Beneteau Oceanis 43 - The perfect fast safe cruising yacht.

A once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase this beautiful Beneteau prestigious yacht. The 2008 Oceanis 43 is an unequivocal delight in her design, comfort and performance. Twin leather steering wheels, ICOM command cockpit mike, 46" electric Harken winches, single line reefing, with all sail control lines coming back to the cockpit make for dry, safe, comfortable and enjoyable sailing.

The light filled interior architecture and design are by the famous Italian Nauta design team. Aquitaine has been "meticulously maintained by a fastidious owner" said the 2022 Club Marine survey. The Oceanis 43 is a fast and comfortable yacht with Aquitaine being the most popular owner two cabin plan. Powered Harken winches, bow thruster, bimini and dodger with infill make sailing a breeze. A top-of-the-line large stainless steel Magma BBQ at the stern keeps the crew well fed. Down below, a front door VITFRIGIO fridge plus 1 large fridge/freezer keep both drinks and cruising provisions cold. Other equipment include a 2000W inverter, two Jabsco toilets (1 electric and 1 manual) an upgraded 480AH house battery system. When cruising these batteries can be charged by a state-of-the-art 300W REDARC solar blanket.
Safety equipment include one GME and two Rescue Me Epirb's. An upgraded ICOM radio with cockpit command mike and a new speaker system keep you all in the loop. Aquitaine passage making easy with a new Heavy Duty Raymarine auto pilot plus a new Raymarine AIS.
The Yanmar 54HP diesel is serviced each year and has only 1,678 hours on the log. The 54HP Yanmar diesel has a new 80-amp alternator feeding into a 40-amp Enviro battery charger with the top end Enviro Elite battery management system next to the navigation table.
A Takacat tender with Honda 2.3hp outboard can be easily winched onto and off Aquitaine by a clever launch and retrieval system using the powered winches. For cruising Aquitaine has been fitted with a stronger anchor launcher coupled with a Quick Prince anchor winch with bow and stern up/down remotes making cruising easy.
Sail inventory includes a Bravo fully batten main sail, Quantum 140% genoa, Bravo #3 (rarely used) and a beautiful spinnaker in a near new Quantum dousing sock.

This boat is fast, winning South Australian King of the Gulf regattas and RSAYS club twilight race series. It is also a delight to do extended cruising in.
This is indeed a reluctant sale, but age marches on.