What the fleet has seen
The Beneteau Oceanis 54, 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 54, designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by Beneteau since 2008, is a fractional sloop with a fin keel and bulb, measuring 16.7 meters LOA and displacing 14,321 kg. It is also known as the BENETEAU 54 and is offered with a shoal keel option. A 2021 model, FIORELLA II, features a white GRP hull, a twin-spreader anodized alloy rig, and an in-mast furling main with a genoa on a Facnor furler.3:51 Control lines route under the deck to two banks of jammers at the helm, where two electric Harken Performa winches facilitate single-handed sail management.6:06 The deck layout includes coach-roof-mounted jib tracks, a walk-through pushpit, and a transom that drops to form a swim platform with access to a dinghy garage.3:09 Below deck, the interior is finished in light oak Alpi with air conditioning and a 7.5 kW generator.8:45 The galley includes a three-burner stove, microwave, and separate deep freeze.10:24 A 110 hp Yanmar engine provides propulsion.10:44 B&G instrumentation, including two Axiom plotters and a Ship Control monitoring system, is installed.6:49 Aboard *Sailing Sunday*, a 54-ft Beneteau was observed with an undersized 25-kg anchor, prompting the crew to donate a 30-kg anchor.9:53
