The hull has a centre cockpit, a raked stem, an angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional shoal draft keel.
[1][2][3] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH4HTE diesel engine of 160 hp (119 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.
[1][2][3] The design was built with a number of different interior layouts, with from two to five cabins, providing sleeping accommodation for four to ten people.
The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher and a double sink.
[1][2][3][11] In a 2004 Yacht and Boat review, Barry Tranter wrote, "the 57 has a waterline length of 15m and she is not slow.
Mind you, these boat speeds are obtained with a crowd of people on board and little attention to sail trim.