Here are the first sailing images of the Oceanis 40.1

L‘Oceanis 40.1 brings with it some of the DNA of the First sportsmen of the 2000s and some of the more classic Oceanis philosophy. This is how Beneteau in recent seasons decided to rethink the range dedicated to pure cruising and chartering, and the 40.1 is in a way a synthesis of the process started with the new generation Oceanis.

HYBRID DNA.

The signature chosen for the project is Marc Lombard, and this is no accident, while the interiors are by Italian archistars Nauta Design.

The French designer, in addition to having previously designed boats for Beneteau, was one of the forerunners for ocean open designs and has always brought something of his experience on sport boats to cruising boats as well. Therefore, from the Oceanis 40.1 one should not only expect comfort, which is indispensable after all on a boat like this, but also interesting sailing qualities. In fact, the shipyard offers a number of customization options that can steer the boat one way or the other: three different keel versions, one with a shallow draft, one standard and the performance one that pushes the draft up to 2.27 meters, plus two different sail plans. The standard one from Performance differs in the height of the tree, which is 45 cm higher in the latter case. For a decisive change in gear under canvas, coupling the Performance draught to the increased rigging is the right choice to ensure a significantly more agile boat even in light winds, as the difference is 4 square meters compared to the standard sail plan and almost 10 compared to the version with furling mainsail and self-tacking jib.

In the latter case we will have a boat that is easier for novice sailors to handle, but with a little less horsepower when it comes to sailing. The edge of the flatboat hull is out of the water and is a choice that first and foremost serves to maximize interior volumes gain inches in width even in the bow area since it continues, albeit less pronounced, to the forward cabin.

As far as the rudder is concerned, the choice fell on the double blade, now a classic on cruising boats, a choice that goes all in the direction of comfort and ease of condition even in strong winds, when the double rudder will forgive even less experienced sailors by always ensuring good control over the boat even if it is very heeled.

The rigging layout provides a fairly classic solution: two primary winches behind the helmsman, two winches in the deckhouse for the halyards. There is no mainsail luff, replaced by a double point sheet that will allow at least some management of sail warp in leeching. Trolley that is instead present for the jib and is, cleverly, placed on the generously sized deckhouse.

AESTHETICS AND INTERIOR

There are four interior layouts: two cabins and one bathroom, three cabins and one bathroom, three cabins plus two bathrooms, or the four-cabin version with two bathrooms, ideal for the charter size.

In the latter case, in addition to the twin aft cabins, another one is created behind the forward cabin. A small cabin, ideal for a skipper for example, which nevertheless takes some volume away from the forward cabin, which is slightly reduced in this version.

THE NUMBERS.

Length f. t.: 12.87 m

Length. hull 11.99 m

Maximum beam: 4.18 m

Draft: 1.68 – 2.17 – 2.27 m

Displacement: 7,985 kg

Sup. vel.: 76.70 sqm

Engine: 45 hp

Shipyard: Beneteau

Design: Marc Lombard

Price: 167,200 euros+VAT

www.beneteau.com

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