![]() The garage is accessible via a cockpit hatch or transom, which can be lowered electrically to double as the swim platformįour Harken winches manage the lines, which are led aft to the helms where the driver can manage them easily while sitting astride the small outboard seat. ![]() It’s a very civilised way to reach the side decks – crawling over the cockpit coaming is a distant memory. From here you can walk all the way to the bow with just a step up. The working cockpit is on a single level and the aft deck provides a great place to observe all the action but still stay out of the way. Engine controls are on top of the binnacle rather than at knee level, which makes docking simpler. Twin-angled binnacles hold the wheels and slim dashboards with 12-inch B&G multifunction displays. Long sunpads on either side of the companionway and forward are great places to relax and sunbathe during the day or watch the stars in the evening. Instead of one cockpit table in the centre, there are smaller tables on either side, which allows for a clear path from the stairs to the transom. The social area is ahead of the wheels and out of the way of working crew. The cockpit is a stunner and superyachts have nothing on Argento’s layout. Instead of one cockpit table, there are smaller tables on either side, allowing a central path Once she finds her groove, you can take your hands off the wheel or steer with one finger. Combined with twin rudders, the Oceanis Yacht 54 is beautifully balanced. ![]() There are also two choices of keel: standard at 8ft 2in and shoal at 6ft 7in, which is what our test boat had fitted. By contrast, the cabinhouse is low, almost more of a suggestion than a real structure, so the deck feels elongated and the forward visibility is exceptional. Since the stanchions are mounted on top of these bulwarks, the lifelines are high as befits an offshore vessel. The two cockpit tables can be lowered and covered for larger lounging areas The bulwarks are high to provide good footing when heeling. Six pop-up wing cleats fold down neatly and the Lewmar windlass is mounted below deck. There’s nothing on deck to catch a lazy sheet. The sheeting angles are tight and with the composite sprit, you can add a Code 0 or a full spinnaker. Sail combinations include a self-tacking jib or 105 per cent genoa – as used on our test boat – and a furling mainsail, although a classic, full-batten main is an option. L-shaped benches at the helms offer multiple seating areas The aluminium, deck-stepped Sparcraft rig has two versions: standard air draft at 78ft 9in or the performance mast that adds almost 6ft and 33 per cent more sail area. The hull is cored with balsa to the keel and the infused construction makes the 54-tonne yacht heavier than her racing predecessor but still light for a cruiser of this size. The construction combines fibreglass stringers fixed to an aluminium substructure. The hull is modern and minimalist with a plumb bow, a vertical and open transom, a low coachroof, and a beam that’s carried all the way aft. ![]() Once she finds her groove, you can take your hands off the wheel or steer with one finger.’īiscontini’s two decades of America’s Cup experience influenced a balanced hull with a carefully positioned centre of buoyancy. The result is a performance cruiser that sails like a racer, looks like a grande dame and joins the 62 in the French builder’s flagship collection of sailing boats.īeneteau entrusted Milan-based Roberto Biscontini as naval architect with fellow Italian Lorenzo Argento handling the exterior and interior design, the pair reuniting after working on the First Yacht 53, which has received multiple orders in Asia through Simpson Marine. When Beneteau saw an opportunity to add a little thrill to cruising adventures, it repurposed the First Yacht 53 racer it introduced in 2019 and, with a few fashionable changes, reworked her into the new Oceanis Yacht 54. Photos: Gilles Martin-Raget (Running), Guido Barbagelata (Exterior), Nicolas Claris (Interior)
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