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Beneteau 343

Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2005–2008

A 10.8-metre cruiser featuring a bulb-fin keel and a high-volume interior, produced between 2005 and 2008

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.92 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

15.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.3%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
204.9
Comfort ratio
25.2
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1258
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
2005–2008
Designer
Berret - Racoupeau, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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