About this tender
The Chaser 54 Laguna is the centre console we point owners toward when the brief calls for genuine open-water performance alongside a fit-out that goes well beyond a day-boat. At 16.50m LOA and 4.26m beam, there is enough deck volume to accommodate multiple seating zones, a galley, a dedicated cabin, and a head - without forcing any compromise on the hull's performance envelope. Chaser quotes a cruising speed above 40 knots and a full-speed figure above 50 knots, numbers that put it squarely in chase-boat territory.
Chaser Yachts is a Dutch yard with a three-model range, and the 54 Laguna sits in the middle of the fleet alongside the 500R RIB and the Harrison Eidsgaard-designed 500HE. The Dutch provenance matters: the build philosophy leans on low-maintenance construction, a hull engineered for the North Sea as much as the Mediterranean, and a customisation programme that means no two boats leave the yard in the same configuration. That flexibility is worth factoring into any superyacht tender or chase-boat shortlist.
What separates the 54 Laguna from a production centre console is the breadth of the brief it can fulfil. The manufacturer lists watersports support, long-distance passages, day entertaining, and fishing as valid use cases - and the accommodation below gives it genuine overnight capability. We would position it against purpose-built chase platforms rather than conventional tenders: the LOA and performance figures align with that segment, and the open centre-console layout keeps the deck clear for toy deployment and guest movement.
One caveat worth noting upfront: Chaser's product page does not publish engine specifications, weight, fuel capacity, or certification class. Buyers and captains should request a full technical file directly from the yard, and we would recommend commissioning an independent survey before any purchase commitment. The specifications below reflect only what the manufacturer has published.
Highlights
The four details we'd point out first to a captain who hasn't seen one on the water yet.
At 16.50m LOA with a 4.26m beam, the 54 Laguna occupies the larger end of the chase-capable centre-console segment. The beam gives genuine deck width for multiple use zones without the hull becoming unwieldy to handle short-handed.
Chaser publishes a full-speed figure above 50 knots and a cruising speed above 40 knots. For a 16.50m boat with live-aboard amenities, those numbers indicate a serious performance hull rather than a comfort-first displacement design.
The manufacturer specifies a dedicated cabin, bathroom, and high-specification galley as standard features. That puts the 54 Laguna in a different category from single-day-use chase boats, making it viable for overnight programmes or extended coastal passages independent of the mothership.
Chaser states explicitly that no two builds leave the yard in the same configuration. For owners with specific seating, storage, fishing, or toy-support requirements, that bespoke approach is a practical advantage over production-line alternatives.
Chaser Yachts positions all three models as Dutch-built, citing seakeeping capability and low-maintenance construction as core to the design intent. The yard's focus on a three-model range rather than a broad catalogue suggests concentrated development effort per platform.
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Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
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The yard
Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Chaser Yachts is the build we ask for when a programme needs a 15-metre chase platform with genuine range, full customisation from the keel up, and the confidence of Dutch boatbuilding behind it. The yard is family-owned and operated, with its roots in the Landeweer family's long association with Garlington Landeweer - the Stuart, Florida sportfishing brand the family has been connected with since 1987. That heritage in high-performance, high-sea-state construction is carried directly into the Chaser range, which is designed and built in the Netherlands.
The current catalogue runs to three platforms: the 500R, the 500CC, and the 500HE. The 500R is a 15.3-metre aluminium-hulled maxi RIB - three Mercury Verado 400R outboards, 50 knots top speed, 2,650 litres of fuel aboard, and a CE Category B certification that permits offshore passages to 200 nautical miles. The 500CC is a GRP centre-console variant of the same footprint, pushing 55 knots on the same triple-outboard package. The 500HE is a styled chase boat developed in partnership with Harrison Eidsgaard, the London-based design studio, and targets the superyacht end of the market directly.
All three builds are fully custom in every meaningful sense - layout, finish standard, propulsion choice, and deck configuration are agreed per hull. The yard positions the range explicitly as superyacht tender and chase support craft: long enough to follow a mothership independently, shallow enough to run a beach landing, and robust enough to tow. We'd put it alongside the Dutch and Scandinavian performance-RIB builders for sea-state capability; the finish level and customisation depth is closer to the bespoke Italian and British tender yards.
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Chaser Yachts · Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Tell us about your yacht, your programme, and the missions 54 Laguna needs to handle. We come back within 48 hours with a written assessment - fit for the brief, lead time, and trade-offs against alternatives in the same band.
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