Spacious and well equipped sailboatboat. Lying at Hawkestone Yacht Club, Lake Simcoe, 75 min. North of Toronto This popular cruiser/racer has been lightly used. The owner has only day-sailed her, never sleeping aboard and never using the stove or shower. The Volvo diesel has less than 60 hours use. Her modern underbody with lead-bulb keel, spade rudder and fixed prop help her sail well in all conditions. To see this popular sloop please call: 705 796 7740 Price is firm.
Launched in 1995, and named Cruising World's 'Boat of the Year' in the 'Best Pocket Cruiser' category just a few months later, the Oceanis 281 still has a strong following amongst blue water yacht enthusiasts over a decade later.
The Oceanis 281 was designed by Groupe Finot to be a safe yet exciting family cruiser and she remains a popular family yacht and charter boat thanks to her easy, stable handling and comfortable accommodation. Constructed by Beneteau in GRP, it was heralded as a marvel of naval engineering thanks to its solid reinforced monohull, which was based on a glued and laminated inner moulding to create an internal frame. Groupe Finot describe the Oceanis 281 as 'unsinkable' and it is certainly the case that this yacht has a sturdy feel to it and offers stable sailing in the harshest weather conditions. The 'sandwich' design of the fibreglass deck gives a similar double layer of protection against ocean mishaps above board. The roller furling genoa and semi-battened main make for relatively easy rigging and this is a yacht that offers relaxed blue water cruising.
The deck design certainly makes the accommodation well-insulated and the Oceanis 281 provides snug cruising in colder waters, with sufficiently good ventilation for warmer climes. The U-shaped saloon comfortably seats six around the table and the yacht has good natural lighting from the fixed port lights on either side of the hull. The L-shaped galley is well laid out and there are thoughtful touches such as the opening porthole above the gimballed stove. It is not hard to see why the Oceanis 281's calm comfortable cruising makes it a firm favourite at sea and in port with serious sailors, families and charter firms alike.
2011 Raymarine ST60 Instruments! New 6 post steel cradle.
Accommodations The interior has an open plan design, maximizing the available space. The vee-berth is separated from the salon area by a partial bulkhead and curtain. The U-shaped salon offers cozy seating around the center-line table. Aft of the seating is the galley to port and a very functional nav station to starboard. Further aft to starboard is the head with sink and shower. There is a large, well-ventilated aft cabin with hanging locker under the cockpit.
Salon headroom: 6'1" Nav & Aft cabin entry headroom: 5'9" Chart table with storage Moulded headliner Cherry cabin sole Like-new cushons (5) opening ports (3) opening hatches Companionway handrails and removeable stairs Galley Headroom: 5'9" Origo gimbaled two-burner alchohol stove- has never been used. Top loading ice box.
Electrical 110 VAC Battery charger 11o VAC system with (4) receptacles 12 VDC Circuit-breaker panel Navigation lights Group 24 12 VDC battery Halogen cabin lighting Electric bilge pump Sink & faucet Counter-top work space Cutlery drawer Storage locker
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