Jeanneau Yachts 58 Sailboat Review, Specs, and Listings

Design and Construction

Briand’s hull is a hand-laid solid fiberglass shell with no coring material in the laminate, and an internal grid is glued down and relaminated to the hull to form an incredibly stiff two-part monolithic structure anchor. The chain plates for the keel-stepped mast are glassed into that grid, spreading rig loads evenly throughout the boat. The deck mold itself falls away aft to incorporate a dinghy garage as an integral structure, which avoids the full seals and pneumatic systems of afterthought arrangements and removes any danger of leaks or gas fumes permeating the interior. In-house Jeanneau designers addressed the structural details, and the design brief from the outset targeted a world-class luxury cruising boat with battery banks, power infrastructure, and ample tankage built in.

Rig and Handling

The 58 carries a tall three-spreader fractional rig with a 1,571-square-foot sail plan and a 135 percent genoa on Harken adjustable sheet leads. Running rigging is led under deck panels from hefty Harken blocks at the mast foot aft to clutches beside the companionway, and the primaries are served by big Harken rewind winches. She uses a double-ended German-style mainsheet without a traveler. Test sailors found the inboard shrouds well placed, making passage forward on the teak side decks easy even with the overlapping headsail, and noted good high lifelines with excellent stainless handholds on the coach roof. On a moderate Chesapeake afternoon in roughly 8 knots of breeze with higher puffs, she sailed at more than 6 knots hard on the breeze, true to Briand’s quick hull forms.

Deck and Accommodations

The long, expansive beamy cockpit dominates the deck and centers on twin wheels with clear views of a Raymarine chart-plotter pod at the aft end of the central table, which itself contains a fridge. A large dodger and matching Bimini complete the helm environment. Below, the spacious main saloon is constant across layouts: cabin-top windows, hull ports, and a pair of skylight hatches flood the space with light, while leather, blond teak flooring, and stainless steel meet light, sustainable Alpi wood furniture and bulkheads for an airy finish. The galley sits to port opposite an excellent starboard nav station; forward of the nav space a long settee flanks an electrically controlled dining table that folds from coffee table to full dinette, and the port settee middle flips to a serving bar. The test boat showed a forward owner’s stateroom with a queen island berth, desk/vanity, and hanging locker, plus aft double cabins with berths that slide apart as singles or join as a double. Buyers could choose from five optional layouts in three- or four-cabin form, with the saloon unchanged by layout choice.

Equipment and Systems

Raymarine electronics are standard, with Harken dominating the deck hardware. Writing in Cruising World, Boat of the Year judge Ed Sherman noted both 12- and 24-volt service and the ability to convert power to 110 and 230 volts via an inverter, a generator, and a pair of alternators feeding separate battery banks anchor, a setup he praised for global cruising. The 150 hp Volvo Penta D3-150 moves a 13,448 lb ballast (iron, 0.28 ballast-displacement) hull of 47,289 lb displacement and 167 displacement-length ratio, with 111 gallons of fuel and 246 of water.

The Verdict

The Jeanneau Yachts 58 is a thoroughly modern ocean cruiser whose structural integrity, built-in systems density, and flexible luxury interior make her a compelling large-yacht proposition. The monolithic hull-grid construction and integral dinghy garage are genuine engineering strengths, and the rig plan is both powerful and manageable.

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