Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau)
Beneteau · Berret/Racoupeau · 2000
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) is a 10.97 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Berret/Racoupeau and built by Beneteau, first launched in 2000. It races in Class C.
Length
10.97 m
36′ 0″
Beam
3.78 m
Draft
1.53 m
Displacement
6.0 t
Sail area
66 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
16%
of 38 starts by 2 boats
Wins
5%
Read from 38 starts by 2 boats between 2022 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026- 43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
- "Επιδαυρος 2024"2026
- 3ος Ιστιοπλοϊκός Αγώνας Α/Θ ¨Πέρδικα 2026¨2026
- 42ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Α/θ ¨Πορος ΄26¨2026
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
16%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Bavaria 37 (7 meetings), Aquila (6 meetings), Sun Shine 36 (7 meetings), Feeling 920 (5 meetings), Atlantic 31 (5 meetings), First 211 (6 meetings), Gib'sea 372 (5 meetings), Sun Odyssey 440 (7 meetings), Dufour 365 (7 meetings), Maxi 120 (4 meetings), Granada 31 (4 meetings), Oceanis 381 (4 meetings), Oceanis 423 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 33.1 (4 meetings), Bavaria 31 (7 meetings), Oceanis 311 (4 meetings), First 38 (3 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 352 (3 meetings), First 31.7 (3 meetings), Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (4 meetings), Ohlson 29 (2 meetings), Oceanis 473 (2 meetings), Dromor 26 (2 meetings), Oceanis 440 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 39 (2 meetings), Gib Sea 33 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) 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.
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 Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.70 | 4.50 | 4.81 | — |
| 52° | 5.67 | 6.72 | 7.09 | — |
| 60° | 6.00 | 6.99 | 7.28 | — |
| 75° | 6.28 | 7.20 | 7.51 | — |
| 90° | 6.28 | 7.36 | 7.74 | — |
| 110° | 6.44 | 7.52 | 8.10 | — |
| 120° | 6.23 | 7.50 | 8.19 | — |
| 135° | 5.72 | 7.26 | 8.00 | — |
| 150° | 4.97 | 6.76 | 7.36 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.30 | 5.88 | 6.67 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 450 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) carries 11.59 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.36 m boom, a forestay 13.58 m above the deck and a 4.80 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 69 to 107 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.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.