Oceanis 320
Beneteau · Philippe Briand · 1988
Updated
The Oceanis 320 is a 9.19 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Beneteau, first launched in 1988. It races in Class C.
Length
9.19 m
30′ 2″
Beam
3.26 m
Draft
1.42 m
Displacement
4.4 t
Sail area
50 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 320 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
7%
of 14 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 14 starts by 2 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 320 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Επιδαυρος 2024"2026- "Κυπελλο Χριστουγεννων"2025
- 42ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄252025
- Λαγούσες2025
- "Επιδαυρος 2025"2025
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound 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
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Not enough data yet: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
8%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 320 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Feeling 920 (7 meetings), Carter 37 (7 meetings), Elan 34 (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 32 (6 meetings), Dufour 390 (6 meetings), Hanse 315 (6 meetings), Nereis 30 (6 meetings), Oceanis 37 (6 meetings), Sun Shine 36 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 39 (Jézéquel) (5 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (6 meetings), Triton 48 (6 meetings), First 45 (Farr) (5 meetings), Sun Magic 44 (5 meetings), Dromor 26 (6 meetings), Contest 250 (5 meetings), Catalina 320 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 33.1 (4 meetings), Dufour 35 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 45.1 (4 meetings), First 30 (Berret) (4 meetings), Oceanis 34.1 (4 meetings), Feeling 109 (4 meetings), Carter 33 (4 meetings), Feeling 39 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 320 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.47
41°
Beam reach
7.29
90°
Broad reach
7.87
135°
Downwind VMG
7.01
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is across the wind in a working breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 320
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.85 | 3.90 | 4.37 | 4.47 |
| 52° | 4.45 | 5.88 | 6.38 | 6.52 |
| 60° | 4.75 | 6.11 | 6.56 | 6.73 |
| 75° | 4.94 | 6.29 | 6.75 | 7.06 |
| 90° | 4.85 | 6.34 | 6.84 | 7.29 |
| 110° | 4.86 | 6.48 | 7.07 | 7.75 |
| 120° | 4.71 | 6.40 | 7.07 | 7.95 |
| 135° | 4.27 | 6.11 | 6.90 | 7.87 |
| 150° | 3.65 | 5.55 | 6.63 | 7.50 |
| Run VMG | 3.16 | 4.83 | 6.05 | 7.01 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 500 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 320 rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 320 carries 9.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.34 m boom, a forestay 11.66 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 58 to 64 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.