2009 St Francis 50 catamaran for sale by owner
Discover Zoom, a proven 50 foot bluewater catamaran expertly crafted by St. Francis Marine. For sale by owner, this impeccably maintained St Francis 50 catamaran is actively cruising Fijian waters this season and waiting for her next adventure. Watch videos and see her live position on Zoom’s custom website.
Actively cruising, never chartered
While you read this, Zoom is at anchor in the Fijian islands or making her way between them under sail. This very special St Francis 50 catamaran is lived aboard full time by the owners, who depend on her offshore and trust her with their own lives at sea. Zoom is cherished and kept to a meticulous standard.
Since this bluewater catamaran has never been chartered, she’s been spared the hard wear of rotating guests. For sale by owner, Zoom is fully operational, actively sailing, and ready to make her next crossing whenever you are.
A true bluewater catamaran, built to cross oceans
Only one or two St Francis 50s leave the South African yard each year, making Zoom a rare example of these bespoke, highly sought-after vessels.
Foam-cored, vinylester-laminated, with the protected helm and sea-kindly motion that earned a Cruising World’s Cruising Catamaran of the Year award, the St. Francis 50 holds the highest proportion of circumnavigated hulls of any major builder. This is a boat drawn for passages.
Room for everyone
Four double cabins each have their own ensuites and separate showers, so everyone travels in comfort.
The St Francis 50 catamaran is designed to provide plenty of space for grown up kids to bring partners for a visit, for friends to join for a leg, to accommodate paying guests in comfort and privacy, or for a family looking to bring everyone along and homeschool at sea. A fifth cabin forward takes crew, guests, or becomes additional storage/utility space.
Yacht luxury meets real utility
With cherry joinery, teak and holly soles underfoot, this is a proper yacht that feels altogether different from a plastic charter pod. The cockpit seats eight under cover, rain or shine, so everyone can sail in comfort.
Zoom is a galley-up layout, so whoever’s cooking never feels isolated. The galley features double stainless sinks, pull-down faucet, 4-burner gas cooktop with oven, and refrigerator drawers and a freezer that will hold a month of provisions.
Self-sufficient for long stays
1,350 litres of water and a watermaker that makes 150 liters an hour means long showers and full tanks, wherever you drop the hook. 1.4kw of Solar paired with 800 amps of Lithium Batteries keeps the power on, and an included Starlink system keeps you connected while you’re far from civilization.
Zoom is a true bluewater catamaran that allows you to find those remote anchorages and stay for weeks instead of just a few days.
Impeccably maintained and updated
Full boat maintenance records are included with this 2009 St Francis 50 catamaran for sale by owner, with key upgrades already done for you by the current owner.
- Detailed maintenance log with 600+ entries included
- New standing rigging in March 2026
- New Victron lithium bank
- New anchor chain
- 1.4kW of solar power
- 3 EPIRBs, an 8-person liferaft
- 166 catalogued spares
Yes, this St Francis 50 bluewater catamaran is currently seaworthy and actively sailing in Fijian waters. She is lived aboard by the current owners and has never been chartered.
Zoom has been maintained through a systematic, owner-executed program spanning 14 years and 600+ logged service entries. Every oil change, part replacement, and inspection since 2012 is documented in the maintenance record that transfers with the boat.
Major work includes complete standing rigging replacement in March 2026, new saildrives in 2020, new rudders in 2022, and the 2026 refit that installed 800Ah of Victron lithium batteries, a Wakespeed alternator controller, and upgraded DC-DC charging. Engines get oil and filter changes every 250 hours. The watermaker was replaced in 2023. Hydraulic steering rams were serviced in 2023 and 2025.
The owners’ approach: “When we took her on, we made ourselves one promise — to keep her better than we found her. Every service, part, and small fix is in the log, with over 600 entries now. This is really important to us, because a boat that’s going to carry you safely across an ocean requires nothing less, and because we always knew that one day we’d hand her on.” Zoom has never been chartered, only owner-sailed, and kept in passage-ready condition throughout. The full maintenance log is aboard and comes with the sale.
Recent upgrades include new standing rigging in March 2026 along with a full service of major systems to keep her passage-ready, including:
- Engines & Drive: Complete inspection of both Yanmar 4JH4AE engines, heat exchangers serviced, new main seals and drive belts fitted, oil and filter changes (part of the regular 250 hour schedule)
- Rigging: Complete new standing rigging (Dyform cap shrouds, 1×19 lowers and diamonds), New turnbuckles and pins, Dyneema removable inner headstay for the storm jib. Profurl genoa furler refurbished with new parts as needed. Electrical: New Victron 800Ah lithium house bank, new Victron Lynx Smart BMS, new Victron inverter/charger (12/3000/120-50), new Wakespeed 500 Pro alternator controller, Balmar high-output alternator serviced, Cruisair air conditioning (port side) serviced
- Additional: New Sea-Flo fresh water pump, Varifold propellers serviced, watermaker serviced
- Core Equipment & Systems: All installed systems and electronics (navigation, electrical, propulsion — everything listed in the specs), 166 catalogued spare parts with a full inventory aboard, Complete sail inventory: Main, Genoa, Asymmetric Spinnaker, Code Zero on furler, and Storm Jib
- Tenders & Safety Gear: Highfield CL 380 RIB (2022) with Tohatsu 30 hp outboard (2018), Full safety inventory — liferaft, JonBouy MOB, EPIRBs, PFDs, fire systems (all in date), Ground tackle and spares
- Documentation & Connectivity: 14 years of complete maintenance records (600+ entries), transferred with the boat, Starlink hardware, BoatOS Intelligence
- Not Included: Personal clothing and effects, non-integrated portable electronics, the captain’s journal. Consumables (food, cleaning supplies) are at the buyer’s discretion.
Buying directly from a sailing owner means dealing with the person who actually knows every system on the boat firsthand rather than a broker relaying secondhand information from a sale listing. You get unfiltered access to the real maintenance history of the 2009 St Francis 50 catamaran, honest answers about quirks and past issues, and no broker commission baked into the price, which often means better value for both buyer and seller.
- Access direct knowledge from the owner’s 9 years of hands-on experience
- Avoid commission markup and broker fees (typically 8-10%)
- Conduct more honest negotiation without the pressure of a fast closing
- Get real-time provenance from the owner who is still actively sailing the boat and can speak to exactly how it performs under real offshore conditions right now
The boat was delivered on her own bottom from South Africa to the Caribbean. The current owner has sailed Zoom from Maine to the Bahamas to Panama, across the Pacific to French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, and Tonga and on to Australia. This past season Zoom sailed from the East Coast of Australia out to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji where she is now. The previous owner sailed the East Coast of the USA to the Caribbean and completed a Pacific crossing to Australia with the ARC rally.
The St. Francis 50 is of semi-custom build quality and boasts an offshore and sailing performance pedigree that outclasses production catamarans such as the Lagoon and Leopard. It’s performance credentials compete with builders such as Balance and Outremer, but the elite St. Francis Marine boatyard brings a two-decade proven track record neither newer builder can match yet, and the St Francis is more boat for the price. Zoom is a truly special example of the St. Francis 50. She’s a proven bluewater catamaran that’s now offered for sale by the owner who’s actually put those ocean miles on her, with a full verified maintenance history and never a day of charter wear.
This 50 foot bluewater catamaran has been meticulously maintained by the owner. For sale by owner, the boat has full service and maintenance and survey records included.