Beneteau Oceanis 393

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The Beneteau Oceanis 393, on the water

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Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

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

Comfort ratio 24

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 177

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

Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2875 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 393, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau Oceanis 393 is a masthead sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau, built by Beneteau from 2002, with an LOA of 12.0 meters, a beam of 4.0 meters, and a displacement of 7780 kg. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. Aboard *Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery*, a Beneteau Oceanis 393 completed a 135-mile coastal passage from Southampton to London, navigating the Solent, past Beachy Head, Dungeness, and Dover.4:06 The crew encountered 30-knot winds, requiring two reefs in the slab-reefed mainsail, and utilized the furling genoa and cockpit heating during a winter delivery.8:51 The vessel demonstrated stable handling in challenging conditions off North Foreland.14:07 The Beneteau Oceanis 393 is also known as the BENETEAU 393 and MOORINGS 403.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

Displacement / length

177.4

Comfort ratio

23.9

Capsize screening

2.02

Hull speed

7.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1629

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2002

Designer

Berret, Racoupeau, Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Beneteau

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The family

Boats like this

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

Beneteau 393A masthead sloop offering a shallow 1.55m draft option for coastal access, built with a high-volume hull since 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 390A Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop featuring a spacious beam and an optional wing keel for shoal draft versatility Beneteau Oceanis 381A masthead sloop from Berret-Racoupeau designed for stable, comfortable cruising with a fin keel and bulb configuration Beneteau 373A Berret-Racoupeau designed cruiser featuring a bulb-fin keel and a high-volume hull optimised for comfortable coastal cruising Beneteau Oceanis 370A Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop built for cruising comfort with a stable, moderate displacement hull Beneteau 343A 10.8-metre cruiser featuring a bulb-fin keel and a high-volume interior, produced between 2005 and 2008

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