Beneteau Sense 57
Overview
About this vessel
The Beneteau Sense 57 is the flagship of the Sense line. She offers a unique design that maximizes interior volume and comfort, while providing exciting sailing performance. Providing 3 sleeping cabins with ensuite heads, a large and bright salon and a massive cockpit, the Sense 57 offers a "livabiliity" that few yachts of her size can match. The powerful Selden rig and a modern hull form make the Sense 57 easy to handle for a cruising couple without sacrificing performance. Indigo Sea is truluy an outstanding oceangoing yacht.
Indigo Sea is a very lightly used and well equipped Sense 57. She offers 3 separate sleeping cabins with ensuite heads and a large bright salon / galley. The massive cockpit is protected by a hardtop with folding bimini and features a built in "mini galley"
The main salon is only 3 steps down from the cockpit. It is large and bright with 4 hatches for ventilation
The main salon has a U-shaped settee to port, upholstered in Ultraleather. Fold-out salon table, varnished top with inlay. Central settee with folding bench seat, storage, and bar. Storage under bench seats. Hull portlights with curtain. Fixed side window with pleated blind. Fixed wrap-around window to cockpit with blind. All salon windows have Ocean Air pleated blinds for privacy. Brass clock and barometer. 6 6 headroom throughout.
The galley to starboard has a double sink with two rectangular bowls, three-burner propane stove with stainless steel oven, microwave, 200 L refrigerator with front and top-opening doors, 100L freezer with top-opening lid, freshwater purifier, generous storage.
The master stateroom has a central queen bed (6 8 long x 5 7 wide) with slatted bed base to promote air circulation. Wardrobe, cupboard, shoe cabinet, dressing table with grey top and removable seat, mirrors, two hull portholes with curtain, two opening deck hatches with mosquito screens and blinds. 6 4 headroom.
The master head has private access via glazed door, electric marine toilet, basin with storage locker, mirror with cupboard, flush deck hatch with mosquito blind, separate shower room, 6 4 headroom.
Port and starboard guest cabins with sliding entrance door, providing a safer, unencumbered companionway. Queen bed (6 7 x 3 3 to 5 1 ), slatted bed base, hanging locker and drawers, mirror, hull porthole with curtain, opening deck hatch with mosquito screen and blind, 6 6 headroom.
Guest heads with private entrance through guest cabin, separate shower, electric marine toilet, basin with storage under, mirror, storage, opening deck hatch with mosquito blind, 6 4 headroom.
Electrical equipment includes 9kW Onan generator in dedicated sound shield, 4 x 140 Amp AGM house service batteries, 1 x engine start battery, 1 x generator start battery, Xantrax Link-Pro battery monitoring system, 2000 W inverter, two 40 Amp battery chargers, LED nav lights, electrical panel with circuit breakers, voltmeter, water level gauge, fuel level gauge, and battery warning, 30 Amp shore power, 110 volt outlets.
Electronics include two 9 B&G Zeus multifunctional touchscreen plotters - one on each steering console, one 12 B&G Zeus multifunctional touchscreen plotter at chart table, two B&G Triton 2 displays (log, speed, depth, wind) - one on each steering console, B&G AIS 400 (transmit and receive), B&G H50 VHF radio at chart table, B&G RS90 VHF wireless handset, B&G NAC3 autopilot with control head at steering station, B&G WR10 wireless autopilot remote control, B&G 4G Radar, cell phone booster, Fusion audio system, MP3, iPhone, Bluetooth, AM, FM with 2 interior speakers and 2 waterproof outdoor speakers, Windex windvane.
The rig features Selden aluminum double spreader mast and boom, furling genoa, double thickness with UV protection strip, in-mast furling Mylar mainsail, asymmetrical spin rigging (no sail), Mylar Taffeta Code 0 on furler, discontinuous stainless steel standing rigging, backstay bridle, rigid boom vang, genoa furling system with drum on the deck, two stand-up blocks on mainsheet arch, two genoa tracks with piston adjusted traveller cars, two genoa sheet turning blocks, all running rigging run back to cockpit through 12 Spinlock line stoppers, two line storage boxes, releasable inner forestay chainplate, two electric Harken self-tailing genoa sheet winches (H60.2 STC), two electric Harken self-tailing Halyard winches (H46.2 STC to starboard, H50.2 STC to port), two SpeedGrip winch handles, Lifesling, stern reel with 300' of line.
The deck includes dark navy blue metallic (8M601) hull paint, teak side decks, sail locker in foredeck with hatch access, stainless steel ladder, and chain locker access hatch, electric windlass, Delta anchor, stern reel with 300' of line, fresh water wash-down at bow, life sling, 8 stainless steel cleats, stainless steel fender holders in cockpit locker.
Additional information includes 3 blade Flexifold propeller, bow thruster, stern thruster, hydronic diesel heat.
