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Designed for a couple or family to go long range cruising, making safe, comfortable, exhilaratingly fast passages and destinations.
She is a tall cutter rig, built in Sweden at BSI Marine in 2003 as a robust 3 stateroom, 3 head layout yacht accomodating up to 8. She also comfortably carries a compliment of 4 - 6 guests in the owner's party with kids or crew. She is #22 of 25 built.
She's versitile..
This highly functional pilot house/center cockpit yacht is also a 2 MASTERS/HIS + HERS HEADS/2 OFFICES yacht interior with a WALK-IN CLOSET (day head) and WORKSHOP (mid guest cabin) layout with minor modifications. This works extremely well for sailing couples who can work remotely, whether sailing locally or cruising globally.
Starlink has changed the cruising world by freeing people up from ties to whereever, allowing those wanting to cruise as couples/families have a great new reason to throw the lines! Starlink not included in this sale.
The center cockpit is where the sailing action happens. Almost all sailing functions lead there for infinite combos of push button sail trim. The sugar scoop transom and deep swim/dive ladder enhance water access, as does the new tender stowed on new davits.
When Bruce Farr and his renowned crew of designers, naval architects and engineers produced the Farr 50 Pilot House, they raised the bar for this particular design. They also heightened expectations for owners, who prize excellent performance under sail, offshore reliability across a wide range of weather and sea conditions, with accommodations that blend extended cruising and liveaboard amenities with meticulously planned and executed interior and exterior designs.
SOLSTICE sailed Cape Canaveral to Ft. Lauderdale, FL in February of '24. Offshore, anchored nights, 2 onboard. Fantastic, powerful push button sailing. Peaceful + exhilarating passages.
Refit since 2022:
A central feature of the interior is the pilothouse/salon/nav station/galley/social area, which is wrapped with safety glass windows for spectacular views and interactions. The raised dining/office settee for up to six is served by a large table for dining and living with close access from the port side galley and nav station. SOLSTICE's starboard pilot house is raised outboard of the conveniently accessed engine + machinery compartment. The pilot house/salon/dining/nav/lounge area is the interior center of where sailing life occurs onboard SOLSTICE.
The entire interior of the yacht is very comfortable with a large, private master stateroom aft, equipped with a queen berth, leather settee/sofa, deep hanging wardrobes and ensuite “Throne” head with separate stall shower for 2 and hidden combo washer/dryer. The master sofa converts to a berth/sea berth and invites great reads and naps!
Forward of the salon, 2 steps down to starboard is the roomy full single berth cabin with retractable pipe berth over with lots of good storage. This cabin is convertable into a WORK SHOP/STORAGE AREA. Forward to port is a sun lit day head with Corian sink, well-ventilated, can also be converted to a WALK-IN CLOSET. The forward cabin is as nice as the master with centerline queen wrapped in high gloss & satin mohogany crafted by gifted Scandinavian craftsmen + women with tons of storage and ensuite head + shower. A stainless "stripper pole" is at the foot of the bed supporting the baby stay to the hull + deck.
Without a doubt, SOLSTICE is an exhilaratingly fast sailing yacht, extremely well-built to take the rigors of the oceans. Daily runs in the 200-mile range make for fast passages and exciting sailing. Additionally, when dealing with dicey weather patterns, the extra speed can make a huge difference when trying to avoid bad weather.
She's wired for US and European shore power and has a seamless transfer electric converter.
A couple can take off on her with the full confidence of having a super-sound platform for an exciting sailing life. Accommodations cruising and at anchor are most comfortable, and exude natural comfort and quality. SOLSTICE is standing tall, in very good condition, about ready to go cruising again.
SOLSTICE video coming.
July 2023 out of water survey available upon request.
Available for inspection in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
If it’s in your DNA, and the time is NOW for you and your partner and/or family to go cruising in a beautifully serious, offshore, pedigreed sailing yacht, SOLSTICE may tick all your boxes!
Specifications
Interior Styling & Accomodations
This Farr 50 Pilothouse provides comfortable accommodations for eight in three private staterooms and three heads, two with stall showers. Also considered a 2 bed/ 2 bath/ 2 office with WALK-IN CLOSET (3rd mid-ship cabin) and WORK ROOM(day head) or visa versa. The seascape views from the large, tufted leather settee surrounding the main salon and dining table evoke a sense of wide openness and comfort in any anchorage and dramatic views of the ocean when sailing.
The high-quality interior with elegant Scandinavian joinery of African Mahogany and fresh teak and holly cabin soles is lovely. The Ocean Air screens for the overhead deck hatches keep the interior comfortable in the tropics. There are plenty of screened opening port lights and numerous hatches to provide natural ventilation.
Features:
Creature Comforts:
MAIN SALON AND PILOT HOUSE
Entering the companionway from the cockpit, it’s three steps down to the main salon with the raised settee dinette to starboard. Adjacent the settee is a flat-screen LG TV which conceals within the galley return.
GALLEY
The galley is to port of the companionway with two steps down. It is very secure in a seaway and offers every amenity and some additional custom features that enhance workability.
MASTER STATEROOM
The master stateroom is aft and accessed through the port passageway. This smart use of space incorporates a centerline walk-around queen-size berth with upholstered headboard. To port, a full-size tufted leather settee. To starboard, large wardrobe of hanging lockers. Aft, a full-beam storage area with countertop surface and loads of storage within various lockers and cabinets, there’s also a consealed combination Ariston washer/dryer with dedicated cabinet. To starboard, is the ensuite head complete with a surprisingly large separate stall shower for 2. New freshwater Radiant toilet (2022), and vanity with a single basin sink. Ventilation is provided by numerous opening portlights and an overhead deck hatch with OceanAir screen. All hatches and port lights lenses replaced (2022).
AFT HEAD
FORWARD STATEROOM
Forward of the salon and down two steps, is the forward passageway leading to the comfortable, classy forward VIP cabin or 2nd master. Guests will appreciate and love the size of the centerline queen berth, tall hanging lockers port and starboard, and abundant cabinets, shelves, and lockers outboard. To starboard, the ensuite head features a freshwater VacuFlush toilet, vanity with sink, and a large stall shower. All hatches and port light lenses replaced (2022). Of course, there is a central stripper pole securing the mast's baby stay to the hull the hull below.
FORWARD HEAD
GUEST/CREW CABIN/WALK-IN CLOSET
The starboard guest cabin has a single lower berth with a removable pipe and cloth upper berth for when additional accommodations for crew or guests are required. There is a drawer below the lower berth and a tall closet with shelves, ideal for extra gear, tools, and spares. Adjacent to the guest cabin is the day head with freshwater VacuFlush toilet and a vanity with sink.
DAY HEAD/WORK SHOP
Navigation & Communication Equipment
NAVIGATION STATION ELECTRONICS
In 2022/2023, Solstice's navigation system was upgraded to include new B&G Zeus/Triton navigation & communication systems, Simrad autopilot and Sirius sat weather equipment. The navigation station and ship's office is forward to port in the pilothouse with a form fitting STIDD multi-adjustable leather navigators seat.
COCKPIT & HELM ELECTRONICS
Construction & Key Features of the Hull & Deck
HULL
The hull shape is a classic modern cruising hull with a long fin winged keel, sharp entry and flowing aft sections. The watertight collision bulkheads and the incredible sail locker on the foredeck are two amazing features that make this vessel a sought after long range cruiser.
The hull laminate of the Farr 50 is constructed with a Divinycell core that is fitted using vacuum techniques. Multiaxial fibers, high-quality isophthalic polyester resins, and two layers of Kevlar aramid create a hull with improved impact resistance and impeccable strength.
An internal bottom grid is laid up over a female mold then laminated into the base of the hull to create a single monolithic structure for additional stiffness. All shroud chainplates are thru-bolted and reinforced into the main bulkheads. Careful consideration for the placement of multiaxial laminates and strict adherence to Farr Yacht Design’s specifications ensures all loads of the rigging and deck fittings are evenly distributed through the hull.
The keel of the Farr 50 is solid lead with 4% antimony and 316-L stainless steel bolts cast into the lead and backed with substantial transverse backing plates. The keel has a winged shape for added performance upwind and excellent stability. The yacht likes to stand up and go sailing.
DECK
The deck of the Farr 50 is constructed with a Divinycell core, chop strand matting, and unidirectional fibers bonded with isophthalic polyester resins. The deck is mated to the hull with both mechanical fasteners on 6-inch centers through an inward flange, as well as chemical bonding resulting in a very strong hull to deck joint. The deck is finished with 1/2 inch Burmese teak planking - hand cut and laid in 2022.
At the bow, is a sizeable self-bailing chain locker with segmented chain storage. Aft of the chain locker is a very large, double watertight bulkheads sail locker with a generous amount of storage for fenders, lines, and equipment. Sail locker also has a dedicated automatic bilge pump. At the stern, a full-beam lazarette with two deck hatches provides additional storage as well as access to the steering gear and watertight bulkhead aft. Overall, the Farr 50 has an incredible amount of deck storage! All deck access hatches have Rondal watertight latches and self-bailing drains. The forward sail locker also has a dedicated automatic bilge pump with a high water alarm.
COCKPIT
GROUND TACKLE & MOORING
CANVAS
Rigging & Sail Handling
RIGGING
SAILS
WINCHES
Ship Systems
ENGINE & MECHANICAL
Beneath the cabin sole of the raised salon, is a very spacious mechanical compartment with the main engine, generator, watermaker, plumbing, and most major systems. This location under the cabin sole provides incredible access for maintenance and keeps all the mechanicals in one central location.
PLUMBING & TANKAGE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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