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Beneteau 46

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2007

A 14.4-meter cruiser from 2007 featuring a fin keel with bulb and a balanced 1.96 capsize screening ratio

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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

162 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 162
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.3
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2095 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Beneteau 46 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.3
Displacement / length
162.1
Comfort ratio
25.5
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1994
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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