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:
- New 74’ Seldon black aluminum mast
- New Seldon black aluminum boom
- New Navtec rod standing rigging
- New running rigging
- New Rebuilt in-mast, genoa and staysail hydraulic systems
- New hand-laid Burmese teak deck, except in cockpit
- New Simrad Zeus/B&G electronics
- New Fisher Panda 8kw generator 36 hrs 2/24
- New 3 Dometic air condition compressors
- New 24V refrigerator + freezer compressors
- New Spectra DCV watermaker 14 GPH
- New house AMG batteries
- New 10′ Highfield dingy + 20 hp outboard with locks
- New Stainless davits and outboard retriever/mount
- New aft Raritan Elegance electric “throne” toilet
- New Bomar hatch lights + port lights
- New Fusion stereo with Sirus weather equipment
- New Eberspacher diesel heater + ducting
- New galley faucet + seperate purified water faucet
- New bedding, linens, towels, complete galley items.
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!
