Trintella 53 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Trintella 53 means chasing a scarce Dutch ketch from the early 1980s, designed by E. G. van de Stadt. With only a few hulls ever built, each example is a semi-custom survivor rather than a fleet boat, so a buyer should weigh documented specifications against the realities of a 50-foot-plus centerboard cruiser.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Trintella 53 carries a centerboard keel that pivots to lift for shallow draft, letting the same hull serve coastal marinas and inland waterways allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters. When the board is raised the yacht's draft runs about 5.58 to 5.88 feet by load, opening anchorages a fixed-keel yacht cannot reach. Below, the standard plan provides six berths, and tankage is generous: 330 gallons fresh water and 798 liters (210 US gallons) diesel support long independent cruising without frequent reprovisioning.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The original specification centers on a shaft-drive diesel auxiliary, rated at 121 hp, feeding from a 798 liters (210 US gallons) tank. No generator, watermaker, or rig-modification packages appear as standard or common fitments, so any such gear on a specific boat is a matter of that hull's history rather than a market norm. Buyers should therefore assess energy and water independence case by case, since the base design already supplies large passive capacity but not necessarily active making.
What to Inspect
Because the Trintella 53 uses a pivoting lifting centerboard, the trunk, pivot hardware, and hull penetrations around the board are the first places to look for wear or water ingress centreboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel. The solid fiberglass hull should be checked for osmotic or impact damage consistent with age, and the shaft-drive driveline reviewed for alignment and seal condition. The long sheet runs of the ketch rig — mainsheet over 134 feet, genoa and jib sheets near 54 feet — mean aged running rigging is a routine replacement item rather than a defect.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Greece is the typical market. For a shopper, the checklist is short and specific: confirm centerboard trunk integrity, verify shaft-drive seal condition, inspect for hull osmosis, and budget to renew the long ketch running rig. Accept that sparse fleet numbers mean limited comparative pricing and shared owner knowledge.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Trintella 53. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | 1 | $202,729 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $202,729 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Trintella 53 listings appear across 1 country. Greece has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | $202,729 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
7 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Yachts 53 | 53' | $ 400,000 | 26 | 5 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 53 | 53.94' | $ 470,339 | 22 | 8 |
| Formosa 51 | 50.83' | $ 114,237 | 20 | 4 |
| Jongert Trewes 53 | 55.28' | $ 341,743 | 11 | 0 |
| Little Harbor 53 | 52.67' | $ 375,000 | 9 | 8 |
| Trintella 44 | 43.96' | $ 63,715 | 4 | 0 |
| Trintella 53You are here | — | $ 202,729 | 2 | 0 |