Price Reduction – 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 55

High specification, continually updated, privately owned and very lightly used 2016 example of the popular Berret Raccoupeau / Nauta designed Beneteau Oceanis 55. Over Euro 45,000 of investment in upgrades over the past two seasons.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

DOCHI is a lightly used and privately used example of the popular Beneteau Oceanis 55 aft cockpit cruising yacht. Configured for effortless single or twin-handed sailing under sail, DOCHI benefits from in-mast furling and powered Harken winches, while close-quarters manoeuvres are dealt with by her powerful Yanmar engine and Sidepower bow and stern thrusters.

With almost every possible option ticked plus more thanks to extensive recent updates and upgrades, DOCHI is arguably the best-equipped Oceanis 55 on the market has everything you could need for comfortable long-term cruising or serious bluewater adventures. Her specification highlights include:-
• 3-cabin, 2-heads layout in teak with master cabin forward, plus additional crew cabin with heads
• Teak laid side decks and cockpit
• 2.20m deep draft option keel with twin rudders
• In-mast furling system
• Harken powered winches
• Yanmar 75 hp engine with Saildrive gearbox and 3-bladed folding propeller
• Sleipner 24vDC bow and stern thrusters
• Updated B&G WiFi electronics package including plotters, radar, pilot and AIS
• Top of the range Fusion sound system
• Reverse cycle air-conditioning/heating
• Electric heads
• Siemens washer/dryer
• Dishwasher
• Ice maker
• Retractable 40” TV in saloon
• Dessalator Duo D60 24vDC/220vAC reverse osmosis watermaker
• Fisher Panda 10kva generator
• Mastervolt 3kw inverter
• Digital boat monitoring system
• WiFi router and booster system
• WiFi camera for remote monitoring boat via phone
• Sprayhood and bimini
• Retractable davits

2022/23 UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS:
• Two B&G Zeus 3s Chartplotters
• Two B&G Triton Multi Function Displays
• B&G Halo Radar
• Locomarine 4g/5g Wifi with booster
• Simarine battery monitor
• Sentinel boat monitoring system
• Wifi enabled camera to view the yacht from any location via a smartphone,
• Smart TV in Saloon with automatic TV lift
• Fusion stereo system with speakers below and above decks and remote
• Replacement of batteries
• Installation of two new Quite Flush electric toilets
• New spray hood and bimini
• EPIRB
• 12 Person Life raft

With over Euro 45,000 spent on servicing, upgrades and preparations for the 2022/3 seasons, DOCHI is 100% ready to go.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

The Oceanis 55 is a boat for big exciting projects and she is as appealing to the eye as she is easy to manoeuvre. This cruiser is a gentle step towards the world of large yachts.

The owner of the Oceanis 55 will enjoy great sensations and safe sailing on this balanced hull with a comfortable deck plan and a high standard of finish. She includes important innovations, such as the mainsail arch, mast position, balanced sail plan, 45° companionway, and electric swim platform, which all go to make this cruiser easy to handle.

Pioneering, the Oceanis 55 has opted for an outstanding level of interior comfort. With lots of glazed openings, a fully glazed shower for the owner cabin in terms of interior design, she has a wonderfully serene atmosphere.

In the cockpit, at anchor, on deck or inside, the Oceanis 55 offers generous well-ventilated spaces. With rectangular portholes offering a view of the horizon, there is plenty to see and lots of light in all circumstances.

PRESS REVIEW:

“As I approached the new Bénéteau Oceanis 55, with its pronounced chine, its mainsheet arch, those huge hull windows, even the gun metal colour, I did wonder if I was actually stepping aboard the Sense 55 I had tested the year before – indeed if he found them parked side by side, an owner of the Sense or Oceanis 55 could be forgiven for stepping aboard the wrong boat. “The difference is it’s still a more secure/sailor oriented interior,” said Bénéteau’s Yves Mandin, “but customers now want the vision from inside.”…

… Sail handling is kept to the area abaft the cockpit table and benches, leaving the forward area free for relaxation. The helmsman has a comfortable private space behind the wheels, with a raised sitting-out seat each side, and slight angles in the sole for grip….

… Mounting the primary winches inboard is an ideal solution both for preventing crew from grinding dangerously on the leeward rail and for ease of handling for cruising couples – the helmsman can easily tack the boat single-handedly…

…Bénéteau wanted to create a larger cockpit and more exterior space than the Bénéteau Oceanis 54, which this boat replaces, could muster. “The cockpit has become more and more like a living area,” says Racoupeau.

So the arch and companionway were moved forward to allow room for L-shaped cockpit benches and a companionway at a gentle 45°. Coamings are low, however, so protection from the big sprayhood forward of the arch is vital, but the cockpit is extraordinarily comfortable, with easily enough space to seat eight around the table…

Extracts from Yachting World boat test.

2016 Beneteau Oceanis 55 ‘DOCHI’ for sale – Now asking Euro 395,000 EU VAT paid – full details here

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