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Beneteau Oceanis 38

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2013

A versatile Finot-Conq design offered in three distinct interior layouts, from daysailer to full cruiser

Designed by Finot-Conq & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

See her sail

The Beneteau Oceanis 38, on the water

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

Footage from Allende los Mares · Vuelta Vertical

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 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 155
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

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

  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2908 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 38, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Beneteau Oceanis 38 is a fractional sloop designed by FINOT-CONQ and built by Beneteau from 2013 to the present, featuring a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders. It measures 11.5 meters LOA, with a 4.0-meter beam, 2.1-meter draft, and 6850 kg displacement. The model was available in Daysailer, Weekender, and Cruiser versions, primarily differing in interior layout, and was updated and renamed the Oceanis 38.1 in 2017. It offers three keel options: deep, shallow (1.64m draft), and lifting (1.26m up / 2.4m down).5:53 The Beneteau Oceanis 38, specifically early 2000s models, is noted in the used sailboat market for prioritizing modern interior volume and amenities over offshore capability.6:11

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 38 on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
155.0
Comfort ratio
21.1
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1645
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2013
Designer
FINOT-CONQ, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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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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