Is the Colvic Victor 50 a blue water yacht?

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Currently searching for family(5) blue water cruising yacht for extended (3 yrs) cruising/liveaboard. Amongst many others, we have viewed Colvic Victor 50. Any information on build quality, design (John Bennett), suitability would be welcome.
Grum.
 
Colvic made many hulls for home completion. Some are very good and some atrocious.
Not actually a hull that I would normally think of for a blue water cruiser if you mean crossing oceans but probably capable of doing so. Certainly no lightweight.
The term Blue Water Cruiser does not actually mean a lot. Many lightweight offshore boats are quite capable of crossing oceans and have done, but are they "blue water boats? Dunno....
 
My partner and I purchased a colvic 50 last year. We are in the middle of a refurbishment and in 2007 intend retiring, sailing into the wide blue yonder.
Having already owned a smaller colvic we know them to be safe and although not fast who wants to rush !!
 
Thank you for your reply. Interesting that you have the Colvic 50. Do you have any detail on the hull build quality or others who have sailed into the Blue yonder in a Colvic Victor?
Grum
 
I recently saw a Colvic 50 for sale on the Hamble going towards Moodys on the right about half way along. Its on the pontoons that aren't connected to the shore! It was professionally fitted out, hardly been used and was up for sale for a lot less than it cost to fit out.

Don't know if you could call it a blue water yacht though, IMHO this means a hull that is very very strong and overengineered with multiple water tanks, water maker, genny, multiple battery banks, backup everything, freezers, watertight compartments ie the sort of thing that you can safely circumnavigate in. If you dont want to do this why pay all the extra money, when a Jeanneau costs 150k and the Oyster equivalent is 850k!

I think I viewed the Colvic on the Hamble through Ancasta, I personally ruled it out because I specifically wanted a boat to circumnavigate in! but I must admit it was excellent value for money and was essentially a new boat. The only real problem with Colvics is that when you go to sell it, it is essentially viewed as a 'kit boat' even if it has been professionally or expertingly fitted out to a higher standard than most of the mass produced yachts.
 
I agree, we are hoping to buy a Colvic 50 and intend to sail the atlantic and live and work in the caribbean, its not the prettiest or fastest boat but as you why be in a rush. We will have plenty of time to bring her up to the standard that we want once we are living on her.
 
Yes, purchased the most fantastic CV50 in 2006....2 year family adventure out to Caribbean and back; some 15,000miles; she looked after us brilliantly; wonderful liveaboard yacht; now back in Plymouth ( For Sale, the boat not the family). See yachtworld.com
Cheers
Graham
 
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