Helm seats flip up and the transom flips down to provide a decent bathing platform. We hoisted full mainsail and 103 per cent jib to harness the 11-13 knots of true wind.įetching at 50-60º to the 13-15 knots of apparent wind, she eased along at 6.8-7.4 knots, then we squeezed up onto the wind and logged 5.9-6.4 knots at 35-40º to the 14-15 knots of apparent, tacking through 85º. It’s some accolade, but does she deserve it? We sailed the cruising version in Palma to find out. Boatbuilders are happy too, as it makes for some eye-catching price tags.īénéteau has fallen quite suddenly on this minimalist principle because the rest of the Océanis range is pretty standard, but in the Bénéteau Océanis 38, it’s been done with enough innovative panache to win the Family Cruiser category in the European Yacht of the Year 2014 awards. Thus Hanse has its stripped-out Varianta range, Bavaria has its frill-free Easy range, now there’s Bénéteau’s Océanis 38 – all aimed at clients who don’t want the expense of a full fit-out because they never use half of it.ĭown below, they want a loo and a place to snooze after lunch and that’s it – no galley, cabins or lockers required. The idea of a 38ft dayboat seems weird to me but research shows that many new boats are used that way.
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