Voyage 590 Buyer's Guide
Anyone shopping for a Voyage 590 is shopping in an unusual market. The first hulls were sold into the British Virgin Islands charter fleet operated by Voyage Charters — the builder's sister company and sole dealer — so boats reaching the open market tend to arrive with a working history behind them rather than as blank slates. That history is not a drawback if you know how to read it. These are hulls looked after within the same family enterprise that built them, in one place, to a single standard, with technical service under the same roof.
Layouts on the used market
Two configurations dominate. The charter arrangement fills both hulls with six matched ensuite cabins for twelve guests, which is the specification most early boats were built to. The owner's version reassigns the forward starboard hull to a private main suite with its own sitting area and desk, and gives the opposite bow over to domestic space — provisioning, laundry and a workbench.
Which one you find matters more than usual here. The owner's layout surrenders two cabins to gain the storage, laundry and workspace that long-term cruising actually consumes, and converting between the two after the fact is not a weekend job. Decide which side of that trade you want before you start looking, because the interior architecture is not something you will change later.
Equipment worth checking
The sail wardrobe is Ullman Dacron — a fully battened main with three reef points and a furling genoa with a foam luff. Dacron is honest, serviceable cloth, and on a boat this size the reefing gear and furler bearings earn a close look before the sails themselves do.
The electrical installation deserves the most attention of anything aboard. A 43 kilowatt-hour lithium bank, twin 16 kilowatt generators and variable-speed air conditioning make an impressively quiet boat, and they also make one that a general marine trade cannot always diagnose. Establish who has serviced the batteries, inverters and compressors, and whether the service history came with the boat.
What to inspect
- Bridgedeck underside and wave deflector. These surfaces are the boat's answer to slamming in short seas, and they take the loads that come with it. Inspect the moulding and any tabbing forward while the boat is hauled.
- Osmosis protection below the waterline. There are two defences here — vinylester in the outer laminate, and a barrier coat under the antifouling. Confirm the barrier has been properly maintained across successive haulouts rather than simply painted over.
- Charter-service wear on the touch points. Companionway doors, locker catches, upholstery, heads and swim-platform hardware absorb far more cycles in charter work than in private ownership. Structure and systems are usually the least of it; the fittings people handle every day tell you how the boat was run.
- Steering linkage. The wire Lewmar system is straightforward, which is a virtue, but cable runs and sheaves on a boat of this beam repay a proper check for wear and alignment.
- Electric winch motors and clutches. Sail handling depends on them, and charter use means high cycle counts.
Availability and buyer's takeaway
The 590 is built in small numbers by a yard producing a handful of boats each year, so patience matters more than negotiation. Expect examples to surface through the charter fleet and in the Caribbean rather than scattered across the world's brokerages.
Buy one for what it genuinely is: a seaworthy, systems-rich platform with six equal cabins and a hull that sails better than its volume suggests. Come with a surveyor comfortable around lithium installations, satisfy yourself about the service record on the electrics, and the working history is an asset rather than a liability.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Voyage 590. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 | $2,197,994 | — |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $2,197,994 | 0.0% |
| May 26 | 4 | $2,036,582 | -7.3% |
Where they're listed
Voyage 590 listings appear across 2 countries. South Africa has the most listings with 4 (66.7%), followed by British Virgin Islands.
Country view
6 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | $2,197,994 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% |
| British Virgin Islands | $1,900,000 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
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