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Beneteau Blue 41

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 1987

A 12.34-metre catamaran with a twin-keel hull, designed as a larger version of the Blue II

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

See her sail

The Beneteau Blue 41, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 120
EasygoingPowered-up

26.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.7

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Blue 41, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Beneteau Blue 41 is a catamaran twin keel fractional sloop, built by Beneteau from 1987 to the present, with a length overall of 12.3 meters, a beam of 7.1 meters, and a draft of 1.1 meters. It displaces 6803 kg. Lady K Sailing reviewed a 2011 Beneteau 41 as a modern, comfort-oriented production cruiser, contrasting it with traditional offshore-capable vessels like a 1990 Mason 44.5:17 The Beneteau 41 features a high-volume layout, a 5-foot draft, 200 gallons of water capacity, and updated electronics, making it suitable for coastal cruising and island hopping.8:03 It represents the livability and modern systems of contemporary production boats, as opposed to the survival-oriented, full-keel designs of the pre-GPS era.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen for sale
1channel weighed buying one

  • A 2011 Beneteau 41 for sale in Fort Lauderdale, noted to be at the top of its price range for the model

    from Lady K Sailingseen October 20225:19

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
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.7
Displacement / length
119.7
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Builder
Beneteau

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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