Review of Oceanis 400

Basic specs.

The Oceanis 400 aka Beneteau Oceanis 400 is a sailboat designed by the French maritime architect Jean-Marie Finot in the early nineties. The Oceanis 400 is built by the French yard Bénéteau.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Rig

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar 4JH2-E diesel engine at 44.0 hp (32 kW).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Oceanis 400 is about 312 kg/cm, alternatively 1748 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 312 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1748 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Oceanis 400 is 2.99.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	33.5 m	(109.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	33.5 m	(109.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	33.5 m	(109.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	11.8 m	(38.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	11.8 m	(38.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	29.5 m	(96.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	26.0 m	(85.2 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	4.8 m	(15.6 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	9.5 m	(31.2 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	9.5 m	(31.2 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.