Beneteau Cyclades 39.3

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The Beneteau Cyclades 39.3, on the water

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Footage from pabloberrusails

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 moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22

CoastalBluewater

2.08 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.08

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 163

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4

TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2891 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Cyclades 39.3, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau Cyclades 39.3 is a fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau, built by Beneteau from 2007, and primarily sold to the charter trade. It has a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, measuring 12.0 meters LOA, 4.0 meters beam, and 1.9 meters draft, with a displacement of 7095 kg. Aboard *pabloberrusails*, the Beneteau Cyclades 39.3 *Sofia* underwent a full antifouling and propeller service at Rebac Marina in Langkawi, Malaysia, including hull sanding, priming, and two coats of antifouling paint.13:52 The propeller received specialist paint, new anodes, and grease for its folding mechanism.32:30 After the haulout, the crew reprovisioned, cleaned produce, and refilled propane gas bottles, a task previously impossible in Asia due to incompatible fittings.15:38

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

29.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.4

Displacement / length

162.9

Comfort ratio

22.0

Capsize screening

2.08

Hull speed

7.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1621

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2007

Designer

Berret, Racoupeau, Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Beneteau

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Beneteau Cyclades 43.3A Berret-Racoupeau designed charter-focused cruiser, identical to the 43.4 but configured with three cabins.Beneteau 393A masthead sloop offering a shallow 1.55m draft option for coastal access, built with a high-volume hull since 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 393A high-volume masthead sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau for comfortable cruising, also marketed as the Moorings 403 Beneteau Cyclades 50.5A high-volume five-cabin cruiser by Berret-Racoupeau designed for the charter trade on a versatile shared hull platform Beneteau Cyclades 51.5A spacious fractional sloop sharing its hull design with the Moorings 51.5, built for comfort and ease of handling Beneteau Oceanis 390A Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop featuring a spacious beam and an optional wing keel for shoal draft versatility

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