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Beneteau 49

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

A 15-meter cruiser with a 4,300-kilogram ballast for stability and an optional deep-draft keel for improved windward work

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

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

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 150
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Draws less than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1753 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
149.6
Comfort ratio
26.4
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
8.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2302
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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Beneteau Oceanis 5015.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 15.1-meter fractional sloop with a 1.7-meter draft, built for high-volume cruising on a proven hull platform
X Yachts X-5015.24 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 15.24-meter performance cruiser with a 3-meter draft and a 40% ballast ratio for balanced, high-speed handling
Dufour Yachts 47014.85 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 14.85-metre performance cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb keel and a 2.25-metre draft for offshore stability
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS14.98 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed deck saloon cruiser balancing a spacious 4.99-meter beam with a performance-oriented hull
Beneteau 5015.47 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Farr-designed masthead sloop with a 2.3-metre bulb keel and a versatile layout marketed under multiple names
Beneteau Oceanis 50015.32 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop with a wing keel, widely produced as the Moorings 500 and Prestige 500

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