, though .Im not sure it would appeal to year-round liveaboards. IT would more likely suit wealthy weekend sailors or people who want to do some hard sailng for a few months each year.

This boat is so different from the norm among the volume builders. I'm really grateful for the long format of the review. This is a stunning vessel, and would be a privilege to own and sail. I love Oysters, but they've gotten so large and heavy, that this would be a strong contender in the 50' range. Best wishes to Pegasus.

I love Toby reviews. You can tell he really liked the yacht!

Love this design, cabins for sleeping in, space for living in with windows out on the world also giving you a good protected area when you're sailing. Great built in Bimini. Good sailing performance in light winds. Great for mediteranian crusing. Alot of thought has gone into that boat. Did you talk about the keel which you meant to at the start?

Who th can even afford such a boat? It costs a million bucks

Took you long enough to review this boat

Looks just like a Shipman 50 (which is a good thing).

No bluewater boat has twin spade rudders

Me watching this video: volume goes up, volume goes down, volume goes up, volume goes down... 😂 I think I ran out my remote batteries!

You didn't talk about the keel.

We need to hear more about your experiences in a commercial kitchen.

Absolutely love this boat, but why would they put the windlass controls just inside the v-berth? What if you’re in the process of anchoring while it’s raining or gusting, or have to lift the anchor while it’s raining, and then having to deal with the v-berth hatch being open to access the windlass controls?

This is a Very Nice boat.. Perhaps the best i've seen reviewed in a long long time..Thankyou.

12:05 "I think I found thoose two missing people everybody wondering about."

Great review Toby, and like you say, a really interesting boat. I like the focus on 'seagoing social space' which would suit a cruising family so well. I'd put this lovely boat as an "alternative" to a HR50, rather than a direct rival. Both great, but different, which is good for the industry surely?

Great yacht

This is amazing boat with many great features I like. For the accommodation problem would help to ditch the second toilet/shower. I have never understood the need for several toilets in a boat. It’s still very small space. It’s like having several toilets in single room house. And in boat the space is so limited.

Pegasus just nailed the design of this boat to a Hall of Fame. Every last square centimeter is bristling with intelligent and tasteful choices. The performance of course is the star of the show, but the boat just massively exceeds expectations everywhere else. The accommodations are pitch perfect for safely hosting a family or crew who are underway, turning them into sponges to let every part of the experience soak in and quickly synchronize mind and spirit to the conditions. So many boats pit their crew against the machine first to make war with the elements, or attempt to isolate them from understanding the Job #1 of the boat, which is sailing. This is what harmony looks like. Everything aboard is pragmatic and singularly focused on being the most obvious and best way to do its job, and each zone of the boat is built to serve her and her crew while being under sail. I think Pegasus have really set a new benchmark for performance cruising here, full stop. Just incredible.

Wonderful Boat. Great video. Thank you once again. I would love to own this boat. Very nice! Keep up the great work.

Gorgeous. Nicest looking cruiser I've seen.

She sails very well in relatively light airs. Interesting layout ideas and some very good design. 1.1 million is actually a low price for the performance and full specification included. I personally have near zero interest in monohulls, but this is a very interesting boat. Some good ideas and good execution of them. Wanted to hear about the keel. Keels are critical for performance. Hope you got well quickly, Toby.

I agree it a good yacht. Really like the gimbled saloon area. I have been thinking for some time now, why don't yacht have a gimbled saloon and kitchen area. Gimbled beds would also be a good idea.

I love the covered cockpit--that sun exposure is dangerous. Pegasus has managed to do this with a stylish look. So much better than the hideous looks of a certain (not to be named) "covered cockpit" 48-footer that was recently launched.

I would always go aluminum- a Kanter or Dutch built boat that’s bulletproof. Some, such as the Kanter are also fast.

50m ? Raczej ft !

Reminds me of the Beneteau Sense boats from couple years ago, liked that concept as well, wonder why they discontinued them…

As an interesting concert boat but I think the Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54 still looks better But if you replace the petrol motor with an electric one and just had a generator for we needed would probably change my opinion But if Beneteau match that it would still win

Toby does the best reviews in the business.

Haha...Look up the keel and you know you are not going anywhere, pal

should my feet face forward in sleeping areas.

Who cares about beds. Use hammocks and have a lot more beer storage ! Beautiful boat But I would want two things. A more substantial boom brake and a higher stern combing for those seas that tend to follow me everywhere. Another 6" would be good. I'm just wondering if a helm control at the pilot station would be useful. A little electric tiller for when it's hosing down outside.

A few days, sure. A few weeks, ok. A few months, maybe. A few years, no way. The longer in use eventually I would want/need a bigger master cabin. For short durations I can see if more pleasurably to sail than heavier vessels.

this very lovely vessel misses a few meters; cabins are a bit cramped and one shower should have natural light and ventilation.

If you consider usually even for that length you barely find s comfy living space. It does make sense. Unless boating is for you just a sleeping experience but they managed to create a double bed on the saloon...🎉

great news, i can afford this boat at my current salary in only 3 more life times😅

Nice review Toby.. but you lost me on the cabin spaces. I think I’d rather have the Amel 50 for that price tag.

Reviewing beatiful boats - probably one of the best jobs one man could have 😊

you speak English as an Englishman. You have to learn to speak more slowly and to enunciate your words well. You are not speaking to an audience in an English pub but especially to an international audience who do not understand the way you speak.

That is a brilliant boat. So well thought out and the raised sun-saloon is all comfort and visability while not forfeiting the right-setting balance of the boat. Would love to see this design in Aluminum... so comfortable. If this company built a modern interior design for the bedroom areas - like your see on the new HH44 OC catamarans, it would fly off the shelf I would think.

Awesome design, but I hate saildrives

Beautiful and well thought out yacht. And a bargain to boot.

Ugly looking boat. Note the route from the side deck to the cockpit is a bit restricted by that silly lid.

What kind of flag is this? I like the EU flag but I can see in the top corner includes another flag

be nice to know the price early on and where you buy it

Sick design

Love this yacht! Can't wait to see one in San Diego!

It is somehow interesting that there are no answers regarding the performance of the solar system: How much battery capacity is available? How much power do the systems consume per day? Information about the underwater hull, the comfort rating, the keel, and the steering system is also missing. Can the electrical system be repaired by oneself? How is the insulation? How thick is the fiberglass or carbon, and how is the core constructed? How does the boat handle in 40 knots of wind? How much does the boat swing at anchor in the wind? This presentation is more advertising than an assessment of whether such a boat is suitable as a bluewater yacht. A carbon mast is nice and all, but it is not really important whether such a boat sails at 8 or 9 knots. No questions that a bluewater sailor needs to consider to shortlist this boat. Hmm.

Tremendous boat but like the Allures, has the fatal flaw of that grossly tall hardtop. Why would anyone need all that headroom? Ruins the look and raises the rig.

Beautifully designed, inside and out ❤

Very interesting boat.

what about the keel?

Many great things about this boat! but for me the accommodations look too claustrophobic.

Looks inexpensive lol

i like her

That interior space is very compromised compared to an Amel 50. Some cool features and certainly different, but for me I’d pick the slower and slightly more expensive Amel.

VERY GOOD

Short handed gentlemen's luxury racer nice passage maker horrible for most people. 😮

It’s a gorgeous boat that includes everything you need. I love the concept of prioritizing the living spaces but I think they pushed it a bit too far. The sleeping accommodations are too dark, cramped and spartan given the price tag and use case. There’s also no separation. If I’m hosting family and friends, it’s nice to have a place to retreat to when you want a little peace and quiet. And yes, I get that all boat designs are compromises.

great galley !

Usually, I check out after about half of the review, these boats are such an impossible reach for me. But this one has so many Impressive design and layout decisions. Every cm well thought out, without being excessive. Tasteful, thoughtful - a perfect balance of form and function. I am enthralled.

You didn't mention anything about an enclosure of the cockpit during stormy weather sailing. I like the lightweight sailboat design and the design would suit my needs but I don't want to need to have full, bulky raingear on while sailing through a squawl.

Oyster 495 is better

We write the year 2024 and there are still yacht builders who build sleeping cabins without windows. No way I ever set foot on such a dungeon!

A horizontal sliding door to the saloon? No safety lines on the transom? Weak mainsheet mountings? How could one possibly feel safe on this boat?

Love that layout.

It would be nice if any one could put the sink in the middle so it drains on every tack! HC Does!

Blady nice what spaced and all its build.... shelf and space to getting all cleared away.

I gather from your review of this boat that you are taken with it . I noticed no hull lights and you didn't talk about the keel . It is a nice boat another great review thanks Toby

That is a Russian flag out there?! 😂

Great boat, almost as good as a multihull of the same price.

My first choice by far , quality and quantity in one boat

Cruising and Day sailing combined, I like it

Keel?

perfect "something new ! Win!

Wow! This is a brilliant design, with a lot of careful thought out into every detail. Really enjoyed this. Thank you. Some fantastic solutions.

Love love love the public spaces and the sail plan. Hate the cabins. No, REALLY hate the cabins.

nice even a ss anchor chain standard, didn't like the volvo on a sail drive, and the high rev genset will give you plenty of mainteance, best would be a hybrid propulsion on shaft w regen...

So Toby, when are you buying it from them? You'll probably get the dual cabin layout

Great display of this super boat!

What, no Air-fryer?

What is the price?

I actualy agree with you but i love the state room on a Oyster 595 sa well

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