Yacht Coast Yacht Sales
2014 Fairline Squadron 50... Located in San Diego, Ca Offered By Yacht Coast Yacht Sales
2014 Fairline Squadron 50... Located in San Diego, Ca Offered By Yacht Coast Yacht Sales
Fairline has broken with its own traditions by placing the galley aft, which makes sense because the sliding doors to the cockpit are extra wide, opening the area for entertaining. Large windows surround the L-shape countertop, which houses a De Dietrich grill and under-counter Isotherm fridge, with several large lockers to hold pots, pans and provisions.
The lower helm is in the forward starboard corner and offers great all-around sight lines. A full array of Garmin instrumentation appears on a single monitor. Controls for the Bennett trim tabs and Sidepower bow thruster are handy.
Not having a space-eating tender garage in the transom allows the Squadron 50 to provide a truly civilized crew cabin under the cockpit, with a single berth, mini galley and head. It’s perfect for kids.
The engine room is impressive. Every possible service point is readily accessible. Not only is this likely to improve the reliability of the yacht, but service techs will love you. Power comes from a pair of 715-horsepower Caterpillar C-12s, which push the Squadron 50 along at a respectable 31 knots. Under way, she carves sweeping turns with élan and maneuvered nimbly in tight spots. She feels solid, certainly because she is well built, but also because Fairline takes the time to put what the Brits aboard for our test called “little rubbery bits” between anything that might squeak or rattle.
And no more struggling with a crane or consuming interior space with a tender garage. Designed by Fairline and built by Besenzoni, the tender valet is a huge improvement over the submerging swim platform. A 9½-foot tender can sit on a pair of chocks on the teak transom platform, and at the touch of a button, a section of the platform slides out and down, still holding the tender. At this point, you can comfortably and securely board her. Another touch of the button lowers her into the water. When you want a swim platform, the chocks fold flat.
Just standing on the dock and gazing up at Fairline Squadron 50 gives you a sense of her magnificence. Come aboard, and let her give you that feeling you've been searching for.
