Beneteau Oceanis 55

Privately owned and meticulously maintained, high-specification 2018-model example of the popular Berret Racoupeau / Nauta-designed Beneteau Oceanis 55.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Presented for sale in fantastic condition, DARKSYDE is a privately owned and used example of the popular Berret Racoupeau & Nauta-designed Beneteau Oceanis 55 aft cockpit cruising yacht.

Configured for effortless single or twin-handed sailing under sail, DARKSYDE benefits from in-mast furling and powered Harken winches, while close-quarters manoeuvres are dealt with by her powerful 110hp Yanmar engine and a 24V Quick bowthruster.

In her present ownership, DARKSYDE has cruised around in Mediterranean waters with her owners spending 6-7 months of the year aboard. DARKSYDE is fitted out, maintained and handled accordingly, as fitting of a home for those extended periods. With almost every possible option ticked, DARKSYDE has everything you could need for comfortable long-term cruising or serious bluewater adventures.

Her specification highlights include:-
• 2018 model
• 3-cabin, 2-heads layout in light Oak with master cabin forward, plus additional double crew cabin with heads
• Teak laid side decks and cockpit
• 2.30m deep draft option keel with twin rudders
• In-mast furling system
• Harken powered winches
• Yanmar 110 hp engine with full engine service history
• Quick 24v Bowthruster with joystick controller
• B&G WiFi electronics package plotters, radar, pilot and AIS
• Fusion sound system
• Reverse cycle air-conditioning/heating
• Electric heads
• Washing machine
• Aquabase reverse osmosis watermaker
• Fisher Panda 10kva generator
• 960Ah of LiFePo4 Smart battery capacity for service
• Victron Control and Monitoring system, with remote operation and integrated with tank levels
• Victron 3kW inverter
• 800W solar panel array
• Bimini with sunshade panels and cockpit winter tent enclosure
• Sprayhood with front window sun cover
• Exterior Covers
• Sun awnings foldable in the boom
• Magma Gas BBQ
• Retractable davits and deck chocks for RIB
• Highfield 3.40m tender and Yamaha 9.9hp outboard
• Starlink Gen 4
• Smart Google 32” TV

With a recent investment exceeding an expenditure over Euro 40,000 spent on servicing, upgrades DARKSYDE is 100% ready to go. She has been meticulously maintained and continually upgraded by the current owner and a full maintenance log is available for review on request. setup and managed for solo operation and easily handled as a couple. She is being sold due to one of the owners having a deteriorating health condition and then looking at a permanent relocation to the Mediterranean.
DARKSYDE is located in Corfu Greece with moorings included through end of March 2027
RECENT REFIT HISTORY:

DARKSYDE has been meticulously and professionally maintained by her owner and benefits from numerous upgrades, which include:

2026:
• Antifouled in April, all anodes replaced
• Victron IP22 Smart battery charger installed for the generator battery
• Fischer Panda generator water pump replaced with an upgraded pump
• Bowthruster push button controller replaced with joystick
• New engine alternator fitted
• Water maker overhauled with new membranes and feed pump

2025:
• Fully reupholstered interior in cream/beige cloth
• Vevor Portable 55L freezer — 12V DC or mains AC powered
• Hard and Bluetooth temperature monitoring of batteries, fridges, freezers and other items integrated with the Victron system
• Additional cockpit back cushions
• Engine and generator batteries replaced
• Engine and Bowthruster batteries monitored via the Victron system
• Engine and generator batteries temperature sensors installed

2024:
• LiFePo4 conversion, including the Victron control system with touch screen and remote operation/alarm monitoring
• Additional independent bilge alarms installed and integrated with the Victron system
• Victron IP43 battery charger for service bank installed, integrated with the Victron system
• Victron XS50 DC-DC installed to charge service batteries, integrated with the Victron system
• Wireless remote control installed for windlass

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

We purchased our current DARKSYDE to replace our first Darksyde, which we sold during COVID. We've spent a combined total of 9 seasons sailing our own boats across the entire Med. In our first year of ownership of the latest DARKSYDE, we sailed her from Gibraltar to Turkey before wintering her in Kos. She proved herself to be a fast, safe and comfortable boat from the off. We then spent time in the Aegean on both the Greek and Turkish side before making our way to Corfu. This season, we've stayed in the Ionian to explore places we hadn't previously visited, before returning to the very unique winter location at the Old Fortress.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

The Oceanis 55 is a boat for big exciting projects and she is as appealing to the eye as she is easy to manoeuvre. This cruiser is a gentle step towards the world of large yachts.

The owner of the Oceanis 55 will enjoy great sensations and safe sailing on this balanced hull with a comfortable deck plan and a high standard of finish. She includes important innovations, such as the mainsail arch, mast position, balanced sail plan, 45° companionway, and electric swim platform, which all go to make this cruiser easy to handle.

Pioneering, the Oceanis 55 has opted for an outstanding level of interior comfort. With lots of glazed openings, a fully glazed shower for the owner cabin in terms of interior design, she has a wonderfully serene atmosphere. Her galley is very well equipped and very spacious, her interior can be adapted to multiple layouts, and there is scope for personalizing her ambiance by choosing very different woodwork and linings to create a refined and welcoming atmosphere.

In the cockpit, at anchor, on deck or inside, the Oceanis 55 offers generous well-ventilated spaces. With rectangular portholes offering a view of the horizon, there is plenty to see and lots of light in all circumstances.

PRESS REVIEW:

“As I approached the new Bénéteau Oceanis 55, with its pronounced chine, its mainsheet arch, those huge hull windows, even the gun metal colour, I did wonder if I was actually stepping aboard the Sense 55 I had tested the year before – indeed if he found them parked side by side, an owner of the Sense or Oceanis 55 could be forgiven for stepping aboard the wrong boat. “The difference is it’s still a more secure/sailor oriented interior,” said Bénéteau’s Yves Mandin, “but customers now want the vision from inside.”…

… Sail handling is kept to the area abaft the cockpit table and benches, leaving the forward area free for relaxation. The helmsman has a comfortable private space behind the wheels, with a raised sitting-out seat each side, and slight angles in the sole for grip….

… Mounting the primary winches inboard is an ideal solution both for preventing crew from grinding dangerously on the leeward rail and for ease of handling for cruising couples – the helmsman can easily tack the boat single-handedly…

…Bénéteau wanted to create a larger cockpit and more exterior space than the Bénéteau Oceanis 54, which this boat replaces, could muster. “The cockpit has become more and more like a living area,” says Racoupeau.
So the arch and companionway were moved forward to allow room for L-shaped cockpit benches and a companionway at a gentle 45°. Coamings are low, however, so protection from the big sprayhood forward of the arch is vital, but the cockpit is extraordinarily comfortable, with easily enough space to seat eight around the table…

Extracts from Yachting World boat test.