Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq)
Beneteau · Finot-Conq · 2013
Updated
The Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) is a 13.50 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Finot-Conq and built by Beneteau, first launched in 2013. It races in Class B.
Length
13.50 m
44′ 3″
Beam
4.48 m
Draft
2.19 m
Displacement
10.4 t
Sail area
93 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 15 starts by 1 boat
Wins
0%
Read from 15 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Shorthanded Regatta2024- Regata Varna Channel Cup2024
- Regata Port Varna - Cups General Broker2023
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
1d35 (4 meetings), First 29 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 51 (2 meetings), Peterson 34 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 40 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) 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
5.62
40°
Beam reach
9.33
90°
Broad reach
10.37
135°
Downwind VMG
8.24
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. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beam when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beat when the breeze is soft, 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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.26 | 4.71 | 5.44 | 5.62 |
| 52° | 5.08 | 7.03 | 7.92 | 8.17 |
| 60° | 5.43 | 7.34 | 8.19 | 8.48 |
| 75° | 5.64 | 7.58 | 8.44 | 8.97 |
| 90° | 5.80 | 7.93 | 8.62 | 9.33 |
| 110° | 5.95 | 8.19 | 9.20 | 10.06 |
| 120° | 5.79 | 8.07 | 9.16 | 10.61 |
| 135° | 5.16 | 7.52 | 8.76 | 10.37 |
| 150° | 4.32 | 6.60 | 8.11 | 9.40 |
| Run VMG | 3.74 | 5.71 | 7.03 | 8.24 |
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 600 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) carries 15.87 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.43 m boom, a forestay 17.11 m above the deck and a 5.82 m bowsprit. 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 — 139 to 155 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.