Battuta

St Francis 50 (main photo of sister ship)"BATTUTA" - PRELIMINARY LISTING - SIGNIFICANT OPTIONS TO BE LISTED - BOAT CURRENTLY OFFSHORE IN GRENADA HEADED EN ROUTE OFFSHORE FLORIDA. THIS BOAT JUST DELIVERED TO SELLER - CHANGE OF PLANS FORCES HER SALE.

The St Francis 50 MKII is the most recent and largest model in the range of catamarans built by St Francis Marine. In every respect she continues the pedigree -- fine styling, seaworthy lines and versatility of choice in terms of interior layout. These features developed through the St Francis 44 and 48 are now expressed in a high degree of refinement in the St Francis 50. For instance, with the greater loading capacity, it is possible to support better on-board systems such as air conditioning, improved refrigeration, state of the art navigation and communications systems driven by a more powerful genset.

The designer, Angelo Lavranos, has taken the opportunity to improve on the renowned performance and ease of handling enjoyed by owners of the St Francis 48. The new design offers improved speed, reduced transom immersion and disturbance, better overall motion characteristics, better looks, and bigger platform space. The additional buoyancy in the sterns also allows for a bigger tender to be lifted and stored with the davit system.

The St Francis 50 is a sophisticated yacht with all the modern conveniences of a home, yet she is a passage maker at heart, capable of crossing oceans at an average of 200 plus nautical miles per day.