Oceanis 473
Beneteau · Jean-Marie Finot · 2000
Updated
The Oceanis 473 is a 14.11 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau, first launched in 2000. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 19% 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 19% of the boats it races against.
75th of 92 in its class.
Updated — Race Edge up from 5 to 16. More boats of this design have been measured, and the figure now rests on a larger fleet. The gain shows most in medium air.
This design has been found in real race results — 40 starts across 11 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
14.11 m
46′ 4″
Beam
4.36 m
Draft
2.10 m
Displacement
11.2 t
Sail area
100 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 473 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
8%
of 40 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 40 starts by 3 boats between 2017 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 473 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026- Friendship Regatta2026
- "Αιγινα2026
- "Λαγουσσες - Φλεβες 2026"2026
- "Κυπελλο Δεη 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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
10%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 473 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Bavaria Cruiser 38 (7 meetings), X-99 (7 meetings), Sun Legende 41 (7 meetings), X-3 (7 meetings), Bavaria 36 (7 meetings), Bavaria 44 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (6 meetings), X-372 (6 meetings), JPK 11.80 (6 meetings), Ohlson 29 (5 meetings), Melody (5 meetings), Feeling 920 (3 meetings), Carter 37 (3 meetings), First 42 (Farr) (3 meetings), Sun Magic 44 (3 meetings), Dromor 26 (3 meetings), Atlantic 31 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 473 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
5.52
41°
Beam reach
9.14
90°
Broad reach
9.98
135°
Downwind VMG
8.05
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 is a boat that wants breeze. 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 once it pipes up, 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 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 0.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 473
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.09 | 4.55 | 5.31 | 5.52 |
| 52° | 4.87 | 6.86 | 7.80 | 8.08 |
| 60° | 5.25 | 7.19 | 8.08 | 8.40 |
| 75° | 5.53 | 7.46 | 8.31 | 8.85 |
| 90° | 5.48 | 7.68 | 8.57 | 9.14 |
| 110° | 5.63 | 7.89 | 8.87 | 9.84 |
| 120° | 5.49 | 7.78 | 8.85 | 10.15 |
| 135° | 4.86 | 7.26 | 8.55 | 9.98 |
| 150° | 4.09 | 6.34 | 7.91 | 9.14 |
| Run VMG | 3.54 | 5.49 | 6.85 | 8.05 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 560 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 473 rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 473 carries 14.45 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.15 m boom, a forestay 16.52 m above the deck and a 6.13 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 110 to 149 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.