This Beneteau Oceanis 523 is very well maintained, ready to cruise and loaded with all this new equipment as of 2023 and 2024. You will not find a better 523 in the market today.

• New Quantum main sail 2023
• New Parasailor Asymmetrical
• New 88lb/40kg ROCNA Vulcan anchor 2023
• New Garmin electronics, chart plotter, radar, AIS, autopilot, depth, wind...
• Convert aft starboard state room to utility space
• Two New Vitfrigo refrigerator/freezers
• New combi washer/dryer 2024
• Microwave/Convection oven
• New Seawater Pro water maker 2024
• New Force10 LP gas range/oven 2024
• Victron lithium battery conversion (7) house batteries/ Balmar high output alternator
• Four 800 wt solar pannels with 2 controllers 2024
• New custom mattress (Capt State Room) 2023
• New Raratan Elegance electric head
• New Dometic heat pump in Salone 2024
• New LED navigation lights 2024
• Two cockpit enclosures - mesh and Strataglass
• New salon cushions
• Star link antenna, receiver and router
• New Viking 6 person ocean life raft 2024

The Oceanis Clipper 523 is designed for discerning owners and journeys where pleasure, luxury, comfort and safety rule on board. The deck equipment has been designed for the utmost maneuverability and accessibility. Nothing has been left to chance when it comes to interior design to ensure that every day on board is exceptional.

Split into two main areas, the cockpit has twin wheels and the familiar central walkthrough. A pair of Harken 66ST primary winches are positioned on peninsula-type mouldings, well within reach of the helmsman and crew.

Yet even if you overlooked all these details there's one feature that is nigh on impossible to miss, her overall beam. At 4.90m (16ft) the Beneteau Oceanis 523 is 42cm wider than the Oceanis 50 and just a 20mm short of the beam of the 57.A characteristic of many other Finot designs, her beam runs from amidships most of the way aft. The result is acres of space on deck and a cavernous interior

Below decks there's no mistaking the volume. The Beneteau Oceanis 523 layout is pretty straightforward, with a U-shaped saloon to port and a longitudinal galley to starboard.

Aft lie a pair of large double cabins, each with its own ensuite head, while the owner's cabin is of Hilton proportions with a head to match.

Accessed from a hatch on deck, the skipper's cabin, and head, is tucked up in the fore peak. Despite the space she remains easy to move about in when heeled.

A central island dividing the galley from the saloon provides a good brace, as do the various handholds.

Other details to get my vote include the amount of worktop, stowage, microwave and dishwasher