| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Farr Armel Briand |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1996 |
| No. built | 210 |
| Builder | Beneteau |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Beneteau 461 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 20,944 lb (9,500 kg) |
| Draft | 5.74 ft (1.75 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 46.59 ft (14.20 m) |
| LWL | 39.37 ft (12.00 m) |
| Beam | 13.95 ft (4.25 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 4JH2Ediesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fin keel |
| Ballast | 7,496 lb (3,400 kg) |
| Rudder | Spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 54.53 ft (16.62 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 15.94 ft (4.86 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 46.55 ft (14.19 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 17.06 ft (5.20 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 473 sq ft (43.9 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 617 sq ft (57.3 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 1,089 sq ft (101.2 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 84-93 |
TheBeneteau 461, also called theOceanis 461, is a Frenchsailboat that was designed byBruce Farr as acruiser and first built in 1996.Armel Briand designed the interior. With optional equipment included as standard it was known as theOceanis Clipper 461.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Additional versions for theyacht charter market were produced as theMoorings 363, theMoorings 364 and theMoorings 365, differing by interior cabin arrangements.[13][14][15]
The design was namedCruising World magazine's1997 Boat of the Year: Best Value, Full-Size Cruiser.[7][16]
The design was built byBeneteau in France, from 1996 to 2001, with 210 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5][7][17][18][19]
The Beneteau 461 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly ofglassfibre, with wood trim. The hull is solid fibreglass and the deck isbalsa-cored. It has amasthead sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, two sets of sweptspreaders andaluminium spars with discontinuousstainless steel wirestanding rigging. The hull has araked stem, areverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel with a weighted bulb. It displaces 20,944 lb (9,500 kg) and carries 7,496 lb (3,400 kg) ofcast iron ballast.[1][3][5][7]
The boat may be fitted with a classical hoistingmainsail or amast furling main of smaller dimensions.[7][8][20][21]
The boat has a draft of 5.74 ft (1.75 m) with the standard keel.[1][3][5][7]
The boat is fitted with a JapaneseYanmardiesel engine of 48 to 85 hp (36 to 63 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 53 U.S. gallons (200 L; 44 imp gal) and thefresh water tank has a capacity of 145 U.S. gallons (550 L; 121 imp gal).[1][3][5][7]
The design was built with two, three or four cabins, with sleeping accommodation for four to eight people. The two cabin interior has a double islandberth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main salon and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The three cabin interior adds an extra aft cabin and the four cabin interior splits the bow cabin in two. Thegalley is located on the starboard side at thecompanionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. With all cabin arrangements there are twoheads. Cabin maximum headroom is 77 in (196 cm).[1][3][5][7]
The design has ahull speed of 8.37 kn (15.50 km/h) and aPHRF handicap of 84 to 93.[1][3][5][7][22]
In a 2009 review,Yachting Monthly noted, "this was the second-largest model in the Océanis range. Her hull, drawn by Bruce Farr, is essentially the same as the sporty First 45F5 and she has a good turn of speed under sail. She has been equally successful as a large family cruiser and a charter yacht for a couple of families, and a blue-water home for a couple – although some have suggested her build quality is on the light side for serious ocean-bashing."[23]