Description The Beneteau Oceanis 311 Clipper is a well-proven cruising yacht, offering an excellent balance of performance, comfort and ease of handling. Firefly has clearly benefitted from careful and methodical ownership, with regular annual maintenance and a particularly well-documented engine care regime. A notable feature of her history is that she spent a significant proportion of her early life on Lake Windermere before moving to Scotland, and then sailed from Oban to Suffolk Yacht Harbour on the East Coast, meaning much of her early time afloat has been in freshwater, and her seakeeping credentials have been confirmed. Well-equipped for coastal cruising with heating, hot water, comprehensive navigation equipment and a generous sail wardrobe, she presents as a tidy and well-maintained example of this popular cruising design.
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Accommodation
Six berths across two separate cabins plus the saloon. The forward cabin features a comfortable double berth with useful storage beneath, shelving to each side and hanging stowage to port. Moving aft into the saloon, there is a U-shaped seating area to port around a central dining table, with a settee berth opposite to starboard. Aft to port is the L-shaped galley fitted with a two-burner gas cooker and grill, refrigerator, stainless steel sink and ample storage for cruising provisions and utensils. Opposite, to starboard, is the aft facing navigation station with chart table and electrical distribution panel. The separate heads compartment is located aft of the navigation table to starboard and fitted with a Jabsco manual marine toilet, holding tank, washbasin and shower facilities. Also good wet hanging stowage. Hot and cold pressurised water is supplied throughout. The aft cabin to port offers a spacious double berth extending beneath the cockpit, together with hanging locker and useful storage. Blinds to hatches, and curtains throughout. Eberspächer diesel fired cabin heating. Hot water supplied via the engine and shore-powered immersion heater. 140-litre freshwater capacity.
Mechanical Systems
Located beneath the companionway steps is the Volvo Penta MD2020 three-cylinder 20hp diesel engine, installed new in 1999. Freshwater cooled via an indirect cooling system and driving a two-bladed fixed propeller through a shaft drive. The owner reports a particularly thorough maintenance routine, with Firefly being lifted ashore annually at the end of each season, the engine winterised, then recommissioned every spring before launch. Approximately 70-litre fuel capacity. Cruising speed approximately 5.5 knots with a maximum speed of around 7 knots.
Electrical Systems
- 2x 12v Domestic Batteries (2022)
- 1x 12v Engine start battery (2022)
- Alternator Charging
- Shore Power Charging
- 240v Ring Mains
- Immersion Heater
- Inverter
Sails and Spars
Fractionally rigged Bermudan sloop. Deck-stepped alloy mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging renewed in 2019. Full rig inspection carried out by Evolution Rigging in 2023. Slab reefing mainsail and furling headsail. 2x Self Tailing Lewmar Sheet Winches, 2x Self Tailing Lewmar 16 Halyard winches. Lazyjacks, Stackpack, Whisker Pole and Spinnaker Pole with Spinnaker running rigging.
Built by Beneteau in 1999 to a Jean-Marie Finot design of Groupe Finot. White GRP hull with white GRP deck and moulded non-slip finish. Cast iron fin keel with bulb. Spade hung rudder and wheel steering. The owner advises that Firefly spent her first three years on Lake Windermere. This freshwater use is a particularly attractive aspect of her history and has undoubtedly reduced long-term exposure to saltwater compared with many comparable examples. The hull has never been treated for osmosis, and the owner is not aware of any significant defects. Survey recommendations arising from a survey completed in February 2010 were all reportedly carried out.
Disclaimer:
The company normally acts as brokers for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and at their own expense to employ a qualified marine surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability on our part. General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferaft, fire extinguishers and flares etc., are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on board as part of the sale of a used vessel, may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet the specific needs of the new owner(s).
Details
HerstellerBENETEAU
ModellOceanis 311
Jahr (Bau / Refit)1999
Länge9,9m
Motoren1
Breite3,2m
Spezifikationen
Abmessungen
Länge über alles9,9m
Wasserlinienlänge9,5m
Breite3,2m
Max. Tiefgang1,5m
Rumpf
KonstrukteurJean-Marie Finot
Gewicht
Verdrängung3,5 t
Unterbringung
Gastkabinen2
Kojen6
Tanks
Kraftstoff70 L
Antrieb
Motor 1
MotorherstellerVolvo Penta
MotormodellMD2020
KraftstofftypDiesel
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