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Beneteau Sense 46

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

A 14-meter cruiser with a 2.05-meter bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau & Nauta.

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

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

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 152
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2204 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
152.1
Comfort ratio
26.1
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2202
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2013
Designer
Berret - Racoupeau, Nauta, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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