These days, when boats are selling like hotcakes, it may be tempting to sit back and ease up on the innovation process. After all, why spend R&D money developing something new when it’s easy to sell what already exists? Thankfully, Beneteau has chosen a very different path as it continues to improve and strengthen its line, an eff ort that is clearly in the Beneteau Oceanis 34.1, which takes the place of the Oceanis 35.1.
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
The new model is the sixth in the Oceanis “.1” line and features an all-new hull drawn by Marc Lombard, Beneteau’s latest go-to designer. Like her smaller sibling, the Oceanis 30.1, the new model is built in Poland, a country with a long, proud history of shipbuilding. Eric Levine, Beneteau sales manager, noted that the monolithic hull includes a hard chine to help
