Beneteau Sense 55

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The Beneteau Sense 55, on the water

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

Footage from Huub Vlogs

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90

EasygoingPowered-up

22.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.2

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1012 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Sense 55, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau Sense 55 is a 17.2-meter fractional sloop sailboat, designed by Berret-Racoupeau and Nauta Design, built by Beneteau from 2012 to the present. It features a fin keel with a bulb and dual rudders, a 5.0-meter beam, a 2.4-meter draft, and displaces 18,559 kg. The model has a sail area of 152.5 square meters, with a 74 square meter mainsail and a 78.5 square meter genoa.

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

22.2

Capsize screening

1.90

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & dual rudders

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2012

Designer

Berret - Racoupeau, Nauta Design, Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Beneteau

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More boats like her, on the water

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

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Hanse Yachts 57517.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 17-metre performance cruiser with a 2.85-metre draft and a powerful 19.84 SA/D ratio for fast, modern passage making

The British Virgin Islands on a Yacht | Sailing Sunday | Ep.2105:39 from Sailing Sunday

Baltic Yachts 55 DP16.76 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed masthead sloop built by Baltic, balancing high-performance sail area with a stiff, stable hull

Campbell Mackie: Ocean Globe Race skipper | Practical Boat Owner0:09 from practicalboatowner

Amel 5417.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA robust staysail ketch designed for serious blue-water cruising with a high comfort ratio and stable skeg-hung rudder

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Dufour Yachts 5617.07 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 17-metre masthead sloop with a 2.44m draught, designed for high-volume offshore cruising with a 9.92-knot hull speed

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The family

Boats like this

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

Beneteau Sense 50A masthead sloop with a 4.86-metre beam and dual rudders, engineered for stability and high-volume living Beneteau Oceanis 55A 16.79-metre cruiser featuring a 21.06 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for balanced, spirited performance Beneteau Sense 51A Category A ocean-capable cruiser featuring dual rudders and a spacious interior layout by Nauta Design Beneteau Sense 46A 14-meter cruiser with a 2.05-meter bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance Beneteau Sense 43A Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop featuring dual rudders and a wide beam designed for modern, stable cruising

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