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{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name              = Beneteau 42 CC
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|designer          = [[Groupe Finot]]
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|location          = France
|year              = 2003
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|builder           = [[Beneteau]]
|role              = [[Cruising (maritime)|Cruiser]]
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|draft             = {{convert|5.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement      = {{convert|19845|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type         = [[monohull]]
|construction      = [[glassfibre]]
|loa               = {{convert|43.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl               = {{convert|36.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam              = {{convert|12.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine            = [[Volvo]] {{convert|55|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[diesel engine]]
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|keel type         = [[Wing keel]]
|ballast           = {{convert|5556|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type       = Spade-type [[rudder]]
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The '''Beneteau 42 CC''' (Centre Cockpit), also sold as the '''Oceanis 42 CC''', is a French [[sailboat]] that was designed by [[Groupe Finot]] as a [[Cruising (maritime)|cruiser]] and first built in 2003. The boat design proved popular in the [[yacht charter]] market.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beneteau-42-cc/|title= Beneteau 42 CC|access-date= 15 July 2023|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230715225341/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beneteau-42-cc/|archive-date= 15 July 2023|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="DataO">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oceanis-42-cc-beneteau/|title= Oceanis 42 CC Beneteau)|access-date= 15 July 2023|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230715225343/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oceanis-42-cc-beneteau/|archive-date= 15 July 2023|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/oceanis-42-cc|title= Beneteau Oceanis 42 CC|access-date= 15 July 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230715225403/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/oceanis-42-cc|archive-date= 15 July 2023|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Lab">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/616/0/|title= Beneteau 42 CC|access-date= 15 July 2023|author= Ulladulla|work= Sailboat Lab|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230715225348/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/616/0/|archive-date= 15 July 2023|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="LabO">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/8186/0/|title= Oceanis 42 CC beneteau|access-date= 15 July 2023|author= Ulladulla|work= Sailboat Lab|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230715225353/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/8186/0/|archive-date= 15 July 2023|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|title = Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)|accessdate = 15 July 2023|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200930161129/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|archive-date= 30 September 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jean-marie-finot-groupe-finot|title= Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)|access-date= 15 July 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220927183927/https://sailboat.guide/jean-marie-finot-groupe-finot|archive-date= 27 September 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>
==Production==
The design was built by [[Beneteau]] in France, from 2003 until 2007, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref name="Lab"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau|title= Beneteau|access-date = 15 July 2023|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200930161135/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau|archive-date= 30 September 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/beneteau|title= Beneteau|access-date= 15 July 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230501195543/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau|archive-date= 1 May 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>
==Design==
The Beneteau 42 CC is a recreational [[keelboat]], built predominantly of [[glassfibre]], with wood trim. It has a [[cutter rig]], with two sets of swept [[Spreader (sailboat)|spreaders]] and [[aluminium]] spars with [[stainless steel]] wire [[standing rigging]]. The hull has a [[raked stem]], an angled [[Transom (nautical)|transom]] with a drop-down [[Trunk (car)#Tailgate|tailgate]] swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type [[rudder]] controlled by a [[Ship's wheel|wheel]] in the centre cockpit and a fixed [[wing keel]]. It displaces {{convert|19845|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|5556|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref name="Lab"/><ref name="YW">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.yachtingworld.com/reviews/boat-tests/beneteau-oceanis-42cc-review-from-the-archive|title= Beneteau Oceanis 42CC review: from the archive|access-date= 15 July 2023|magazine= Yachting World|date= June 2002|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230715225407/https://www.yachtingworld.com/reviews/boat-tests/beneteau-oceanis-42cc-review-from-the-archive|archive-date= 15 July 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref name="Lab"/>
The boat is fitted with a Swedish [[Volvo]] [[diesel engine]] of {{convert|55|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds {{convert|63|u.s.gal}} and the [[fresh water]] tank has a capacity of {{convert|154|u.s.gal}}.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref name="Lab"/><ref name="YW"/><ref name="Tranter">{{cite web|url= https://www.yachtandboat.com/oceanis-clipper-42cc-review/|title= Oceanis Clipper 42CC Review|access-date= 15 July 2023|last= Tranter|first= Barry|work= Yacht and Boat|date= March 2003|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230715225421/https://www.yachtandboat.com/oceanis-clipper-42cc-review/|archive-date= 15 July 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double [[Berth (sleeping)|berth]] in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee in the main salon and an aft cabin with a double central island berth. The [[Galley (kitchen)|galley]] is located on the port side just aft of the [[companionway]] ladder. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A navigation station is forward of the galley, on the port side. There are two [[Head (watercraft)|heads]], one just forward of the bow cabin in the forepeak and one on the starboard side in the aft cabin.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref name="Lab"/>
The design has a [[hull speed]] of {{convert|8.08|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} and a [[Performance Handicap Racing Fleet|PHRF]] handicap of 126.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref name="Lab"/><ref name="PHRF">{{cite web|url= https://www.ussailing.org/competition/offshore/phrf/phrf-handicaps/|title= PHRF Handicaps|access-date= 15 July 2023|author= US Sailing|author-link= US Sailing|work= ussailing.org|year= 2023}}</ref>
==Operational history==
In a 2002 ''Yachting World'' review, noted, "Love ’em or loathe ’em, there’s no denying the popularity of centre cockpit yachts ... The first thing you notice when approaching the Beneteau Oceanis 42CC is her enormous rear end. The central part of the aft deck slides back to reveal steps, and with the help of a remote handset linked to a hydraulic powerpack, the middle pan of the transom folds down to form a bathing platform. This neat bit of design works well and also allows for a large aft deck which would happily accommodate a couple of sunworshippers, as well as providing deep locker space either side. The one drawback of this stern arrangement, in my view, is that it affects the aesthetics of the yacht."<ref name="YW"/>
In a 2003 review for ''Yacht and Boat'', Barry Tranter wrote, "the overall impression is that it is a clever boat, which provides a very civilised environment in which to live. It is big boat, more like a 48 footer and you could happily live aboard for long periods of time, without being annoyed by petty shortcomings in the habitat, though perhaps that is another by product of the advancing years."<ref name="Tranter"/>
==See also==
*[[List of sailing boat types]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.beneteau.com/oceanis-1994-2003/oceanis-42cc}}
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