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Beneteau Oceanis 430

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1986–1992

A Philippe Briand-designed cruiser with a high comfort ratio, also produced as the Moorings 432 charter variant

Designed by Phillipe Briand & Philippe Briand.

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

See her sail

The Beneteau Oceanis 430, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Zephyr

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

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

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 175
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2629 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Oceanis 430, 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 430 is a 13.0-meter masthead sloop designed by Philippe Briand and built by Beneteau from 1986 to 1992, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder and displacing 8981 kg. A wing keel option with a shallower draft of 1.53 meters and a tall rig option were also available. The Moorings 432 charter boat is based on this design. *Practical Sailor* analysis of ARC entry data shows the Beneteau Oceanis 43 is a frequent choice for ocean passages in the 40-foot category. Aboard *Sailing Zephyr*, the crew installed a custom fold-down swim platform on their Beneteau Oceanis 43 *Zephyr*, de-coring the Nida plastic core from the transom and backfilling with thickened polyester resin to create solid mounting points for hardware.1:01 They prepared the surface with fairing compound, sanded it, and applied a two-part epoxy primer followed by Beneteau Traffic White paint.10:54 The same crew recommissioned their Beneteau Oceanis 430 after it sat in a New Bern, North Carolina, boatyard for three years, pressure washing the decks and troubleshooting engine issues, including a diesel spill and a missing starter motor.6:25

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 5 times across 3 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Beneteau Oceanis 430 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1seen sold
1channel weighed buying one
US$200,000Median asking

For sale

Sold

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
35.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
174.9
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1827
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1986–1992
Designer
Phillipe Briand, Philippe Briand
Builder
Beneteau

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The family

Boats like this

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

Moorings 432A masthead sloop with a 1.78m draft and 9,979kg displacement, optimised for stable, high-volume charter cruisingBeneteau Oceanis 473A Groupe Finot-designed masthead sloop built for volume and comfort, featuring a fin keel with bulb for stabilityBeneteau Oceanis 440A Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop sharing its performance-oriented hull with the Beneteau First 45f5Moorings 43.3A Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop designed for the charter trade and shared in design with the Beneteau Cyclades 43.3Beneteau 473A high-volume cruiser widely adopted by the charter trade, featuring a masthead rig and a shallow 1.7-metre draftBeneteau 43A Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop designed for comfortable cruising with a shallow draft and balanced performance

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