The
Bénéteau 461 is a 45’1” (13.76m) cruising sailboat designed by
Farr Yacht Design (United States). She was built between 1995 and 2000 by
Bénéteau (France) with 210 hulls completed. The
Furling mainsail version is proposed with an in-mast furling system to ease the sailing. She has been awarded "
1997 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Full-Size Cruiser".
The
Bénéteau 461 has also been marketed as
Océanis 461 and she is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in
Classic version (
see all the versions compared).
Bénéteau 461's main features
Model
Bénéteau 461
Version
Furling mainsail
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
210
First built hull
1995
Last built hull
2000
Award(s)
- 1997: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Full-Size Cruiser
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
EC design category
iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)
A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5mA
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
Bénéteau 461's main dimensions
Overall length
45’ 11”14 m
Hull length
45’ 1”13.76 m
Waterline length
39’11.9 m
Beam (width)
13’ 6”4.12 m
Draft
5’ 8”1.75 m
Mast height from DWL
59’ 1”18 m
Light displacement (MLC)
20944 lb9500 kg
Ballast weight
7496 lb3400 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron
French customs tonnage
20.02 Tx
Bénéteau 461's rig and sails
Upwind sail area
1009 ft²93.7 m²
Mainsail area
392 ft²36.4 m²
Genoa area
617 ft²57.3 m²
I
iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)54’ 6”16.62 m
J
iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)15’ 11”4.86 m
P
iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)46’ 8”14.22 m
E
iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)17’ 1”5.2 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) masthead
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire discontinuous
Bénéteau 461's performances
Upwind sail area to displacement
iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.225 ft²/T20.89 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:
a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.160
Ballast ratio
iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.
The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.36 %
Critical hull speed
iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.8.37 knots
Bénéteau 461's auxiliary engine
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
48 HP / 85 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
52.8 gal200 liters
Bénéteau 461's accommodations and layout
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 4
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 10
Head(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Freshwater tank capacity
217.9 gal825 liters
Holding tank capacity
29.1 gal110 liters
Boiler capacity
11.1 gal42 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 6”1.97 m
Bénéteau 461's saloon
Maximum headroom
6’ 5”1.96 m
Bénéteau 461's fore cabin
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width
4’ 7”1.4 m
Bénéteau 461's aft cabin
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width (head/feet)
4’ 10”1.45 m / 3’ 7”1.1 m
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