1990 Centurion 59 Fully Refit Offshore Bluewater Cruiser

This 1990 Centurion 59 is a true ocean-going sailing yacht built for sailors who understand the difference between a production coastal cruiser and a serious offshore passagemaker.

Designed and built in France for unrestricted Category 1 ocean navigation, the Centurion 59 combines heavy-displacement offshore capability with elegant European craftsmanship, massive interior volume, and long-range autonomy. At nearly 59 feet overall with a deep fixed keel, keel-stepped mast, and over 55,000 lbs displacement, this vessel delivers the kind of ride quality, tracking stability, and confidence offshore that lighter modern production boats simply cannot match.

What makes this particular Centurion stand out is the extensive recent refit work already completed. The rigging system was comprehensively renewed in 2025, including all new standing rigging, running rigging, PROFURL furlers, new mainsail, new solent, lazy bag, lazy jacks, and cockpit awning. Chainplates were replaced in 2025, all thru-hulls and valves replaced in 2023, and the vessel features a newer Fischer Panda generator along with a Zen 50 watermaker/desalinator system installed in 2025.

Powered by a Volvo Penta D2-75 diesel with only approximately 260 hours, this yacht is exceptionally well equipped for extended cruising, liveaboard use, or immediate offshore passagemaking.

SPECIFICATIONS

Year: 1990
Builder: Centurion
Model: 59
Construction: GRP / Fiberglass
Navigation Category: Category 1 Unrestricted Ocean Navigation

Length Overall (LOA):
58 8 / 17.88m

Length Waterline (LWL):
48 9 / 14.86m

Beam:
16 6 / 5.03m

Draft:
8 11 / 2.71m

Headroom:
6 9 / 2.05m

Displacement:
55,000 lbs / 24,948 kg

Ballast:
18,800 lbs / 8,528 kg

Fuel Capacity:
126 gallons / 477 liters

Fresh Water Capacity:
238 gallons / 900 liters

HOT WATER SYSTEM
QUICK 60L hot water system
Engine heat exchanger + 220V water heating capability

PROPULSION & MECHANICAL

Engine:
Volvo Penta D2-75 diesel
Approx. 260 hours
Inboard configuration

Electrical & Power Systems:
Fischer Panda 8kVA generator (recent)
VICTRON Centaure 40A charger
VICTRON + XANTREX 2000W inverter systems
24V service circuit
12V engine circuit
220V onboard service circuit
Shore power system
Battery monitoring system
4 x 215Ah house batteries
Dedicated engine start battery

WATER & SYSTEMS
Zen 50 watermaker/desalinator (2025)
Washing machine
Pressurized hot/cold water
Multiple bilge pumps
Updated thru-hulls and valves (2023)

SAILING & RIGGING

This vessel recently underwent a major rigging and sail modernization.

Keel-stepped aluminum mast
Mast repainted
Complete standing rigging replaced (2025)
Complete running rigging replaced (2025)
PROFURL furling systems (2025)
New mainsail 82m²
New solent 72m²
New bowsprit/stem fitting for gennaker (2025)

Winches include a substantial combination of hydraulic and manual BARBAROSSA and Henri WAUQUIEZ systems for serious offshore sail handling capability.

DECK & GROUND TACKLE
MAXWELL 3500 hydraulic windlass
30kg COBRA anchor
80m of 12mm chain
FORTRESS spare anchor
Radar reflector
Offshore safety inventory included
Cockpit awning (new)
Dodger
Lazy bag and lazy jacks (2025)
Wheel cover

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION
BNG GPS chartplotter (2023)
AIS-equipped BNG VHF (2023)
BNG autopilot with remote
BNG depth sounder
PLASTIMO Olympic 135 compass
Barometer/anemometer
TV system

INTERIOR & ACCOMMODATIONS

The Centurion 59 features a true offshore liveaboard layout with excellent separation between owner and guest accommodations.

Highlights include:
Massive central salon with wraparound seating
Rich teak joinery throughout
Excellent natural lighting
Dedicated navigation station
Large U-shaped galley
Dedicated workshop/technical room
Full-beam aft owner s cabin with ensuite head
Two forward guest cabins
Two heads with showers

Sleeping accommodations for seven comfortably.

The interior presents exceptionally warm and inviting with the kind of craftsmanship and layout rarely found in newer production cruising yachts.

GALLEY
ENO 2-burner stove/oven
Double stainless sink
150L refrigerator
Microwave
Extensive cabinetry and storage

TENDER PACKAGE
HIGHFIELD 3.2m tender (2024)
SUZUKI 15HP outboard (2024)

RECENT MAJOR UPDATES
Complete rigging replacement (2025)
New mainsail and solent (2025)
New PROFURL furlers (2025)
Chainplates replaced (2025)
New bowsprit/stem fitting (2025)
All thru-hulls and valves replaced (2023)
Zen 50 watermaker installed (2025)
New cockpit awning
Lazy bag & lazy jacks (2025)
Recent Fischer Panda generator
Full interior updating/refit work completed

This Centurion 59 represents a rare opportunity to purchase a genuinely capable offshore cruising yacht with major modernization work already completed.

She is heavily built, mechanically equipped, extensively updated, and immediately ready for serious cruising.

Turn-key and ready to sail.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.