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Beneteau Oceanis 48

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

A spacious 14.6-metre 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

See her sail

The Beneteau Oceanis 48, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 48, 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 48 is a fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau and Nauta Design, built by Beneteau from 2012 to the present. It measures 14.6 meters LOA with a 4.8-meter beam, a 2.2-meter draft, and displaces 13,296 kg. The interior layout was designed by Nauta Design. Aboard *45 Degrees Sailing*, Nick delivered a Beneteau Oceanis 48 named *Dektos* from Dubrovnik to Trogir, Croatia, in mid-March, encountering thunderstorms, rain, and hail.0:24 During an overnight passage, the anchor dragged slowly through squalls until more chain was deployed.7:12 The anchor later came up fouled with weed and a fishing net, which the crew cut free.7:56 The boat took on 130 liters of diesel at a fuel stop.8:03 For haul-out in Trogir, the backstay had to be removed to accommodate the yard's smaller lift.9:09

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 48 on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

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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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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