Fifty-foot flybridges are fascinating for many reasons. Firstly, 50ft is a size that is relatively easy to manage from a boat handling point of view. Two reasonably experienced people should be able to cope with berthing and running such a boat. Secondly, 50ft is a very handy size from an accessibility point of view. Most marinas, harbours and coves should be able to find space for a 50ft flybridge cruiser.
However, 50ft is also the size at which you start to get three good sized cabins and at least a couple of bathrooms. Some yards manage to squeeze the proverbial quart into a pint pot by shoehorning three cabins into a 45-footer but at 50ft no squeezing is required.
Here are four particularly good examples…
PRICE: £195,000
BOAT: Princess 55 DATE: 1987
LYING: Norfolk
CONTACT: Norfolk Yacht Agency www.nya.co.uk
PRICE: £299,950
BOAT: Fairline Phantom 50
DATE: 2008 LYING: Essex
CONTACT: Boats.co.uk www.boats.co.uk
PRICE: £299,950
BOAT: Sealine T50 DATE: 2007
LYING: Falmouth
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