Fountaine Pajot Saba 50 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a Fountaine Pajot Saba 50 on the brokerage market means choosing between the Maestro owner's layout and the Quintet charter plan, with ex-charter examples common and four-cabin charter boats the more frequent offering. Built from 2015 through 2019 as the larger, roomier successor to the Salina 48, the 49-foot catamaran pairs a 26-foot beam with a three-zone deck and a one-piece molded cabin, and it rewards a buyer who knows which version and which wear points matter.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Maestro version uses four cabins, with the master suite taking roughly three-quarters of the port hull aft — island berth, desk, and a head arranged like a land apartment — and a guest cabin forward, while the starboard hull holds two cabins with ensuites. The Quintet squeezes three cabins into each hull and keeps the middle starboard cabin for crew, so it reads as a six-cabin boat in practice. Either way the saloon opens through a level glass door to a spacious aft cockpit with a table for twelve, and the bow nook seats eight; the galley's center island and cockpit-pass window suit outdoor living.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry the systems a long-term cruiser needs: solar, chartplotter, watermaker, air conditioning, bimini, inverter, and autopilot are commonly fitted. Often-seen additions include electric winches, radar, AIS, freezer, life raft, dinghy davits, cockpit shower, and hot water. For buyer consequence, the power and energy cluster — solar, inverter, and sometimes lithium banks — determines how independently the boat sits at anchor, while the canvas and sail-handling group, notably the bimini and electric winches, shapes short-handed comfort; navigation gear such as chartplotter, radar, and AIS is expected rather than exceptional.
What to Inspect
The helm is two steps down to starboard and lacks direct access to the side deck, a layout fact worth checking for wear on the only circulation path forward. Because chainplates are integrated into the hull structure and rated to lift the whole boat, a survey should confirm the hull-to-chainplate bond shows no crazing or separation. The deck and cabin are a single RTM piece, so examine the gelcoat both sides for stress at hardware bases, and verify the davits — built to hoist a 14-foot dinghy or stow kayaks above — remain securely bonded to the transom structure.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats regularly appear in the United States, Spain, Croatia, France, Martinique, and Greece. A short checklist for the walk-through: confirm which version (Maestro versus Quintet) fits your plans, verify the autopilot and watermaker run, inspect chainplate hull bonds, and check the helm-to-side-deck path for forced traffic. Choose the owner's layout for private cruising; accept a Quintet only at a charter-appropriate discount.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Fountaine Pajot Saba 50. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 18 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $954,838 | — |
| Mar 25 | 2 | $1,006,074 | +5.4% |
| Apr 25 | 2 | $896,617 | -10.9% |
| May 25 | 2 | $703,442 | -21.5% |
| Jul 25 | 4 | $822,175 | +16.9% |
| Aug 25 | 5 | $883,000 | +7.4% |
| Sep 25 | 4 | $765,275 | -13.3% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $1,036,349 | +35.4% |
| Nov 25 | 5 | $800,000 | -22.8% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $635,000 | -20.6% |
| Jan 26 | 12 | $861,500 | +35.7% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $655,000 | -24.0% |
| Mar 26 | 5 | $795,000 | +21.4% |
| Apr 26 | 47 | $795,000 | 0.0% |
| May 26 | 6 | $809,500 | +1.8% |
| Jun 26 | 5 | $677,851 | -16.3% |
| Jul 26 | 17 | $725,000 | +7.0% |
| Aug 26 | 13 | $800,000 | +10.3% |
Where they're listed
Fountaine Pajot Saba 50 listings appear across 20 countries. United States has the most listings with 27 (23.9%), followed by Spain and Croatia.
Country view
113 listings · 20 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $725,000 | 27 | 13 | 23.9% |
| Spain | $806,113 | 11 | 3 | 9.7% |
| Croatia | $983,949 | 10 | 0 | 8.8% |
| France | $917,576 | 8 | 0 | 7.1% |
| Greece | $687,018 | 7 | 2 | 6.2% |
| Puerto Rico | $853,000 | 7 | 6 | 6.2% |
| Belize | $635,000 | 6 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Guatemala | $795,000 | 6 | 0 | 5.3% |
| Martinique | $628,796 | 6 | 2 | 5.3% |
| British Virgin Islands | $799,500 | 6 | 0 | 5.3% |
| Grenada | $648,602 | 4 | 0 | 3.5% |
| US Virgin Islands | $725,000 | 3 | 0 | 2.7% |
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