Beneteau Oceanis 321

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The Beneteau Oceanis 321, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from El Viaje de Bohemia

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 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 171

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8

TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

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

Compared with 2858 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 321, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau Oceanis 321 is a 9.9-meter masthead sloop designed by Group Finot and built by Beneteau from 1995 onward. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, displacing 4399 kg. The model was also sold as the Mooring 321/322 and Stardust 322/323, with a 'Clipper' variant offering additional standard equipment. Engines for US models were typically Yanmar 3GM30F, 27 hp.14:18 The boat has a P measurement of 11.04 meters for its furling mast.14:18 Aboard *El Viaje de Bohemia*, the owner, who also owns a Beneteau First 321, emphasizes self-reliance in maintenance and repairs, advocating for generic parts over expensive marine-specific ones due to the harsh marine environment.22:46

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

30.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.8

Displacement / length

171.1

Comfort ratio

19.7

Capsize screening

2.11

Hull speed

7.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1177

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1995

Units built

848

Designer

Group Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)

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.

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