Boat models · Beneteau
Beneteau Oceanis 461
Sailboat, coastal cruiser · built 1996 · designed by Bruce Farr & Armel Briand
Key figures
Comfort23.1moderate
Capsize screen2.02fails the screen
SA/D17.5cruiser
D/L153light
Ballast ratio0.36average
Hull speed8.4kt
- Built
- 1996
- Designer
- Bruce Farr & Armel Briand
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
- Length
- 46.6 ft
- Beam / draft
- 13.9 ft · 5.7 ft
- Displacement
- 20,944 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classcoastal cruiseras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Roomy, affordable charter-style cruiser; fine coastwise, not a serious offshore boat
- Coastal cruising
- respected · big volume, easy handling, good value
- Liveaboard
- ordinary · spacious layout but dated finish
- Offshore passages
- mixed · light build; owners prefer heavier boats
- Club racing
- disliked · cruising hull and rig, not tuned for racing
- Loved
- Spacious interior for the price · Easy to sail and handle · Multiple cabin layouts · Wide, comfortable cockpit
- Gripes
- Light construction for offshore use · Dated interior joinery · Tight engine access · Weather helm when overpowered
- Survey for
- Chainplate and bulkhead leaks · Keel grid and hull-liner bonding · Deck hardware and window leaks · Old charter engine and saildrive wear
- Cross-shopped
- Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 · Bavaria 46 · Catalina 470 · Hunter 450
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