BoatsJeanneau Beniguet

Jeanneau Beniguet

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1970

A lightweight 1970 fractional sloop with a long keel and shallow draft, designed for nimble coastal exploration

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.00 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 380 kg of hull, so roughly 1,000 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 380 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.50 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 7 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 7
CoastalBluewater

At 2.79 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.79
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 136
EasygoingPowered-up

23.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 23.3
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.

  • Lighter than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 38 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.3
Displacement / length
136.3
Comfort ratio
7.3
Capsize screening
2.79
Hull speed
5.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
328
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Builder
Jeanneau

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Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 5.4-metre fractional sloop featuring a long keel and 0.64m draft, built by Jeanneau starting in 1986

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