Oceanis 40
Beneteau · Berret/Racoupeau · 2007
Updated
The Oceanis 40 is a 11.82 m displacement racing yacht designed by Berret/Racoupeau and built by Beneteau, first launched in 2007. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 15% of the designs it races against. It comes alive as the breeze builds, and gives time away in the light.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 15% of the boats it races against.
136th of 159 in its class.
Updated — Figure recalculated on a larger measured fleet.
This design has been found in real race results — 4 starts across 1 event — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.82 m
38′ 9″
Beam
3.93 m
Draft
1.78 m
Displacement
8.3 t
Sail area
75 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 40 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
1
Seconds
1
Thirds
4
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 4 starts by 1 boat between 2021, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 40 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Seanergya Regatta2021
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: 4 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 40 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (4 meetings), Peterson 25 (4 meetings), Hanse 370 (4 meetings), J/80 (4 meetings), Bavaria 36 (4 meetings), Grand Surprise (4 meetings), Show 34 (4 meetings), J/92 (4 meetings), Hanse 320 (4 meetings), Bavaria 42 (4 meetings), Dufour 360 (4 meetings), Oceanis 31 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 40 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
5.37
40°
Beam reach
8.60
90°
Broad reach
9.08
135°
Downwind VMG
7.65
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.
This design is even-tempered. 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 moderate air, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the run once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 40
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.03 | 4.31 | 5.10 | 5.37 |
| 52° | 4.77 | 6.52 | 7.37 | 7.71 |
| 60° | 5.12 | 6.85 | 7.57 | 7.96 |
| 75° | 5.49 | 7.16 | 7.83 | 8.34 |
| 90° | 5.50 | 7.42 | 8.13 | 8.60 |
| 110° | 5.55 | 7.52 | 8.32 | 9.31 |
| 120° | 5.39 | 7.37 | 8.24 | 9.40 |
| 135° | 4.79 | 6.89 | 7.93 | 9.08 |
| 150° | 4.03 | 6.09 | 7.43 | 8.43 |
| Run VMG | 3.49 | 5.28 | 6.48 | 7.65 |
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 520 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 40 rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 40 carries 13.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.72 m boom, a forestay 14.97 m above the deck and a 4.09 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 11 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 79 to 109 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.