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Beneteau Oceanis 42 CC

Cutter · Wing Keel · First built 2003

A center-cockpit cutter designed by Groupe Finot, featuring a wing keel for shoal draft and a stable, comfortable motion

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Wing Keel

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The Beneteau Oceanis 42 CC, on the water

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Footage from keeldragger

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

1.90 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

185 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 185
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 42 CC, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Beneteau Oceanis 42 Cc is a 13.2-meter cutter-rigged sailboat with a wing keel, designed by Groupe Finot and built by Beneteau since 2003. It has a beam of 3.9 meters, a draft of 1.8 meters, and a displacement of 9001 kg. Aboard *keeldragger*, the Beneteau Oceanis 42 Cc motor-sailed and sailed in light winds, maintaining speeds of approximately six knots.7:47 The crew used a Hydrovane self-steering system to maintain course in light air and demonstrated heaving-to by back-winding the headsail and locking the helm.31:08 Starlink provided reliable connectivity for weather updates and communication, even at remote anchorages.0:54

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 42 CC on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
Displacement / length
184.8
Comfort ratio
26.7
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1665
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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