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

Packed with interesting features and a different layout, the Slovenian built Pegasus 50 is fast 50-footer for short-handed bluewater cruising. Toby Hodges spent two days aboard in the Gulf of Trieste. Full report in Yachting World July 2024

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[Sonnell]

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!

[davorlencovic]

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!!

[maritimetees]

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

[Juan-lymn]

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

[earthman]

Toby does the best reviews in the business.

[Tetsaraku]

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.

[PegasusYachtsUSA]

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

[veitwaltemath]

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

[The_R_Vid]

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.

[deanc]

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!

[bos]

Beautiful yacht Toby, thank you for the review.

[Niknteen]

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

[someguy]

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.

[marknachmias]

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

[mlklife]

i dont have much of an issue with the cabins since the communal spaces are so great. i think its a valid compromise and i appreciate it being done.

[laurentcorveleyn]

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.

[tomriley]

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?

[tmhudg]

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!

[antoncarmoducchi]

Gorgeous. Nicest looking cruiser I've seen.

[joelhansen]

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!