Beneteau Oceanis 38.1

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The Beneteau Oceanis 38.1, on the water

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

Footage from SVN solovelanet

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 38.1, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau Oceanis 38.1 is a fractional sloop sailboat, built by Beneteau from 2017, with a fin keel and dual rudders. It measures 11.5 meters LOA, 4.0 meters beam, and displaces 6850 kg. Designed by FINOT-CONQ, it is an updated version of the Beneteau Oceanis 38, offering deep, shallow, and lifting keel options. The 38.1 features a modular interior design, allowing owners to choose from six cabin and head configurations and multiple galley layouts.1:39 Two wood choices, Rovere and Mogano, and three decorative panel options provide over 60 unique interior configurations.1:47 Optional equipment includes a mainsail arch and an extra 200-liter water tank.

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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On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 38.1 on video

WHICH WOULD YOU TAKE? Ep 366 - Lady K SailingLady K Sailing

The record

Full specifications

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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

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2017

Designer

FINOT-CONQ, 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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