Ocean 60 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Ocean 60 means looking at a 60-foot Rascoe-designed ketch built by Southern Ocean Ltd., a solid-fiberglass voyager with a 62,000-pound displacement and iron-ballasted fin keel. She is a heavy, beamy cruiser rather than a performance boat, and the used fleet reflects that original purpose.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin arrangements are the more common on the used market, but both layouts are available, and ex-charter examples are common. Buyers should expect the wear patterns and systems emphasis of former charter use—higher-cycle equipment and a layout tuned for multiple guest cabins rather than a private owner's open plan.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The typical used Ocean 60 commonly carries a strong owner-grade systems package. Power and energy are the headline: solar, lithium batteries, an inverter, and a watermaker are commonly fitted, meaning most boats will run house loads without generator dependence. Comfort and cruising autonomy follow with air conditioning, a freezer, hot water, and a life raft commonly aboard. For handling and navigation, bow thrusters, dinghy davits, radar, AIS, autopilot, chartplotter, and Starlink are commonly fitted—together these make a big ketch far easier to dock, track, and live with offshore than her 1980s birth suggests.
What to Inspect
The hull is solid fiberglass with an iron fin keel, and the load-dependent draft of 7.84–8.14 feet should be confirmed against the specific boat's trim anchor. The immersion rate of about 2,537 pounds per inch means added cruising gear drops her waterline appreciably, so verify loaded draft against marina plans. Inspect the iron keel for corrosion at the hull joint and the fiberglass hull for osmotic or impact issues.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Ocean 60 is typically found in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and France. For a shopper, the practical checklist is: confirm whether the example is ex-charter and assess cabin wear; verify the commonly fitted energy and watermaking suite is operational; check the iron keel joint and loaded draft; and confirm the ketch rig's long 5/8-inch sheets and 150-foot mainsheet are in serviceable condition.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ocean 60. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $240,000 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $3,950,000 | +1545.8% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $180,490 | -95.4% |
Where they're listed
Ocean 60 listings appear across 3 countries. France has the most listings with 1 (33.3%), followed by United Kingdom and South Africa.
Country view
3 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | $180,490 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| United Kingdom | $3,950,000 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| South Africa | $240,000 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
6 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau Oceanis 60 | 59.84' | $ 576,403 | 45 | 11 |
| Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 60 | 61.02' | $ 459,958 | 13 | 0 |
| Gulfstar 60 | 60.5' | $ 325,000 | 10 | 1 |
| Little Harbor 60 | 60.42' | $ 675,000 | 6 | 6 |
| Southern Ocean 60You are here | — | $ 240,000 | 3 | 1 |
| Bowman 57/58 | 57' | $ 299,000 | 3 | 0 |