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 13.2-meter masthead sloop designed by Groupe Finot and built by Beneteau from 2002 to the present. It features a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder, a 3.9-meter beam, and a displacement of 8845 kg, offered with both shallow (1.45m) and deep (2.10m) keel options. Aboard *Revelry*, Henry Mickel and Bayley Richardson are circumnavigating the globe, using their Beneteau 423 as a platform for travel, surfing, and fishing, and have found it capable of handling unforecasted severe weather during a 400-mile passage from Crete to Sicily.9:02 Owners frequently install Hydrovane windvanes, which requires careful measurement and cutting an inspection port in the double-hull transom for mounting.6:59 A 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 423 serves as a mobile office and liveaboard in Papeete, French Polynesia, equipped with 300-watt solar panels, a Silentwind wind generator, and Starlink connectivity.2:21 Practical Sailor notes the Beneteau 423's balance of cruising capability, large tankage (53 gallons fuel, 154 gallons water), and interior volume, with an average market price of $134,000. Lady K Sailing identifies the Beneteau 423 as a budget-friendly production cruiser suitable for offshore voyaging, built to CE Offshore Category A standards with a solid fiberglass hull and bonded grid system.7:13 A Beneteau Oceanis 423 completed a 2,000-mile passage from Papeete to Fiji, with its owner praising the light helm and cockpit ergonomics for single-handed operation, despite equipment failures like a malfunctioning main furler.55:24
