Atlas Yacht for Sale | 50 St Francis Yachts Brunswick, GA

Atlas Boat | 50' St Francis 2007

Atlas is a beautifully maintained, superbly equipped, and proven example of the renowned St. Francis 50—one of the most respected bluewater cruising catamarans ever built.

Canadian-flagged and duty-paid in New Zealand, Atlas has sailed over 25,000 nautical miles in the last three years and is fully outfitted for long-range, off-grid voyaging. Her current owners—an experienced cruising family—have sailed her across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, from New Zealand to Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Atlas is a true global cruiser with a track record to match and now she's ready for her next owners and her next adventure.

Built in 2007 by St. Francis Marine in South Africa, this St. Francis 50 was awarded Cruising World’s Cruising Catamaran of the Year for its blend of strength, performance, and livability. The model is still in production today (as the St. Francis 500), using the same original hull mold—testament to its enduring design and seaworthiness.

Atlas features a 4-cabin, 3-head, galley-down layout finished in elegant cherry wood, which was fully refinished in 2019. Like all St. Francis 50s, she’s a semi-custom build constructed using vacuum-infused vinylester/epoxy resin and Corecell foam core, with CE Category A (Ocean) certification. The build quality, attention to detail, and structural integrity set her apart from production catamarans in this size range.

Designed for offshore sailing, the St. Francis 50 offers excellent upwind sailing ability, a comfortable motion at sea, and fast, efficient passagemaking thanks to her 50 feet of waterline length, high bridgedeck clearance, and thoughtful weight distribution. The engines and saildrives (new in 2020) are positioned well forward, keeping the bows light and weight centralized—factors that enhance both performance and comfort offshore.

Atlas boasts high tankage with ~230 gallons of fuel and ~360 gallons of water, vast storage, and a protected center-cockpit helm that is ideal for shorthanded sailing. Her systems and layout are optimized for autonomy and comfort, whether on passage or at anchor.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a turn-key, beautifully maintained, ocean-ready catamaran with a stellar cruising history and all the systems in place for serious voyaging. She’s ideal for a cruising couple or family looking to explore local waters, the Caribbean, or set off on a global adventure. If you're looking for a safe, proven, and well-built vessel that performs offshore and lives well on anchor, you owe it to yourself to consider Atlas.

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by The Multihull Company.

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.

Engines & Propulsion

Twin Yanmar 4JH5E 54 hp engines (non-Common Rail, installed 2020, ~1300 hours each)
Yanmar SD-60 saildrives (installed 2020)
3-blade Flexofold folding propellers (new 2023)
Westerbeke 7.5 kW generator
Saildrive seals replaced (2025)
New starter motor, thermostat, and switches for generator (2024)

Rigging & Sails

Powerful, flexible sail plan
Mainsail and Code Zero serviced by Doyle Sails NZ (2023)
New battens for mainsail (2023)
New Hydranet genoa from Zoom Sails (2022)
Stack pack replaced (2023)
Running rigging replaced in 2023 & 2024, including:
- Main halyard (Dyneema)
- Reefing lines with Dyneema chafe protection
- Genoa furling line (Dyneema, 2025)
- Jib sheets (Dyneema, 2025)
- Spin halyard with Dyneema sheave protection (2025)
- Code Zero sheets (2025)
- Lazy jacks and traveler lines (2023)
New main halyard block (2025)
Rig professionally inspected, tuned, and serviced by Sparcraft (2025):
- New OEM gooseneck, pins, washers
- Inspected A-frame striker, crossbeam, bowsprit, chainplates, and turnbuckles

Electrical & Solar

Complete Victron energy system (2024–2025):
- New 1200Ah LiFePO₄ batteries (12V)
- 2.1kW bifacial solar array
- Victron Multiplus Inverter/Charger
- Isolation Transformer
- 2x MPPT solar charge controllers
- SmartShunt
- Cerbo GX & GX Touch 70
- DC/DC converters
- REC Active BMS for battery monitoring
Balmar MC-614 Alternator Regulator
Full AC/DC refit including fuses, chargers, and Blue Seas ML-ACR (2022)

Comfort & Liveability

Air conditioning in both hulls
Eberspächer diesel heater
12' Noah dinghy with 15hp Yamaha 2-stroke outboard (2019)
New custom dinghy chaps and service (2024, Cholamark)
Bauer Junior dive compressor
Fisher & Paykel full-size washing machine
Extensive cold storage:
- 115L freezer (~30 gallons)
- 2 refrigerators
- Danfoss fridge/freezer compressors serviced (2025)

Interior Upgrades

All new interior salon cushions in ultra-leather (2024)
New cushion and firmer foam for helm seat (2024)
New foam/coil mattress in owner’s cabin (“NZ King”, 2022)
New bed linens (2023)
New Dometic toilet motors & sanitation hoses (2024)
Diesel heater for colder climates

Exterior & Deck

New Sunbrella cockpit cushions with hybrid foam (2024)
New anchor bridle (22mm nylon, 2025)
Windlass: Serviced and fitted with new Maxwell chainwheel (#56, 2025)
Anchor chain: 10mm G4, ISO 4565, 120 meters (~394 feet), galvanized, new 2025
New stainless steel welds and inspections (davits, stanchions, transom supports, 2025)
All stainless polished (2024–2025)
Topsides and hulls completely polished and waxed annually (2023–2025)
Bottom stripped to GRP, new epoxy barrier coat (x2), and 4 coats of antifouling (2024)
Propspeed applied to saildrive legs and props (2024)

Navigation & Communications

New Raymarine Ray90 VHF (2022)
New Raymarine wind transducer (2022)
Starlink system installed (2023)
Pepwave Max Transit Duo commercial-grade WiFi/Cellular router
Custom stainless steel antenna mounts for Iridium, WiFi, and Cellular antennas

Water Systems

150L/hr watermaker (~40 gal/hr) – rebuilt 2022
New low-pressure pump (2025)
New R/O membranes and stainless fittings
Spare HP hoses and fittings included

Safety & Redundancy

Fire extinguishers replaced (marine compliant and certified, 2022)
Fuel system fully overhauled (2023):
- New fuel lines
- Cleaned tanks
- Serviced Racor filters
- New stainless ball valves
Refurbished crash bulkheads (2022)
Fully serviced hydraulic steering system (2023):
- Cylinders rebuilt, new seals
- New L&S spare pump
- Hydraulic fluid replaced
- Rose joints on steering quadrants replaced
- All hoses and fittings inspected by hydraulic specialist