Price again reduced to 745,000 US$ – and just updated. Watch it bargain hunters – This boat represents a real opportunity !
July 2019 Owner Comments:
“Have just had KS on the hard. New rudders, steering overhaul, replaced all anodes, hull and topsides polished. Watermaker serviced, engines serviced and various other bits and bobs. Looks a million dollars! Fresh underwater survey undertaken for insurers.Discovery have now built six 50’s. Latest just launched at cost of GBP 1.2+ million ex/VAT. Surely at current asking and with low value of Sterling KS represents exceptionally good value!”
KIWI SPIRIT is the only used Discovery 50 cat for sale worldwide. Somebody who wants one either must buy factory new at GBP 1.1m on a like for like spec basis or make a realistic offer for Kiwi Spirit. Owner has reduced the price to GBP635k and is open to offers. She represents a significant discount upon new and is available now. Fully sorted. A new build will take a year plus a season of debugging and usual warranty issues!
The boat has just been hauled and has had an under water inspection by a professional marine surveyor. She has had her copper coat antifouling refreshed. Engines have been serviced and on a preventative maintenance basis the sail drive diaphragms have been replaced. At the same time we have replaced propeller seals and bearings. She has a new sprayhood and Bimini.
In short she is a turn-key proposition, ready to go, in first class order throughout with full cruising inventory and could be in the Caribbean for the winter season.
KIWI SPIRIT is set up for short-handed world cruising with effortless handling, in style and with considerable comfort. She is fully equipped and truly ready for “take off”. This exceptional and rare Discovery 50 is essentially a turn-key proposition. Sail handling is a facilitated with twin furling head sails, self-tacking jib and in mast-furling along with electric winches. All the re-fitting and upgrades have been done and most importantly she is “fully sorted”. The high specifications speaks for itself.
Kiwi Spirit Specification – Discovery 50 Sailing Catamaran1
Discovery 50 – Original Brochure (showing the actual boat which is for sale)
KIWI SPIRIT was formally named DISCOVERY MAGIC and originally built for the Chairman of Discovery Yachts Ltd. This vessel received much acclaim in the yachting press.
Acclaimed and voted:
Cruising World – Best Import boat 2011
Cruising World – Best catamaran 2011
SAIL best boats – Best Multihull 2011
SAIL best boats – Best accommodation 2011
This beautiful 50ft catamaran is like new. Kiwi Spirt was acquired by the current owner in 2013 with the intention of sailing her back to New Zealand. The current owner is a very experienced multihull owner and has spent a lot of time and money getting her up to his exacting standards and ready to cruise the world. Where it has been possible to improve upon the original specification then the current owner has done so – with no expense spared!
The only reason for sale is a change in circumstances due a terminal illness. Consequently, since purchase, she has had exceptionally little used but has been fastidiously maintained. She is available at a substantial discount upon replacement cost. She is sparkling and is equipped with everything you need to go long (or short) distance live aboard cruising New sails, new batteries, new paint job and new bits everywhere with most of it having little or no use since re-commissioning.
KIWI SPIRIT is set up for short-handed world cruising with effortless handling, in with style and with considerable comfort. She is fully equipped and truly ready for “the off”. She is essentially a turn-key proposition. All the re-fitting and expense have been done and most importantly she is “fully sorted”. The high specifications speaks for itself.
Owners Comments:
Having completed a 5-year circumnavigation in a 65ft monohull I reached the conclusion that the ideal vessel for live-board long distance cruising has to be a catamaran. One spends a lot of time at anchor so stability, good visibility and an inside-outside flow are all desirable characteristics. A good dingy is essential – preferably a RIB. A cat provides an excellent platform for a good RIB kept on davits. This makes for quick easy dingy drop and retrieval. The transom steps on a catamaran provide ease of boarding. All essential attributes for comfortable live aboard cruising.
Before purchasing Discovery Magic and transforming her into Kiwi Spirit, I looked at and tried all the well-known production Catamarans in the size range 45ft to 55ft (and some lesser known designs). All were found lacking in one respect or another – until we came across the Discovery 50. By Catamaran standards Kiwi Spirit has to be one of the best looking cats afloat. She is much admired wherever we go. By any standard, the design, fit-out and build quality put her in a different league to all others that we looked at. With all the upgrades and improvements that I have since carried out she would be hard to beat and needs to be viewed to be fully appreciated.
Ease of handling by a retired husband and wife combination was an important consideration. Sail handling is a doddle with twin furling headsails, self-tacking jib and in mast-furling along with electric winches. Good off-wind performance is achieved by an A3, asymmetrical reaching spinnaker, a Parasail downwind spinnaker and a self-furling storable Code Zero. Upwind performance is the Achilles heel of most Catamarans but thanks to a narrow sheeting angle and a large overlapping Genoa Kiwi Spirit will go to windward, like a monohull, at a sailing angle of just 35 degree apparent! This sets her apart from the majority of cruising catamarans.
Reliable engines and a good range under power are also important attributes for a long distance cruising yacht. With her twin 75Hp Yanmar engines there is worldwide service back-up. With her optional long range fuel tanks Kiwi Spirit has a range of around 1,750nm under power.
Put simply, this Discovery 50 Cat redefines luxury live-aboard short-handed long distance cruising!
