Beneteau Oceanis 440

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See her sail

The Beneteau Oceanis 440, on the water

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

Footage from Vie d'écume

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

Comfort ratio 24

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 189

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2

TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2362 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 440, 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 440 is a 13.7-meter masthead sloop designed by Bruce Farr, sharing its hull with the Beneteau First 45f5 and built by Beneteau from 1990 to the present. With a wing keel and a displacement of 9298 kg, it has been sold under the Moorings and Stardust brands as well. Aboard *Vie d'écume*, a solo sailor completed a 150-nautical-mile passage from Antigua to Marigot, Saint-Martin, averaging 5.3 knots despite variable winds and 20-knot squalls, using a tablet-based app to monitor anchor hold in anticipation of 35-knot winds. The same boat, *Corail*, transited the Chambly Canal in Quebec, navigating multiple locks and bridges in thick fog, briefly touching bottom in mud near a bridge.3:49 Its crew also undertook an overnight passage from Martinique to Les Saintes, Guadeloupe, setting two reefs in 22-knot winds and maintaining rotating watches.10:01 Another passage from Martinique to Saint-Martin was undertaken to reset the boat's residency status in French overseas territories, requiring a 4.4 to 5.2-knot average speed with a fouled hull.31:09 The owner of *Vie d'écume* in Martinique performs maintenance, including installing a new radar reflector, treating teak with oxalic acid, and cleaning the interior, while sourcing a new lazy bag due to the existing one's excessive windage.0:51

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.

Vie d'écumeChristophe documents the unfiltered reality of solo sailing aboard his Bénéteau Océanis 440, focusing on technical repairs, passage planning, and life at sea.

Seen 93 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 440 on video

The FUTURE of Vie d'écume and mineChristophe of *Vie d’écume* discusses his future career transition to equestrian work and his recent anchoring collision.Vie d'écume

Plans have changed, we're doing the Spanish coast, Toulon will have to waitA sailor repairs a chafed engine cooling hose with self-fusing silicone tape while coastal hopping near Almeria.Vie d'écume

Watch out for the orcas of Gibraltar, I'm staying on guardA solo sailor performs an emergency maneuver in the Strait of Gibraltar after misidentifying dolphins as orcas.Vie d'écume

DRAMA in the middle of the transatlantic return, when the ocean shows you that you are nothingA loose FACNOR LS 200 furler pin tears the genoa and forces a mid-Atlantic U-turn to Saint-Martin.Vie d'écume

Transatlantic return from the BVI to the Azores, departure in real conditions — The first 24 hoursA Beneteau Oceanis 440 struggles to maintain a direct course to the Azores against persistent easterly winds.Vie d'écume

Transatlantic return from the Antilles to France by sailboat — Stopover in the BVI before the big departureOutdated BVI charts hide breaking rocks that Navionics marks only as a single dot.Vie d'écume

Saint Martin — Last stopover in the Antilles before the transatlantic returnA 40-knot headwind forecast closes a departure window, delaying Corail's transatlantic return from Saint-Martin to Toulon.Vie d'écume

Stopover in Saint Barthélemy by sailboat — Gustavia anchorageA solo sailor navigates a 150-mile Caribbean passage, managing close-quarters traffic and preparing for heavy weather.Vie d'écume

Snorkeling at the Cousteau Reserve — Underwater paradise in GuadeloupeInconsistent winds and high traffic in the Réserve Cousteau require frequent monitoring of anchor position and clearance.Vie d'écume

The most beautiful anchorages in Guadeloupe — Heading to the Cousteau ReserveA solo sailor cruises Guadeloupe, demonstrating hull cleaning, anchor swing management, and light-wind sailing techniques.Vie d'écume

Solo sailing — Anchoring in a deserted coveA solo sailor navigates gusty coastal winds and fishing nets while relocating a Beneteau Oceanis 440.Vie d'écume

The crew's departure — Continuing soloA solo skipper reflects on the sudden departure of his crew and the importance of clear communication.Vie d'écume

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

FailedGoPro
The GoPro camera ran out of battery shortly after departure.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen May 20268:11
FailedNavionics
The electronic chart shows only a dot where there are submerged rocks with breaking waves.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen May 202615:16
FailedRaymarine
The Raymarine chartplotter is not working
aboard Vie d'écumeseen July 20213:57
ComparedVolvoweighed against generic part
The speaker noted the high cost of a Volvo exhaust elbow compared to a generic replacement.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen April 20252:39
ConsideredFacebook Marketplace
The skipper searched for a used dinghy on Facebook Marketplace but found prices to be higher than new.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen February 20263:25
WorkingWindy
The sailor found the Windy app reliable for weather forecasting.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen September 202611:07
WorkingOpenCPN
The sailor uses OpenCPN to monitor shipping traffic, but notes it sometimes requires restarting.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen August 202625:31
WorkingNavily
The sailor uses the app to monitor the boats position relative to the anchor in crowded anchorages.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen April 20262:39
WorkingSikaflex
The sailor used the product to repair the sprayhood fabric.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen April 20265:53
WorkingGarmin
The speaker mentions using a Garmin beacon to track their boats position, updating every four hours.
aboard Vie d'écumeseen March 20263:19

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Beneteau Oceanis 440 may be fitted out entirely differently.

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

The creator mentions the boat is for sale, and the new chain markers are for the next owner
from Vie d'écumeseen June 2025watch
The boat is for sale, and the customs issue is complicated by its sale status; the owner does not want to pay 10% of its value to make it Martinican
from Vie d'écumeseen October 2025watch
The owner mentions having put the boat up for sale, which led to emptying out some storage space
from Vie d'écumeseen February 2026watch
The owners boat is still for sale, but no buyers were found in the West Indies
from Vie d'écumeseen March 2026watch
The owner is selling the boat as is for 70,000 euros after a major rig failure, hoping to attract a buyer who can customize the repairs
from Vie d'écumeseen May 202629:32
The owner is delivering the boat to be listed for sale, or for charter if it doesnt sell; an offer was received but rejected as an insult
from Vie d'écumeseen September 2026watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

34.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.2

Displacement / length

189.4

Comfort ratio

24.2

Capsize screening

2.05

Hull speed

8.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1822

Hull

Hull type

Wing Keel

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1990

Designer

Bruce Farr

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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