Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

Beneteau 40.7

Beneteau · Bruce Farr · 1997

Updated 22 September 2026

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Beneteau 40.7 is a 11.92 m displacement racing yacht designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau, first launched in 1997. It races in Class B.

Length

11.92 m

39′ 1″

Beam

3.77 m

Draft

2.42 m

Displacement

7.2 t

Sail area

92 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Beneteau 40.7 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

33%

of 12 starts by 1 boat

Wins

Wins8%1

Seconds17%2

Thirds8%1

Off the podium67%8

Read from 12 starts by 1 boat between 2024 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Beneteau 40.7 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

Pittwater Regatta - NSW ORC Championship2025
Pittwater Regatta - NSW ORC Championship2024

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

30%

of these races end on the podium

10 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Beneteau 40.7 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

This design aheadRival ahead

J/9950%ahead in 6 of 12 meetings, 12 races

Bull 90042%ahead in 5 of 12 meetings, 12 races

First 34.758%ahead in 7 of 12 meetings, 12 races

IMX 4083%ahead in 10 of 12 meetings, 12 races

Young 8842%ahead in 5 of 12 meetings, 6 races

Also met, too few times for a figure:

Corby 36 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (6 meetings), Ker 33 (6 meetings), Bh 36 (6 meetings)

Some of the boats it races against

How the Beneteau 40.7 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.

Beneteau 40.7 vs J/99ahead 50% of 12 head-to-heads

Beneteau 40.7 vs Bull 900ahead 42% of 12 head-to-heads

Beneteau 40.7 vs First 34.7ahead 58% of 12 head-to-heads

Beneteau 40.7 vs IMX 40ahead 83% of 12 head-to-heads

Beneteau 40.7 vs Young 88ahead 42% of 12 head-to-heads

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Beneteau 40.7

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle	6 kn	10 kn	14 kn	20 kn
Beat VMG	4.41	5.37	5.57	—
52°	6.59	7.54	7.72	—
60°	6.88	7.71	7.92	—
75°	7.07	7.86	8.24	—
90°	7.03	7.89	8.46	—
110°	7.08	8.14	8.69	—
120°	6.92	8.07	9.01	—
135°	6.37	7.78	8.67	—
150°	5.46	7.28	8.17	—
Run VMG	4.73	6.39	7.55	—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail47 m² – 48 m²

Headsail44 m² – 48 m²

Spinnaker106 m² – 130 m²

Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 740 kg.

Rigging

Beneteau 40.7 rig and sail dimensions

A Beneteau 40.7 carries 14.85 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.39 m boom, a forestay 15.69 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP14.85 m14.80 – 14.87

Boom lengthE5.39 m5.30 – 5.40

Forestay heightIG15.69 m15.60 – 15.69

Fore triangle baseJ4.42 m4.36 – 4.42

Spinnaker hoistISP15.78 m15.69 – 16.60

Boom above deckBAS1.71 m1.71 – 1.82

Sails

Mainsail47.6 m²46.8 – 47.8

Headsail44.8 m²43.9 – 48.2

Spinnaker116.5 m²106.4 – 129.7

The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 106 to 130 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.