1999 Beneteau 461

This exceptional Beneteau design offers a comprehensive combination of comfort, style, safety and performance. Designed by world renowned Bruce Farr, the Beneteau Oceanis 461 sails exceptionally well in a myriad of conditions. Her interior is richly appointed with varnished cherry wood that is both bright and warm, especially in the dim light of a flickering ships lantern. This particular 461 offers two private cabins, two of which have their own private access to one of two heads aboard.

The owner’s cabin is located forward and features a centerline queen pedestal berth with a custom Tempur-Pedic mattress, Tempur-Pedic Pillows, duel changing seats with accompanying hanging lockers and its own private head. This large cabin offers plenty of room to move about freely and includes private access to the forward head.  Storage cabinets in the owner's cabin received new custom cane facing for improved ventilation.  Custom under-cabinet courtesy lighting was added to allow just enough light to dress without waking your partner.  Despite the roominess, this forward space is warm and cozy; a great getaway for that captivating afternoon book or a sneaky nap.

The salon features a U-shaped dinette/settee to starboard with a settee opposite to port with storage beneath.  All new salon cushions provide updated accents and charm.  The dining table can easily accommodate up to six people with ease. However, if a true dinner party is up your sleeve, this table has the novel capability to grow with your needs. Simply slide the ends outward, drop in the insert and voila…you can seat eight in splendid comfort!

The L-shaped galley offers a very chef friendly layout, everything within easy reach with nobody traipsing into your space. There is plenty of countertop space for food prep with excellent access to food stores, cooking utensils and cutlery. The freezer and refrigerator compartments are top loading and feature lift assist pistons for effortless entry. Well suited for extended cruising, this galley has everything necessary to keep it fun.

This is highly recommended for any family or group of friends who would like to extend their vistas without cramping their style. Exceptional condition and professionally maintained by one of New England's finest yards.

• Air Conditioning with reverse cycle heat/cool 16k BTU forward and 12k BTU unit aft
• Cabin fans in each cabin and in main salon
• Great natural ventilation and light with 16 opening hatches and port lights and six fixed port lights
• Two large chrome dorade vents provide abundant fresh air
• Warm, varnished cherry interior bulkheads and joinery
• Newly sanded and urethaned floorboards with black striping
• All floorboards are secured with carpenter-installe locking latches
• Recently updated salon cushions
• Cushions are hight density foam with removable covers.
• Wooden cabinet doors with ventilation louvers
• Custom cane faced doors in forward cabin providing superb ventilation
• Twin chromed, gimballed Weems and Plath oil lamps in main salon provide elegant, warm lighting.

• Table with removeable center leaf, convertible to double sleeping berth.
• Central bench seat with storage.
• Storage cabinets on hull.
• Hull sides lined with wood.
• Wooden laminated companionway steps with new custom fabricated non-skid.
• Companionway steps have pneumatic lifting arms for access to engine room.
• Maximum headroom 6'5".
• Stowaway bracket mounted Vizeo flat-screen TV
• Apple TV w/remote provides an excellent entertainment suite
• DVD player w/remote
• Bose AM/FM/Bluetooth stereo and speakers with remote control
• Propane/CNG detector
• Smoke detector

• Brand new gleaming stainless Force 10 stove w/oven
• Newly installed updated counter-tops (see photos)
• Double S/S sink.
• Mixing tap for hot/cold pressurized fresh water.
• 12V electric freezer / refrigerator.
• S/S 3 burner Force 10 stove.
• Sunbeam microwave oven.
• Keureg coffee maker
• Four slice toaster 
• Two butcher block cutting boards

• Double berth (6'7" x 4'7")
• Storage beneath berth.
• Hanging locker.
• Bench seat.
• Shelving on hull.

• Double berth (6'7" x 5'11")
• Hanging locker.
• Shelving on hull.
• Storage beneath berth.

• ICOM IC-M504 VHF radio (at Nav Station)
• (2) Raymarine multi-function displays (at Nav Station)
• Touch screen GPS chart plotter/radar (at Nav Station)
• LED chart light on flexi-cable (at Nav Station)
• Magnifying glass on flexi-cable (at Nav Station)
• Raytheon ST6000 autopilot.
• Raytheon 2KW radome (mast mount).
• Raytheon ST60 Tridata and Wind instruments at helm.
• Raytheon ST50 multi and wind repeaters at nav station.
• Raytheon PC interface for instruments at nav station.
• Plastimo Olympic 135 magnetic compass.
• Bow thruster control toggle (at Helm)
• Touch screen GPS chart plotter/radar (at Helm)
• (2) Raymarine multi-function displays (at Helm)
• Raymarine auto-pilot control panel (at Helm)

• Mainsail with Stack Pack (Unzip, connect halyard and hoist)
• Genoa
• Asym. Genaker
• Lewmar 40 electric winch.
• Lewmar 44 winch.
• 2 x Lewmar 54 self-tailing maneouvering winches.
• "Classic", keel-stepped mast with Harken ball-bearing traveller cars
• Traveller upgraded to ball-bearing car and ball-bearing end stops to reduce friction
• Replaced factory-installed single groove Profurl furler with Harken dual groove aero sectioned furler.
• A number of extra line stoppers added to bring control lines to cockpit.
• Lewmar electric windlass for main hoist, outhaul and mainsheet

• Sensata Technologies ME-Series battery charger and inverter
• Sensata Technologies Magnum Energy Control Panel (at Nav Station)
• Lewmar electric winch (starboard cabin-top winch)
• Lewmar Windlass w/wireless remote control
• Grounded rig.
• Conduit for options - transom to chart table, mast to chart table, forward cabin to transom.
• 12 volt control panel - 24 functions.
• 12 volt socket at chart table.
• 110 volt outlets - one in each cabin, head, galley salon and at chart table.
• 110 volt shore power socket on transom.
• All interior overhead and convenience lights replaced with LED's, combination of Sensibulbs and three other styles to get optimal color balance.
• Fluorescent tube lighting in galley.
• Reading lights in each cabin.
• Nav station light.
• Cockpit light on cockpit table.
• Courtesy light in companionway.
• All navigation lights replaced with LED units.
• Anchor light is an OGM combo anchor/tricolor with daylight sensor. (If desired, new owner can add one wire to gain tricolor function.)
• Combination deck and steaming light.
• Anchor light.
• House 4D batteries replaced with two 8D Lifeline AGM providing over 550AH.
• Starting battery replaced with Type 31 AGM battery.
• Stock alternator replaced with Balmar 110AH.
• Balmar MaxCharge 512 alternator regulator with alternator & battery temp sensors.
• Heart Freedom Marine 2500 invertor/charger, with battery temp sensor for charger.
• Guest Galvanic Isolator with monitoring circuit on primary shore-power circuit.
• Link 2000 dual bank battery monitor and inverter/charger control panel.

• New Yanmar 4JH57 ZF 57 horsepower diesel installed in 2023
• Engine mounts integrated into hull liner.
• Engine control panel integrated in port cockpit coaming.
• Single lever engine control integrated into cockpit table.
• S/S prop shaft with composite epoxy/glass stern tube.
• MaxProp 3-bladed folding propeller.
• PSS Shaftseal
• R&D Flexible shaft coupling.
• Electric oil changing pump.
• Additional sound-proofing for engine compartment.
• Fuel capacity 53 gallon aluminum tank.
• Added solid-state bilge pump switch, with bilge alarm.

• Self-bailing cockpit.
• Manual bilge pump.
• Electric bilge pump with automatic switch.
• Added solid state bilge pump switch with bilge alarm.
• Ice box drained by pump.
• Fresh water cockpit shower.
• 218 gallon fresh water capacity in 5 rigid fiberglass water tanks integrated into hull liner.
• Anodized aluminum filler cap.
• Hot/cold pressurized water with accumulator tank.
• 11 gallon water heater.
• Heads feature fiberglass wash hand basin with combination faucet and hand shower with shower hose and support.
• One piece shower stall with drain and electric shower drain pump.
• Two 15 gallon holding tanks.

• Hull faired and painted with polished Baltoplate over two signal coats of VC Offshore. Can be overpainted with any other paint if desired, but is nearly gelcoat smooth for low drag and light air performance.
• Keel faired templates before also painted with burnished Baltoplate over VC Offshore.
• Dodger, bimini, sailcover, pedestal/table cover, winch covers ... all in Captain's Navy Sunbrella.
• Sternperch seats with added custom-made cushions.
• Boat has optional blue exterior trim special ordered from Beneteau France.
• Teak finished with Cetol Natural Teak.
• Toerails fully re-caulked in 2007.
• Two polished stainless dorades

• Both heads replaced with Jabsco Quietflush electric freshwater-supplied marine toilets.Both can alternately be supplied with saltwater.
• One piece molded fiberglass liner for water-tighteness and easy cleaning.
• 15 gallon holding tank for each head.
• Fiberglass wash-hand basin, vanity cabinet, mirrors, S/S handrail and toilet accessories.
• Shampoo, conditioner, soap dispensaries in both heads

• S/S stemhead with 2 rollers -extended on stb'd side for primary anchor.
• Lewmar electric windlass
• Lewmar wireless windless remote and switch control from helm.
• Delta fastset 44lb anchor
• 150' anchor rode with 100' of chain lets you sleep like a baby
• Danforth-style second anchor.
• Four 10" Taylor fenders (new 2007).
• Marinco Plus shore power cords (new 2008).

• Xintex propane detector/shutoff.
• CO detector.
• Smoke detector.
• All floorboards secured with carpenter-installed chromed liftlock handles.
• All locker lids secured with toggles.
• Bunkboards have removeable securing.
• Removeable mast-base crossbolt.
• Innerforestay fitting on deck.
• Padeyes added throughout cockpit to allow crew tethering to hardpoints.
• ORC jacklines included with boat.Horseshoe PFD with light and Lifering ll, with light included.
• Second manual bilge pump mounted below decks.
• Leecloths for for both fore and aft, and both side benches in main salon.

• New Yanmar 4JH57 ZF 25 57 horspower Engine (2023)
• Winches serviced spring 2023
• Cockpit cushions serviced Spring 2023
• Mainsail and Genoa serviced in Fall 202
• New exhaust hoses on repower (2023)
• New throttle and components (2023)
• New cable and steering components (2023)
• Interior cushions cleaned and treated (2023)
• Mast track, hardware and sheaves serviced and lubricated (2023)
• Turnbuckles cleaned and lubed (2023)
• Windlass serviced including cleaning, lubrication and gear oil change (2023)
• Bow thruster serviced (2023)
• Thru-hull valves, sea strainers and bilge pumps serviced (2023)
• New carbon filters in holding tanks (2023)
• Max-Prop serviced and coated with Propspeed (anti-fouling) (2023)
• Boom hardware and sheaves lubed and serviced (2022)
• Hydro release for EPIRB replaced (2022)
• Boat gets ozone treatment each and every year
• New bilge and shower sump pumps

• All port lights and hatches replaced with new lenses
• Updated polished chrome dorade vents (great ventilation)
• All new fixed port lights and overhead hatches
• Floorboards stripped/sanded and recoated w/urethane
• Salon cushions updated and recovered with new upholstery
• Mattress in forward cabin custom tailored Temper-Pedic
• Temper-Pedic pillows in forward owner's cabin
• Forward cabin doors re-faced with cane to allow ventilation 
• Custom courtesy lighting in forward cabin beneath storage cabinets; enough light to get in/out bed without waking partner.
• Companionway steps re-coated with safety non-skid
• New smoke and CO detectors
• Added "Apple TV" to media suite
• Brand new stove and oven (Force 10)
• New counter-tops in galley
• Added accurate water gauge at Nav station
• Each head plumbed to fresh water supply; no more odor!
• Macerator pump installed each head; for overboard discharge where permitted.
• New Nav Distribution Panel
• New Inverter
• Bow thruster installed for hero status dockside handling
• Dedicated solar panel for bow thruster battery; always charged and ready to go
• Windlass controls installed at helm for easy anchor deployment and recovery
• New teak grates in each head
• New sun-shield section of canvas between dodger and bimini
• New custom made cockpit table leafs
• New adjustable spinnaker pole
• All manuals to all systems and components

This particular Oceanis 461 is in exceptional condition due to her light use and professional maintenance. She is unique in that she is one of the rare Beneteau 461's that has a traditional hoisted mainsail which provides for exceptional performance and handling.

Her interior shows very little wear with all surfaces including the sole and bulkheads “like new”. The engine and compartment are also spotless (see photos) as she was just re-powered with a beautiful Yanmar engine (less than 200 hours).

She's been continuously upgraded by her owners with the latest electronics, creature comfort features and a performance sail inventory.   Rendezvous II is one of the rare Beneteau 461's that has a traditional hoisted mainsail. This gives her excellent speed and performance whether racing around the buoys or carving upwind to that distant anchorage.  She has won multiple times in the famous annual Figawi Race from Hyannis to Nantucket; her impressive trophy case reflecting multiple wins in other races in New England. She provides an excellent platform to not only win but to also host many friends and crew in post race celebrations complete with culinary excellence (experienced first hand).  

Highly recommended to those seeking a VERY comfortable sailboat that is equally at home both family cruising or racing around the buoys.  No compromising, she does it all!