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Beneteau Oceanis 351

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1994

A shallow-draft masthead sloop with a 1.22-metre keel, designed for accessible cruising and coastal exploration

Designed by Jean Berret & Berret-Racoupeau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Beneteau Oceanis 351, on the water

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

Footage from 59° North Sailing

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 beamy beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.19
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 185
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

  • Draws less than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2975 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 351, 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 351 is a masthead sloop designed by Jean Berret and built by Beneteau from 1994 to the present, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder. It measures 10.6 meters LOA, with a 3.8-meter beam, 1.2-meter draft, and 5299 kg displacement. The model was offered in two-cabin and three-cabin versions, with variants also marketed as the Moorings 352 and Moorings 353. Aboard 59° North Sailing, Matt Rutherford prepared a mid-1990s Beneteau Oceanis 351 for delivery, noting a squealing engine belt and a lack of spare Racors.7:22 Wicked Salty considered a Beneteau 351 Oceanus among several used sailboats for liveaboard potential, evaluating interior layout, storage, engine accessibility, and maintenance condition.12:29

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 351 on video

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel weighed buying one

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
32.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
185.3
Comfort ratio
19.9
Capsize screening
2.19
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1350
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Jean Berret, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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The family

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

Beneteau Oceanis 351 (1997 Version)A Jean Berret-designed masthead sloop featuring a wing keel for shoal-draft cruising with a generous sail planBeneteau Oceanis 35.1A modern fractional sloop featuring dual rudders and a bulb keel, evolved from the 2014 Oceanis 35 designBeneteau Oceanis 350A Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop that launched the Oceanis line and became a staple of the charter tradeBeneteau Oceanis 361A Berret-Racoupeau masthead sloop designed for charter versatility, widely produced with varied cabin configurationsBeneteau Oceanis 331A versatile Group Finot-designed masthead sloop offered in multiple keel and cabin configurations for cruising or charterBeneteau 361A 11.1-metre masthead sloop marketed under multiple names and cabin layouts to suit both private and charter use

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