Oceanis 343 (Finot)
Beneteau · Jean-Marie Finot · 2007
Updated
The Oceanis 343 (Finot) is a 10.38 m displacement racing yacht designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau, first launched in 2007. It races in Class C.
Length
10.38 m
34′ 1″
Beam
3.51 m
Draft
1.96 m
Displacement
5.6 t
Sail area
54 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 343 (Finot) finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
3
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 3 starts by 1 boat between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 343 (Finot) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Trofeo Regularidad2026
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: 3 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 343 (Finot) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 34.7 (5 meetings), First 36 (3 meetings), Grand Surprise (3 meetings), First 31.7 (3 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (2 meetings), First 33.7 (2 meetings), Platu 25 (2 meetings), Sun 2000 (2 meetings), Fortuna 9 (1 meeting), First 32 (1 meeting)
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
4.59
42°
Beam reach
7.73
90°
Broad reach
8.64
135°
Downwind VMG
7.47
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.
The stronger it blows, the better this design looks. Give it a fresh day and long legs and it delivers more than it promised; in a drifter it is working uphill.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the run once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage cracked off as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short to windward in light air, giving away time it never gets back.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 343 (Finot)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.81 | 4.00 | 4.53 | 4.59 |
| 52° | 4.34 | 5.98 | 6.64 | 6.78 |
| 60° | 4.61 | 6.26 | 6.88 | 7.06 |
| 75° | 4.80 | 6.49 | 7.14 | 7.44 |
| 90° | 5.00 | 6.77 | 7.29 | 7.73 |
| 110° | 5.10 | 6.94 | 7.66 | 8.14 |
| 120° | 4.91 | 6.84 | 7.68 | 8.50 |
| 135° | 4.39 | 6.42 | 7.46 | 8.64 |
| 150° | 3.75 | 5.79 | 7.09 | 8.14 |
| Run VMG | 3.24 | 5.03 | 6.28 | 7.47 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 350 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 343 (Finot) rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 343 (Finot) carries 11.76 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.11 m boom, a forestay 12.95 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.