2010 Shannon 52 Boat in Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 US

ROAM's interior is one of the defining features of the Shannon 52 RDP design. Rather than a conventional deep-cabin offshore layout, ROAM uses a raised-deck pilothouse arrangement that brings light, visibility, and all-weather function into the center of the yacht. The layout combines a pilothouse saloon, inside helm station, dedicated navigation station, passageway galley, three private staterooms, two heads with stall showers, and a full-beam aft master suite.

Entering from the cockpit, the companionway leads directly into the raised pilothouse saloon. This space is bright, practical, and highly usable underway. The port side features an L-shaped settee and dining table, while the starboard side has a full-length settee and the interior helm station. The raised position gives excellent visibility through the pilothouse windows, making the saloon useful not only at anchor but also during watchkeeping and passagemaking.

Aft and slightly lower to starboard is the dedicated navigation center. This area includes a full-sized chart table, electronics, communications equipment, electrical panels, and a proper seated work position. It is an excellent passage-planning station and gives the watchstander access to vessel systems without interrupting the galley or saloon.

The passageway galley is located aft to port and is arranged for safe offshore use. With excellent bracing, extensive storage, olive wood countertops, modern refrigeration, propane cooking, and a practical connection between the saloon and aft master suite, the galley is well suited to extended cruising.

The aft master stateroom is a major strength of the design. It offers a king/queen-size semi-island berth, generous storage, multiple lockers and drawers, opening ports, and an ensuite head with stall shower. Forward, ROAM has a full-beam VIP cabin and a port guest cabin with upper and lower berths. The port guest cabin is especially useful offshore because it functions as a proper sea berth while underway, isolated from the noise and activity of the watch in the cockpit and pilothouse.

Interior Styling and Additional Features:

·      Raised-deck pilothouse arrangement with excellent natural light

·      Varnished cherry joinery throughout

·      Teak-and-holly cabin sole

·      Three-stateroom, two-head layout

·      Two heads with separate stall showers

·      Full-beam aft master suite

·      Dedicated navigation station

·      Pilothouse saloon with interior helm station

·      Two Dometic 18,000 BTU air conditioning units

·      Espar diesel cabin heater

·      12V LED lighting throughout

·      Real leather cushions throughout saloon and seating areas

·      Excellent storage throughout the accommodation spaces

·      Multiple opening hatches, Dorade vents, and stainless opening ports

·      Samsung 32 in television

·      Stereo system

MAIN SALOON

The main saloon aboard ROAM is the raised pilothouse saloon, and it is central to the yacht's appeal. This is a bright, practical, protected living and watchkeeping space with true visibility. The port settee and dining table provide a comfortable gathering area, while the starboard settee and inside helm create a second usable seating and control area. Unlike many offshore yachts where the saloon is deep below the waterline, ROAM's pilothouse saloon feels connected to the outside world.

·      Raised pilothouse saloon with excellent visibility

·      Port L-shaped settee with dining table

·      Starboard full-length settee

·      Interior helm station to starboard

·      Pilothouse windows provide broad visibility

·      Comfortable seating underway or at anchor

·      Real leather cushions

·      Cherry joinery and teak-and-holly sole

·      Natural light and ventilation from windows, hatches, and ports

·      Fusion stereo system with four zones

·      Air conditioning and Espar diesel heat

·      Practical layout for passagemaking, watchkeeping, dining, and relaxing

MASTER STATEROOM

The aft master stateroom is a full-beam private suite with a semi-island king/queen-size berth, generous storage, multiple opening ports, and private ensuite head access. This cabin gives ROAM true liveaboard comfort and is one of the most desirable aspects of the Shannon 52 RDP layout.

·      Full-beam aft owner’s stateroom

·      King/queen-size semi-island berth

·      Custom mattress

·      Ensuite head with separate stall shower

·      Multiple hanging lockers

·      Drawers and storage below berth

·      Additional port and starboard storage

·      Opening ports for light and ventilation

·      Cherry joinery

·      Teak-and-holly sole

·      Samsung Frame 32 in TV - Oct 2022

·      Private and quiet location aft

·      Excellent cabin volume for extended cruising

Master Head

The master head is ensuite to the aft stateroom and includes a separate stall shower, Corian surfaces, electric head, sink, and storage.

·      Ensuite master head

·      Separate stall shower

·      Raritan Elegance head - Mar 2021

·      Corian counter surface

·      Scandvik-style faucet and shower fixture

·      Medicine cabinet with mirror

·      White china sink

·      Shower sump system

·      Holding tank gauge

·      Private access from master stateroom

VIP STATEROOM

The forward VIP cabin provides comfortable accommodations for guests, family, or offshore crew. It features a full-beam berth arrangement, storage, ventilation, and easy access to the forward head.

·      Forward VIP guest cabin

·      Full-beam berth arrangement

·      Drawer storage

·      Hanging locker

·      Shelf lockers

·      Opening deck hatch

·      Stainless opening ports

·      Reading lights

·      Ventilation

·      Convenient access to forward head and shower

VIP Head

The forward head serves the VIP cabin, port guest cabin, and day-use needs aboard. It includes an electric head, sink, shower, storage, and both holding tank and overboard discharge arrangement.

·      Forward head with separate shower

·      New Raritan SeaEra head - Feb 2024

·      Natural ventilation

·      Convenient access from forward accommodations

GUEST CABIN (PORT)

The port guest cabin is located forward of the saloon and provides upper and lower berths. This cabin is well suited for guests, children, or offshore crew and is particularly valuable underway. Because it is positioned forward and below, away from the cockpit and pilothouse watchkeeping areas, it can function as a quiet sea berth for off-watch crew, isolated from much of the noise and activity of the active watch.

·      Port guest cabin with upper and lower berths

·      Proper sea berth arrangement for use underway

·      Isolated from the noise of the cockpit and watchkeeping areas

·      Multiple drawers

·      Shelves outboard

·      Lee cloths

·      Good ventilation

·      Practical offshore berth arrangement

ROAM’s passageway galley is arranged to port between the pilothouse saloon and the aft master suite. It is secure underway, well braced, and equipped for extended cruising. The 2019 refit brought major galley upgrades, including new Isotherm refrigerator/freezer units, olive wood countertops, and a Furrion dishwasher. The dishwasher is a standout feature for liveaboard and long-range cruising use, especially when paired with ROAM’s high-output Spectra Catalina 300 watermaker.

·      Passageway galley to port

·      Olive wood countertops - 2019

·      Isotherm 160 refrigerator/freezer units - 2019

·      Force 10 three-burner gimbaled propane stove and oven

·      Single stainless steel sink

·      Propane solenoid and pressure gauge

·      Ventilated LPG locker

·      Furrion dishwasher - 2019

·      Whale foot pump backup

·      Pressurized hot and cold freshwater

·      Galley storage for cookware, dishes, and provisions

·      Secure layout for offshore meal preparation

NAVIGATION STATION

The dedicated navigation center is located aft and to starboard of the pilothouse saloon. It provides a full-size chart table, vessel electrical panels, electronics, communications equipment, and a proper seated work area. It is positioned close to the pilothouse and cockpit, making it practical for passagemaking and systems management.

·      Dedicated navigation center aft of pilothouse saloon

·      Full-sized navigation desk with hinged top

·      Storage below chart table

·      Electronics and radios flush mounted

·      Bass electrical distribution panel

·      Adjustable navigation seat

·      Red/white chart light

·      Raymarine i70 repeater upgrades - Aug 2021

·      Icom M424G VHF with CommandMic - Feb 2025

·      Icom M802 SSB

·      Electrical and communications systems positioned for offshore use

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

ROAM is equipped with Raymarine navigation electronics at both the cockpit and pilothouse stations, supported by VHF, SSB, AIS, Starlink, and autopilot systems.

·      Raymarine radar

·      Raymarine autopilot

·      Raymarine i70 multifunction displays

·      Raymarine ST70 pilot house displays

·      Raymarine AIS

·      Sirius Weather

·      Icom M424G VHF with command mic - Feb 2025

·      Standard Horizon handheld VHF

·      Navionics software

·      Ritchie 6 in magnetic compass

·      KVH electronic compass

·      Barometer & Clock

COCKPIT

The cockpit station is arranged for serious shorthanded passage making. The helms person has engine controls, bow thruster control, autopilot, instrumentation, chartplotter/radar, compass, and winches within reach. The dedicated aft helm position keeps the person steering in a secure and practical location while preserving the social cockpit forward.

·      Raised aft cockpit with aft center pedestal steering

·      Dedicated cockpit helm position

·      Twin engine controls

·      Bow thruster control

·      Raymarine E120W multifunction display

·      Three Raymarine i70 multifunction displays

·      Raymarine autopilot control and display

·      Ritchie 6 in binnacle compass

·      Engine instrument banks

·      Harken electric primary winches

·      Harken ST50 winches

·      Pedestal guard

·      Cockpit table

·      Cockpit cushions

·      Grey bimini canvas

·      Longitudinal seating port and starboard

·      Aft transverse helm seat

·      Huge aft lazarette locker

·      Five cockpit scuppers and freeing ports

PILOTHOUSE

The pilothouse helm is one of ROAM’s most important features. It allows the watch stander to steer, navigate, and manage the vessel from a protected interior station with excellent visibility. This is a major advantage for cold weather, rain, night watches, or long offshore passages.

·      Interior pilothouse helm station

·      Full steering station with wheel

·      Raymarine ST70 instrumentation

·      Raymarine autopilot controls

·      Broad pilothouse visibility

·      Protected all-weather watchkeeping station

·      Pilothouse seating and saloon arrangement

·      Engine and navigation controls accessible from inside the yacht

HULL

ROAM is built as a serious offshore displacement monohull with FRP composite construction. Shannon’s construction approach emphasized strength, durability, and long-term voyaging utility, with hand-laid fiberglass, vinylester resin, biaxial laminates, Kevlar hybrid reinforcement, internal ballast, and a skeg-supported rudder. The shoal-draft keel with retractable centerboard gives the yacht shallow-water access while retaining improved windward ability when the board is lowered.

·      FRP composite displacement monohull

·      Hand-laid fiberglass construction

·      Isophthalic gelcoat and vinylester resin

·      Biaxial laminates and Kevlar hybrid reinforcement

·      Kevlar reinforcement in bow and keel areas

·      Long encapsulated fin keel with retractable centerboard

·      Internal solid lead ballast, encapsulated and sealed

·      No keel bolts

·      Skeg-shoe-supported rudder

·      Stainless steel rudder stock

·      Shoal draft approximately 5 ft 7 in

·      Centerboard down draft approximately 9 ft 7 in

·      Off White Off White AwlGrip topsides - Feb 2026

DECK

ROAM’s deck is designed for offshore function, low maintenance, and safe movement underway. The yacht has molded non-skid, molded bulwarks/toe rails, stainless rails, boarding gates, upgraded windows and hatches, a composite bowsprit, serious ground tackle, practical ventilation, and an enormous aft lazarette for cruising gear.

·      FRP composite deck with molded non-skid

·      PVC-cored deck structure

·      Hull/deck joint bonded and mechanically fastened

·      Molded FRP toe rails

·      Double lifelines with port and starboard boarding gates

·      Safety netting

·      Mystic Stainless folding boarding ladder amidships

·      Stainless steel bow pulpit and pushpit

·      Eight stainless steel mooring cleats

·      Two stainless anchor rollers

·      Composite bowsprit - 2019

·      Synthetic exterior teak grabrails and trim - 2019

·      New Bomar hatches - 2019

·      New ballistic-glass windows - 2019

·      New opening ports - 2019

·      Opening hatches, stainless Dorade vents, and portlights

·      Large center cockpit

·      Liferaft compartment in transom

·      Huge aft lazarette with exceptional storage for fenders, docklines, spare parts, cruising equipment, and deck gear

COCKPIT

·      Raised aft cockpit

·      Aft center pedestal steering

·      Full instrumentation at helm

·      Cockpit engine controls

·      Raymarine E120W chartplotter/radar display

·      Raymarine autopilot display and control

·      Ritchie compass

·      Electric winches accessible from helm area

·      Huge aft lazarette storage

·      Cockpit coaming storage

·      Cockpit shower

MAST AND RIGGING

·      Cutter-rigged ketch sail plan

·      Keel-stepped main mast

·      Deck-stepped mizzen mast

·      Coated aluminum spars

·      Main mast with two pairs of inline spreaders

·      Mizzen mast with one pair of swept spreaders

·      Stainless steel rod standing rigging

·      Triatic stay

·      Split backstays

·      Headsail and jib furlers

·      Selden bowsprit

·      Stainless rod bobstay

·      Whisker pole

·      Rope clutches

·      Harken main traveler and cars

·      Garhauer headsail leads - 2019

·      Lazy jacks and stack pack for mizzen

·      Insulated backstays and topping lift

·      Cockpit-led sail handling

SAILS AND WINCHES

·      Fully battened Dacron mainsail

·      Fully battened Dacron mizzen sail

·      Ullman jib and yankee - Aug 2024

·      Dacron jib

·      Yankee on roller furler

·      Nylon asymmetric spinnaker

·      Two Harken ST70 two-speed DC electric cockpit winches

·      Harken ST50 two-speed winches, one manual and one DC electric

·      Two Harken ST35 two-speed mast winches

·      Two Harken ST20 one-speed mizzen mast winches

·      New Harken primary winch transmissions - 2019

·      One-line reefing led to cockpit

ENGINE AND MECHANICAL

ROAM’s twin diesel installation is one of the strongest differentiators of the Shannon 52 RDP. Twin Yanmar 75 HP engines provide redundancy, maneuverability, and confidence in close quarters, currents, canals, and offshore situations. With bow thruster support, cockpit and pilothouse controls, and Gori folding propellers with Overdrive, ROAM is notably easier to handle than many single-engine offshore sailing yachts of similar size. The Gori Overdrive feature allows ROAM to run near hull speed on a single engine at low RPM, improving comfort, efficiency, range, and mechanical redundancy on long motoring passages or ICW transits.

·      Port engine approximately 2,007 hours

·      Starboard engine approximately 1,859 hours

·      Two ZF transmissions

·      2.8:1 reduction gear ratio

·      Two 1.5 in stainless steel shafts

·      PSS dripless shaft seals with cooling intake hoses

·      Two Gori three-blade folding propellers with Overdrive

·      Twin Racor fuel/water separators with selector valves

·      Secondary engine fuel filters

·      Four alternators total, two per engine

·      Exceptional charging redundancy from twin engines, generator, and wind generator

·      Jefa rack-and-pinion steering system

·      Two steering wheels, cockpit and pilothouse

·      DC electric bow thruster

·      Superwind 350 wind generator mounted on mizzen mast

·      Fireboy fixed engine-room fire suppression system

·      Sound insulation in engine room

·      Shower sump pumps

PLUMBING AND TANKAGE

ROAM is equipped for extended cruising, with confirmed 260 gal fuel capacity, 180 gal potable water capacity, two heads, two stall showers, a high-output watermaker, deck washdown, cockpit shower, and holding tank arrangements. The Spectra Catalina 300 watermaker is a major bluewater and liveaboard feature. With approximately 180 gallons per day of production capacity, ROAM can make near-limitless freshwater while cruising, dramatically improving comfort, independence, shower use, dishwashing, laundry use, and time away from the dock.

·      260 gal diesel fuel capacity

·      Two 5052 aluminum alloy fuel tanks

·      180 gal potable water capacity

·      Four stainless steel water tanks

·      Approximate 53 gal holding capacity

·      Pressurized potable water system

·      Spectra Catalina 300 watermaker rated at approximately 180 GPD

·      New Spectra watermaker membrane - Oct 2023

·      AC electric water heater, 12 gal

·      Port engine heat exchanger connection for hot water

·      ShurFlo freshwater pump

·      Whale foot pump in galley

·      ShurFlo deck washdown pump

·      Two Raritan electric marine heads

·      Raritan Elegance aft head - Mar 2021

·      Raritan SeaEra forward head - Feb 2024

·      Two accommodation showers

·      Forward head holding tank and overboard discharge arrangement

·      Aft head holding tank arrangement

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

·      12V DC electrical system

·      120V AC system

·      50 amp 125/250V shore power system

·      Six 12V 105 amp house/system batteries

·      AGM battery technology

·      Engine/generator start battery bank

·      Windlass and bow thruster batteries

·      New bow thruster batteries - Mar 2021

·      Eight battery isolator switches

·      Victron Energy Centaur 12V 100 amp charger

·      Victron Energy MultiPlus 12V 3000 watt / 120 amp inverter charger

·      Superwind 350 wind generator

·      Fifteen GFCI outlets

·      Twelve DC outlets

·      Navigation lights, masthead light, tri-color, steaming light, and anchor light

AUDIO/VISUAL AND ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT

·      Samsung Frame 32 in TV in aft stateroom - Oct 2022

·      Fusion stereo - 2019

·      Cockpit speakers replaced - 2019

·      Stereo speakers throughout

·      Winslow six-person liferaft

·      Liferaft recertified - Jul 2023

·      ACR GlobalFix EPIRB

·      Life Sling system

·      Four safety harnesses

·      Offshore adult and child life jackets

·      Life ring

·      Weems & Plath night visual SOS distress signal

·      First aid supplies

·      Five ABC fire extinguishers

·      Fireboy fixed fire suppression system in engine compartment

·      Three carbon monoxide/smoke detectors

·      Two fire blankets

·      Emergency tiller

·      Handheld search light

·      Aerosol horn

·      Safety gear inventory to be verified before offshore use

·      Achilles HB270AX RIB - Jul 2022

·      2.7m rigid-bottom dinghy

·      Yamaha 9.9 HP four-stroke outboard

·      Dinghy chocks aft

·      Tender details and registration to be confirmed

BROKER’S COMMENTS

ROAM is a rare opportunity to acquire one of Shannon’s most distinctive late-model offshore cruising yachts. The Shannon 52 RDP is not a conventional production sailboat. It is a highly individualized raised-deck pilothouse cruiser with twin diesels, centerboard shoal draft, ICW-friendly bridge clearance, cutter/ketch sail plan, interior and exterior steering stations, three staterooms, two heads, and the kind of protected all-weather watchkeeping arrangement that makes long-distance cruising more comfortable and practical.

Her strengths are clear: American build quality, Shannon sea-kindliness, twin-engine redundancy, bow thruster maneuverability, Gori Overdrive propellers, shoal-draft centerboard versatility, pilothouse visibility, ICW-friendly capability, full-beam aft master accommodations, substantial recent upgrades, and a layout designed for owners who want to actually cruise.

ROAM is the type of yacht that can go to sea comfortably on days when many boats would stay put. Her long waterline, powerful yet manageable divided rig, protected pilothouse, and robust Shannon construction give her the confidence, motion, and offshore comfort that experienced passagemakers value. For a buyer looking for a liveaboard-capable offshore yacht with real passagemaking practicality, ROAM stands apart from the typical 50-foot cruising sailboat. She offers a rare combination of confidence, comfort, visibility, redundancy, ICW access, and serious cruising pedigree.

REVIEWS

·      Shannon Boat Company yachts have long been respected for strong construction, traditional offshore styling, sea-kindly motion, practical deck layouts, and interiors designed around serious cruising use.

·      The Shannon 52 RDP was developed as a raised-deck pilothouse evolution of Shannon’s offshore cruising design philosophy, combining the company’s traditional passagemaking strengths with added visibility, comfort, and system redundancy.

·      The original design brief for ROAM emphasized twin-engine security, interior and exterior helms, pilothouse comfort, shoal-draft centerboard versatility, ICW-friendly bridge clearance, and a manageable cutter/ketch sail plan for shorthanded offshore sailing.