BENETEAU · SENSE 57 · 2017
OWNER VERSION · COMPREHENSIVELY UPGRADED · AUTONOMOUS CRUISING SPEC
A 2017 Sense 57 from the final production years of Beneteau's flagship single-level cruiser, presented in three-cabin owner configuration with a separate skipper cabin and a level of cruising-systems specification rarely found in the segment. Berret-Racoupeau hull, Nauta Design deck and interior, twin-helm cockpit with full saloon glazing, hydraulic bathing platform and walk-through transom — the Sense 57 was Beneteau's most ambitious sailing-yacht project of the decade, and this example reflects the work of an owner who actually used and continuously upgraded her.
The hardware story is the headline: a 13.5 kW Onan generator, 72,000 BTU air-conditioning, 400 W of solar, a 1,000 W inverter and freshly renewed battery banks support genuine off-grid cruising. The sail wardrobe and standing rigging were renewed in 2018, the sprayhood in 2023, the tender package (Zodiac 3.6 m RIB / Tohatsu 30 hp) in 2024, and a full main-engine service was carried out in 2025 — the boat is sail-away ready for the 2026 season with no immediate spend in front of her.
Tax- Paid status — well suited to both EU and non-EU buyers
WHY THIS BOAT, NOW
- Owner version with skipper cabin — Three-cabin layout with a dedicated owner's suite forward — full beam, en-suite with separate shower stall, generous stowage. The independent skipper cabin aft preserves the owner-private feel without sacrificing crewed-charter or relief-skipper flexibility.
- The cruising-systems package is the differentiator — 13.5 kW Onan generator, 72,000 BTU AC, 400 W solar array, 1,000 W inverter, three holding tanks, three electric WCs. This is a boat specified to be lived on at anchor for weeks at a time, not just stepped onto for a long weekend.
- Comprehensively renewed and updated — Sails and standing rigging from 2018, sprayhood 2023, batteries 2022 and service banks 2024, tender and outboard 2024, main engine serviced 2025, generator hours logged Feb 2026. There is no deferred maintenance and no large-ticket replacement looming.
- Push-button sail handling — Four Harken electric winches (60 & 50 series) — primary, secondary, mainsheet and halyard — make the full Sense 57 sail plan genuinely manageable for a couple. Battened mainsail with lazy bag and lazy jacks, furling genoa, and a Maxi asymmetric spinnaker for downwind work.
- Hydraulic bathing platform — The signature Sense feature — a wide drop-down platform extending the cockpit out over the water, transforming the stern into a liveaboard beach club. Combined with the walk-through transom, it is the single feature that defines the Sense 57 as a cruising yacht and explains its enduring appeal.
- Tax- Paid — strategic flexibility
