Located in Auckland and ready to go, this Oceanis 37 has had one careful owner since new and shows it. The teak soled cockpit provides an excellent set up for sailing the boat and the comfortable 2 cabin layout provides plenty of space below.

The Beneteau 37 is stylish and clean on deck, the interior is comfortable and thoughtfully laid out. The boat performs very well but is also easy to sail and to maintain. Happy cruising, or racing around the buoys – the Oceanis 37 can do it all!

The 37 combines the established talents of naval architects from Groupe Finot with elegant interior styling from Milan-based Nauta Design. The result is a thoroughly modern look that marries form and function in a very user-friendly package. Line drawings reveal that there is not much sheer from the nearly plumb bow to rakish reversed transom. However, the natural flow of the angular coachroof into the foredeck gives an impression of speed and grace. Below the waterline the 37 features a narrow-chord fin keel, externally fastened with stainless steel bolts and backing plates and coated with anti-corrosion epoxy. The rudder blade is free standing with a beefy stainless steel stock. The propeller exits the hull through a molded skeg, eliminating the need for an external strut.

The cockpit is quite wide and very comfortable. The 37 doesn’t have much taper to the hull shape, holding its beam well aft. The wheel is located well aft and at the helm you feel like you’re sitting on the transom. There are three cockpit lockers, including a huge sail locker to starboard. The seats are covered in teak and the coamings ergonomically shaped to support the lower back. There are well-placed stainless grabrails on the pedestal, or as Beneteau calls it, the steering console. A removable helm seat offers easy access to the swim step astern. There is a well designed transom ladder which makes boarding from a tender less of a problem and a deck shower is standard.

Dropping below, the L-shaped galley is immediately to port. It includes all the usual features, double sinks, gimbaled stove and oven, and front-opening 12-volt refrigeration. There’s a space for cookery under the oven and a large dish rack with a built-in drain. The waste bin fits in neatly under the sink. Access to the aft cabin is through the galley. Billed as the Owner’s cabin, this cabin is roomy and includes a genuine double berth and hanging locker. The head and nav station are opposite the galley to port. The head includes a stall shower.  The chart table faces aft. Charts can be stored inside the desk and there is room for repeaters and radios in the aft panel. The electrical panel is above and outboard and easy to reach. The saloon includes a straight settee to starboard with storage below. This would be the best sea berth. To port a U-shaped settee drapes around a handsome table. There are shelves outboard for books or other odds and ends. The 2nd cabin is forward with a good size double berth and excellent storage. There’s plenty of headroom, 6 feet, 3 inches. There is a lot of stowage with a hanging and shelved locker to starboard and large lockers below the berth. Another big overhead hatch and bright and efficient lighting make this cabin user-friendly.

A 29-horsepower Yanmar diesel is very fuel efficient and provides enough power to push the 37 along at more than 6 knots.