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Ovni 395

Masthead Sloop · Lifting Keel · 2004–2018

A Philippe Briand-designed aluminum lifting-keel cruiser built for go-anywhere exploration and shoal-water access

Designed by Philippe Briand, built by Chantier Alubat.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

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The Ovni 395, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.60 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 199
EasygoingPowered-up

18.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 261 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Ovni 395, as the fleet has seen it

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The Ovni 395 is an aluminum expedition sailboat designed by Philippe Briand and built by Chantier Alubat from 2004 to 2018. This masthead sloop features a lifting keel, measures 12.83 meters LOA, has a beam of 4.11 meters, and a draft of 2.10 meters. Its light displacement is 10,000 kg, with a maximum load displacement of 12,400 kg. SEILmagasinet identified the Ovni 395 as an aluminum expedition vessel.0:15

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
198.9
Comfort ratio
27.8
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1768
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Aluminum
Production
Years built
2004–2018
Units built
70
Designer
Philippe Briand
Builder
Chantier Alubat, Alubat

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