From 50 to 55 feet
The 50 to 60-foot category you’ve been familiar with up until the previous edition of our Buyer’s Guide now includes so many models that we’ve had to split it in two! That’s right, most builders are trying to establish themselves in this large multihull niche. The 50 to 55-footers include both big production cruising boats and the very first semi-custom builds. Hulls of 15 to 16.5 meters in length also mark the maximum size of multihull that remains manageable by a family crew or when sailing short-handed.
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Publié le
07/12/2023
Par
Mark Bernie, Julie Echelle, Dick Sawyer, Emmanuel van Deth et Kim Wellington
Numéro :
193
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2024
ST FRANCIS 50 Ready to take on every ocean Building on their experience with the St Francis 44 and 48, the South African manufacturers have launched an even more comfortable and recently improved 50-footer. Though the design might seem quite traditional and the nacelle rather low compared to what is being built in Europe, (in fact, at 33½”/85 cm, the bridgedeck clearance is fairly standard for a 50-footer), the St Francis 50 proves to be a very seaworthy catamaran, robust and able to face the worst of the gales. For the interior, the shipyard can meet all the wishes of its custom…
