Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Boats For Sale

The Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 is a compact cruising sailboat at the smaller end of the Oceanis range, built for a couple or a young family who want real cruising volume in a boat that still sails well. It replaces the older 35.1, coming in a foot shorter and narrower on the waterline while keeping the same interior volume, and it sheds around 500 kilos over that model to improve light-air performance. The hull is a Marc Lombard design from the seventh-generation family, marked by a hard chine running stern to bow, a plumb bow, and full forward sections that add buoyancy, cut through waves cleanly, and push the saloon and forward cabin outboard. A swing-keel version is offered alongside the standard fixed keel.

Performance is the recurring theme of any Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 review, and the numbers back it up: in 10 to 12 knots of breeze she makes about 7 to 8 knots, and reaching under an asymmetric in 13 knots of wind she holds 7.5 to 8 knots in flat water. Close-hauled she points to roughly 28 degrees off the wind thanks to inboard sheeting angles. The Seldén rig carries widely swept spreaders and no backstay, freeing up the cockpit. The First Line package adds a bowsprit, a flat-deck furler that lowers the sail foot, a square-top mainsail with German sheeting, a genoa in place of the standard self-tacking jib, and roughly 39% more sail area, with code zero and asymmetric options on the prod. Power comes from a 30-horsepower Yanmar diesel with easy companionway-step access to the dipstick and impeller.

The cockpit is sized like a 40-footer, with twin wheels, twin outboard rudders, and Harken 42 self-tailing winches close to each helm. The helm carries B&G electronics including Triton 2 instruments and a Zeus 3 chart plotter, an autopilot, engine controls, and an optional bow thruster that helps in close quarters since thrust does not pass over the twin rudders. A fold-down transom forms a wide swim platform with a telescoping ladder, and a stern locker stows the life raft. The standard layout swaps a starboard quarter berth for an enormous cockpit garage, accessible from both the cockpit and the shower compartment.

Below, the Oceanis 34.1 comes in two- or three-cabin layouts, both with a single head; the owner's version adds a separate shower cubicle. The owner's cabin sits forward with a deep V-berth, hanging lockers, and double doors, while the L-shaped galley to starboard has a single sink, a gimballed two-burner propane stove, a top-loading fridge-freezer, double bins, and a seawater foot pump. The saloon seats up to six around a centerline dinette, with settee berths near seven feet that double as sea berths and a drop-down aft-facing chart table. Interiors are offered in light oak or dark walnut, with hull windows and around 6'2" of headroom.

For buyers looking at a Beneteau 34.1 for sale, the Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 price starts at 110,000 euros ex-VAT, with a well-optioned First Line boat reaching about 165,000 euros; a well-equipped 2023 Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 ran around $318,000, while a more basic build can come in under $300,000.