Beneteau 461
Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1996–2001
A 14.2-metre masthead sloop produced between 1996 and 2001, featuring a balanced 3400kg ballast for stable cruising
Designed by Bruce Farr & Armel Briand.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
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The Beneteau 461, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.03 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
153 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
17.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws less than ~81% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2175 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
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