It's 7:30 a.m. on a Saturday in the Keys. You're 20 miles offshore, triple Mercury 600s idling. The sun is just starting to burn off the haze. Your crew is rigging ballyhoo while you sip coffee from the mezzanine, watching the Garmin screens from the GarmRests built into your captain's seat. By noon, you've caught three mahi, the terrace doors are folded down, the grill is fired up, and the 55-inch TV is lowered for the game. This is not a center console. This is not a yacht. This is the Regal 50 SAV, and it refuses to be categorized.
Who It's For
The 50 SAV is built for the owner who refuses to compromise. You want to fish offshore in rough water, but you also want to host 12 people at the sandbar without feeling cramped. You want triple outboards and 56 mph top speed, but you also want a king berth, a walk-in shower, and air-conditioned seating. You want the fishability of a center console and the livability of a cruiser. Regal heard you.
This boat makes sense for the experienced boater who has owned multiple vessels and knows exactly what they don't want to give up. It's for the owner-operator who values versatility over specialization. If you run your boat hard, use it often, and demand that it perform across multiple scenarios, the 50 SAV delivers.
Design and Layout: Space as Strategy
The 50 SAV's layout is not about maximizing square footage. It's about eliminating dead zones. Every inch serves a purpose, and most serve two.
Start with the terrace doors. These aren't gimmicks. With the push of a button, the port and starboard cockpit sides fold down electronically, extending your usable deck space and bringing you closer to the water. It transforms the boat from enclosed cruiser to open fishing platform in seconds. When you're diving, spearfishing, or bringing a big catch aboard, this feature is the difference between functional and frustrating.
The refreshment island sits center cockpit, surrounded by an open floor plan. Dual refrigerators, dual grills, a sink, trash storage, and easy access from every angle. It's designed for entertaining, but it's equally useful as a rigging station when you're fishing. The fold-away aft bench seat raises to clear the deck for casting or lowers for seating when you're anchored. Dual insulated fish boxes flank the cockpit. Twenty-two rod holders are spread throughout the boat. This is a layout that adapts, not one that forces you to adapt to it.
The mezzanine seating is another standout. The backrest is air-conditioned and heated. The end tables open to reveal refrigerators with an ice maker. Storage underneath is deep and accessible. The sightlines are unmatched. It's the best seat on the boat, whether you're running, fishing, or watching the sunset.
Below deck, the king aft stateroom and convertible forward berth provide legitimate overnight capability. The head features full standing room and a separate walk-in shower. This is not a token cabin. It's a real cruising interior in a boat that also happens to fish like a 50-foot center console.
Performance: Freedom, Not Just Speed
Triple Mercury 600 Verados push the 50 SAV to a top speed of 56.7 mph. Regal's own test sheet puts best economy at 33.4 mph at 4,000 RPM. With 700 gallons of fuel, that is roughly 360 statute miles between fuel stops. But the numbers don't tell the full story.
The OceanTrac2 hull is what makes this boat work. It's an 18-degree deep-V built for offshore conditions, and Regal's test sheet backs up the way it carries speed: the boat holds 0.55 miles per gallon or better from 3,000 RPM right through 4,500. This is not a boat that pounds. It cuts through chop and tracks cleanly at speed.
The draft is 29 inches with drives up, 49 inches down. That shallow draft opens up sandbars, flats, and skinny water that most 50-footers can't touch. The bow thruster and joystick make close-quarters maneuvering simple, even with triple outboards. You're not intimidated by tight slips or crowded marinas.
Performance here is about access. It's about getting to the fishing grounds faster, staying out longer, and running home in comfort when the weather turns. It's about having the range to island-hop in the Bahamas without constantly calculating fuel stops. Speed is part of it, but capability is the real story.
Ownership: The Honest Conversation
The 50 SAV is not cheap. Base pricing starts well into seven figures, and once you add the Ultimate trim package, outriggers, Seakeeper 6, upgraded audio, and custom interior options, you're approaching $1.5 million. Maintenance on triple 600 hp outboards is not trivial. Budget for annual service, lower unit rebuilds every few years, and eventual repowers. Fuel burn at best-economy cruise is 58 gallons per hour. At wide-open throttle, you're looking at 164.
But here's the trade. You're not paying for crew. You're not dealing with the complexity of inboard diesels or pod drives. Outboards are serviceable at any marina. Parts are available. Downtime is minimal. You can trailer this boat if you need to move it. Insurance is straightforward. Resale on Regal's SAV series has been strong, particularly as the outboard market continues to grow.
The Regal LivePower system is a hybrid setup that combines lithium-ion batteries with a generator and shore power. It eliminates the need for constant generator runtime. On a typical day, your electrical loads run off battery power. The generator kicks in automatically only when needed. It's quieter, more efficient, and reduces wear on the genset. This is the kind of engineering that makes ownership easier, not harder.
If you're comparing this to a 50-foot center console, the SAV offers more interior space, more shade, and more versatility. If you're comparing it to a 50-foot express cruiser, the SAV offers better fishability, shallower draft, and simpler maintenance. It sits in a category of one, and that's intentional.
Where to Start
The Regal 50 SAV is not for everyone. It's for the owner who knows what they want and refuses to settle for a boat that only does one thing well. If you value versatility, performance, and thoughtful design over brand prestige or traditional categories, this boat deserves your attention.
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