What the fleet has seen
The Beneteau 423, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Beneteau 423, also known as the Oceanis 423, is a Masthead Sloop production cruiser designed by Groupe Finot and built by Beneteau from 2002 to the present. It features a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder, measuring 13.2 meters LOA with a 3.9-meter beam and 1.7-meter draft, displacing 8845 kg.3:08 The model was offered with both shallow (4.76') and deep (6.89') keel options.3:08 Aboard *Golden Globe Race Official*, a 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 423 completed a 2,000-mile passage from Papeete to Fiji, utilizing a Hydrovane for self-steering in light to moderate conditions and praising the boat's light helm and cockpit ergonomics for single-handed operation. *Lady K Sailing* identifies the 423 as a budget-friendly, 40-foot production cruiser suitable for offshore voyaging, noting its 20,000-pound displacement, a capsize screening value of 1.93, and a solid fiberglass hull with a bonded grid system.11:50 Installation of a Hydrovane windvane on a Beneteau 423 requires careful measurement for vertical clearance and cutting an inspection port to access the transom interior for mounting.6:52 The boat is built in Marion, South Carolina, to CE Offshore Category A standards, though potential issues with grid-to-hull delamination following hard groundings are noted.
