http://www.popularsailing.com/37/beneteau-oceanis-323-cruising-range-tips-handling-coastal-cruiser/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beneteau-oceanis-323-cruising-range-tips-handling-coastal-cruiser Sailing for the rest of us Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:02:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.popularsailing.com/37/beneteau-oceanis-323-cruising-range-tips-handling-coastal-cruiser/comment-page-1/#comment-2164 Heather Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:53:12 +0000 http://www.popularsailing.com/?p=37#comment-2164 We've never seen a Gib'Sea 33, but after reading an article or two about it online, it looks like a good boat with a similar layout and some interesting features. It's heavier and beamier than the Beneteau 323, which would add stability, though the ballast to displacement ratio is less which in theory would make it more tender. It does look very similar inside. I'm sure you'll enjoy it! We’ve never seen a Gib’Sea 33, but after reading an article or two about it online, it looks like a good boat with a similar layout and some interesting features. It’s heavier and beamier than the Beneteau 323, which would add stability, though the ballast to displacement ratio is less which in theory would make it more tender. It does look very similar inside. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

]]> http://www.popularsailing.com/37/beneteau-oceanis-323-cruising-range-tips-handling-coastal-cruiser/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Laura Carter Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:38:31 +0000 http://www.popularsailing.com/?p=37#comment-2163 An excellent article. We're about to purchase a 2001 Gib'Sea 33 and wondering about the sailability of it. I think some of your information can apply to that boat. You gave us many good hints. If you have an opinion about this boat could you share it with us.' An excellent article. We’re about to purchase a 2001 Gib’Sea 33 and wondering about the sailability of it. I think some of your information can apply to that boat. You gave us many good hints. If you have an opinion about this boat could you share it with us.’

]]> http://www.popularsailing.com/37/beneteau-oceanis-323-cruising-range-tips-handling-coastal-cruiser/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Beneteau Oceanis 323 Sailboat Review with Photos | Popular Sailing Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:23:20 +0000 http://www.popularsailing.com/?p=37#comment-1803 [...] We bought our Beneteau 323 new in the spring of 2005, and sold her in 2010.  We sailed her from Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia to the Bras d’Or Lakes in Cape Breton twice, and as far as Port Mouton in the other direction, and met a wide variety of sea conditions. We always had confidence in the boat’s stability and ability to handle the seas we met off the shore of Nova Scotia.  In another article we assess the Beneteau 323 as a coastal cruiser. [...] [...] We bought our Beneteau 323 new in the spring of 2005, and sold her in 2010.  We sailed her from Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia to the Bras d’Or Lakes in Cape Breton twice, and as far as Port Mouton in the other direction, and met a wide variety of sea conditions. We always had confidence in the boat’s stability and ability to handle the seas we met off the shore of Nova Scotia.  In another article we assess the Beneteau 323 as a coastal cruiser. [...]

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