Beneteau 40 Explained

Beneteau 40
Image Boat:File:Beneteau Oceanis 40.JPG
Image Caption:Beneteau Oceanis 40
Designer:Berret-Racoupeau
Nauta Design
Location:France
Year:2007
Builder:Beneteau
Role:Cruiser-Racer
Draft:5.08feet
Displacement:182100NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:glassfibre
Loa:39.83feet
Lwl:33.92feet
Beam:12.83feet
Engine:Yanmar 3JH4E 400NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:Fin keel
Ballast:51980NaN0
Rudder Type:Spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:49.25feet
J:12.92feet
P:45.67feet
E:15.75feet
Sailplan:Fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:359.65square feet
Sailarea Headsail:318.16square feet
Sailarea Gen:960square feet
Sailarea Total:677.81square feet
Phrf:69-135

The Beneteau 40 is a French sailboat that was designed by Berret-Racoupeau as a cruiser-racer and first built in 2007. Versions were also sold as the Oceanis 40 cruiser and the Moorings 41.3 for the yacht charter market. The interior was designed by Nauta Design.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

The design was named Cruising World's Best Midsize Cruiser in the 2008 Boat of the Year competition.[11]

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in France and in Marion, South Carolina, United States, starting in 2007, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [7] [12] [13] [14]

Design

The Beneteau 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim and Plexus-bonded bulkheads. It has a fractional sloop rig, with two sets of swept spreaders and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a slightly raked stem, a walk through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel or optional deep-draft keel.[1] [4] [7] [11]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3JH4E diesel engine of 400NaN0 for docking and manoeuvring.[1] [4] [7]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four to six people in two and thee cabin interior arrangements. The two cabin interior has a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee in the main salon and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side of the companionway ladder. The galley is C-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. The head is located on the starboard side of the main salon. The three cabin design adds a second aft cabin to port, moves the galley to the main salon and adds a second head in the bow cabin.[1] [4] [7]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 960square feet.[2] [5] [8]

The design has a hull speed of 7.8kn and a PHRF handicap of 69 to 135 with the deep draft keel and 108 to 32 with the shoal draft keel.[1] [4] [7] [15]

Variants

Beneteau 40
  • This model was introduced in 2007. It has a length overall of 39.831NaN1, a waterline length of 33.921NaN1, displaces 182100NaN0 and carries 51980NaN0 of ballast with the standard keel and 46430NaN0 of cast iron ballast with the shoal draft keel. The boat has a draft of 6.24feet with the standard keel and 5.08feet with the optional shoal draft keel. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4] [7] [11]
    Oceanis 40
  • This model was introduced in 2008. It has a length overall of 39.861NaN1, a waterline length of 33.961NaN1, displaces 182100NaN0. The boat has a draft of 6.23feet with the standard keel and 5.09feet with the optional shoal draft keel. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[2] [5] [8]
    Moorings 41.3
  • This model was first built in August 2007 and launched as a 2008 model year, for Moorings Yacht Charter. It has a length overall of 39.831NaN1, a waterline length of 33.921NaN1, displaces 169310NaN0 and carries 51980NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.09feet with the standard keel. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[3] [6]

    Operational history

    In a 2007 Cruising World review, Mark Pillsbury noted, "comfortable and stylish belowdecks and well organized topsides, the Beneteau 40 showed light-air performance on the waters off Annapolis last fall that hinted at good handling in a stiffer breeze and convinced the [Boat Of The Year] judges that this boat was a standout among the Midsize Cruisers."[11]

    In a 2020 used boat review for the SpinSheet, Tarn Kelsey wrote, "described as 'one of the most popular used boats available,' the Beneteau 40 seems to hit that sweet spot, small enough to be an easily managed weekend platform for a couple or young family or large enough to be utilized and outfitted for extended cruising by a couple or young family; granted three teenagers and a Labradoodle may make you squeeze a little."[14]

    In a 2007 review of the Moorings 41.3 in Cruising World, Jeremy McGeary wrote, "when a new Beneteau model appears, it's often followed by a Moorings branded vessel in the same envelope. The Moorings 41.3 is the Beneteau 40 with Berret-Racoupeau hull design and Nauta Design decor, fitted out to The Moorings specification as a charter boat."[16]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Beneteau 40. 13 July 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230713151950/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beneteau-40/. 13 July 2023. live.
    2. Web site: Oceanis 40 (Beneteau). 13 July 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230713151956/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oceanis-40-beneteau/. 13 July 2023. live.
    3. Web site: Moorings 41.3. 13 July 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230713152004/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/moorings-413/. 13 July 2023. live.
    4. Web site: Beneteau 40. 13 July 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230713152011/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/40. 13 July 2023. live.
    5. Web site: Beneteau Oceanis 40. 13 July 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230713152106/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/oceanis-40. 13 July 2023. live.
    6. Web site: Moorings 41.3. 13 July 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230713194642/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/moorings-413/. 13 July 2023. live.
    7. Web site: Beneteau 40. 13 July 2023. Ulladulla. Sailboat Lab. https://archive.today/20230713152105/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/614/0/. 13 July 2023. live.
    8. Web site: Oceanis 40 beneteau. 13 July 2023. Ulladulla. Sailboat Lab. https://archive.today/20230713152108/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/5375/0/. 13 July 2023. live.
    9. Web site: Berret-Racoupeau. 13 July 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230623003715/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/berret-racoupeau/. 23 June 2023. live.
    10. Web site: Berret-Racoupeau. 13 July 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230623003741/https://sailboat.guide/berret-racoupeau. 23 June 2023. live.
    11. Web site: Beneteau 40. 13 July 2023. Pillsbury. Mark. Cruising World. 17 December 2007. https://archive.today/20230713151808/https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/beneteau-40-good-value-versatile-cruiser/. 13 July 2023. live.
    12. Web site: Beneteau. 13 July 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20200930161135/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau. 30 September 2020. live.
    13. Web site: Beneteau. 13 July 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230501195543/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau. 1 May 2023. live.
    14. Web site: Beneteau 40 Used Boat Review. 13 July 2023. Kelsey. Tarn. SpinSheet. 10 August 2020. https://archive.today/20230713151829/https://www.spinsheet.com/boat-reviews/beneteau-40-used-boat-review. 13 July 2023. live.
    15. Web site: PHRF Handicaps. 13 July 2023. US Sailing. US Sailing. ussailing.org. 2023.
    16. Web site: Quick Look: Moorings 41.3. 13 July 2023. McGeary. Jeremy. Cruising World. 13 September 2007. https://archive.today/20230713151550/https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/moorings-413-mini-review/. 13 July 2023. live.

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