About this yacht
2023 St. Francis 50 MKII "Skimmer"
4 Cabins | 4 Heads | Single Owner
The Ultimate Turn-Key, Off-Grid Blue-Water Voyager
Commissioned in South Africa in 2023, Skimmer is an exceptionally proven offshore catamaran designed and optimized for short-handed voyaging. Personally accepted at the factory by her experienced owner, she completed coastal shake-downs to Saldanha before embarking on a true blue-water transatlantic crossing. Sailed by just the owner and his wife, and frequently single-handed by the owner on multi-day offshore passages, she made the ocean crossing to Grenada via the remote outposts of St. Helena and Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Since making US landfall in Florida in May 2024, she has actively cruised the East Coast up to Maine, flawlessly transiting between the pristine shallow waters of the Bahamas and the rugged coast of New England. Kept to professional standards and thoroughly debugged, she stands completely ready to circumnavigate tomorrow.
Her build includes key structural upgrades engineered for offshore rigidity and quietness. A custom solid-fiberglass transom deck replaces the standard factory build, stiffening the hull. This is supported by carbon fiber reinforcements at the saloon entryway, and glassed-in bulkheads behind both engine rooms.
Her engineering is focused on absolute self-sufficiency, centered on a 24V power grid with a 1,400 Ah MG Lithium bank, a 12 kW Fischer Panda DC generator, and a 2,140W solar array managed by triple Victron inverter/chargers. For short-handed sailing, she features a Sparcraft mast with climbing steps, in-boom reefing jammers, and a heavy-duty symmetrical "chicken chute" spinnaker. Offshore cruising comforts are complete with a Spectra Newport DC watermaker, a custom port-bow workshop with a workbench and vise, and a premium Stidd helm seat with a base-integrated Isotherm ice maker.
Skimmer is a rare offering in the blue-water cruising market: a fully customized, meticulously optimized catamaran. Maintained to immaculate standards, she represents the pinnacle of safety, self-sufficiency, and luxury. For the serious sailor ready to set sail immediately, Skimmer stands 100% ready for her next global chapter.
Specification
- Builder
- St Francis
- Model
- 50 MKII
- Year
- 2023
- Length overall
- 50′
- Draft
- 4.5′
- Bridge clearance
- 75′
- Cabins
- 4
- Heads
- 4
- Engines
- 2 × diesel
- Total power
- 160 hp
- Engine hours
- 1600
- Cruising speed
- 9 kn
- Maximum speed
- 10 kn
- Fuel capacity
- 116 gal
- Water capacity
- 178 gal
- Drive
- Inboard
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