Beneteau Oceanis 55

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The Beneteau Oceanis 55, on the water

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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 narrow beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

1.96 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.96

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 133

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.1

TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

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

Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1133 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 55, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau Oceanis 55 is a fractional sloop with a fin bulb and spade rudder, designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by Beneteau from 2013 to the present. It measures 16.8 meters LOA, with a 5.0-meter beam and a 2.2-meter draft, displacing 16695 kg. The model features optional twin rudders and shallow draft options, including a 1.80-meter draft with 4960 kg of ballast or a very shallow 1.45-meter draft with 11677 lbs of ballast. Its sail plan includes a 67.0 m2 classic mainsail, a 72.0 m2 105% genoa, and a 200 m2 asymmetric spinnaker.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

26.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

21.1

Displacement / length

133.4

Comfort ratio

27.0

Capsize screening

1.96

Hull speed

9.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2889

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2013

Designer

Berret - Racoupeau, Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Beneteau

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The family

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