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Beneteau Oceanis 48

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

A spacious 14.6-meter cruiser featuring a high-volume interior by Nauta Design and a performance-oriented fractional rig

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau & Nauta Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Beneteau Oceanis 48, on the water

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Footage from 45 Degrees Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

2.03 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

165 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 165
EasygoingPowered-up

19.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.0

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

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1992 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 48 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
164.6
Comfort ratio
26.3
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2394
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Berret - Racoupeau, Nauta Design, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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Dufour Yachts 47014.85 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 14.85-metre performance cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb keel and a 2.25-metre draft for offshore stability
Bavaria Yachts C4614.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern Cossutti-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Bavaria Yachts C4514.43 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Cossutti-designed fractional sloop featuring dual rudders and a high-volume hull optimized for modern cruising comfort
Beneteau First 47.714.33 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Bruce Farr-designed performance cruiser balancing a high sail area-to-displacement ratio with offshore capability
Bavaria Yachts 4714.65 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990s

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