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Beneteau Oceanis 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2007

A spacious fractional sloop from Berret-Racoupeau featuring a versatile optional shallow draft keel

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau & Nauta Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Beneteau Oceanis 40, on the water

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

Footage from Vagabond Voyages

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

208 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 208
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 40, 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 40 is a fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau and Nauta Design, built by Beneteau from 2007 onwards, with an LOA of 12.2 meters and a displacement of 8259 kg. It was marketed in the US as the Beneteau 40 and offered an optional shallow draft keel. Aboard *Ale & Max - Y2K Sailing Adventure*, the Oceanis 40 CC "Y2K" served as a first sailboat for a couple transitioning from powerboating to long-term bluewater sailing, gaining experience in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Caribbean before upgrading to a larger Beneteau. *Vagabond Voyages* sailed their Oceanis 40 in Fiji, where it withstood a Category 3 Cyclone Bayanu without structural damage, though the crew addressed corroded door hinges and performed deck cleaning with oxalic acid.14:50 Andy Schell of *59° North Sailing* mentioned the Beneteau Oceanis 40 as an example of a boat a less experienced sailor might quickly outgrow due to its perceived underpowered nature for offshore cruising, contrasting it with designs engineered for more demanding conditions.28:06

The living fleet

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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 40 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
207.6
Comfort ratio
26.3
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1557
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Berret - Racoupeau, Nauta Design, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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