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Oceanis 400 (Beneteau)
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 The Oceanis 400 was designed for Beneteau in 1992 by Groupe Finot.
Jean Marie Finot designed this second generation Oceanis to provide
her owners with plenty of comfort, blended with safety and true ease
of handling, having the charter market needs in mind.
There are two layouts available, the
"owners" version (two
cabins layout) puts the galley aft and pushes the
navigational center amidships adjacent to the U-shaped settee . The
"charter" version (three
cabins layout) adds a second double quarter-berth and pushes
the galley amidships with a center island seat for the settee. The
yacht in this review is the charter version.
Also, there are two keels available. The
deeper winged bulbed fin draws 1,90 m, and the shoal-bulbed (no
wings) fin draws 1,70 m. In chartering, the most common is the
second one.
The rig shows swept-back spreaders and
single lowers combined with a furling mast. Genoa tracks and
turning blocks are placed on the cabin top as is the mainsheet
traveller. According Beneteau, this positioning improves the
sheeting angle of the genoa and enhances upwind performance. It also
clears the side decks making them safer to use.
Stacking up double quarter-berth
staterooms requires beam and volume. The consequence of this
designing philosophy is that the sailing performances of this boat
are rather poor. She is "unstable" when sailing down-winds,
cannot achieve a good angle against the wind and the speed is slow
in all kinds of winds.
The side decks are minimal. Note the way
the cabin-trunk actually
grows in beam as you go aft, so that the
widest part of the trunk/coaming is right at the aft end. Note the
location of the primary winches. They have been moved off the
coaming and pushed forward to the edges of the cabin-trunk. Genoa
tracks are also off the side decks and located on the cabin trunk.
There is a huge cockpit with room for a big dining table. To ease
the access to the swim platform a portion of the coaming aft on
centerline hinges down. This piece also fills in the recess for the
boarding ladder to make a flush swim platform.
The double spreader, furling mast has
discontinuous rigging and forward lower shrouds. The furling
mainsail is controlled by an inhaul and an outhaul line led aft to
the maneuvering winch. All lines running aft from the mast to the
cockpit are covered by a deck cowling.Genoa sheets and maneuvering
lines are controlled by large self-tailing winches, and are used
standing rather than sitting, making it easier for the crew. Rope
tails are stored using tiebacks affixed to the coachroof. Lifeline
gates are at maximum beam where they are most accessible. In
general, The handling of the boat is efficient and easy.
Below the deck, what works negative for
the performances is adding to the accommodation. Plenty of
space in the saloon, where the galley runs along the port side and
the starboard side features an L-shaped settee, large table and a
forward facing chart table. The
cabins are large and well
ventilated.
The Beneteau Oceanis 400 is a typical
charter boat of the '90's offering everything one expects to find on
this type of boats. Today (summer 2006), you will find this
model in a few only agencies catalogues. |
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| Specifications (owner's version
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- Year of built: 1993 - 1996
- Cabins: 3 (2)
- WC: 2
- Guests in cabins: 6 (4)
- Guests on board: 8 (6)
- L.O.A.: 11,98 m
- L.W.L.: 10,80 m
- Beam: 3,75 m
- Draft: 1,70 m
(1,90 m)
- Fuel capacity:
150 lit
- Water capacity:
560 lit
- Engine: 50 hp
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Average charter price for the Oceanis
400 (in €/week) |
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€/week |
Mediterranean |
Caribbean |
| Period A |
2.200 |
24.07 - 10.09 |
23.12 - 08.01 |
| Period B |
2.000 |
08.05 - 23.07 & 11.09
- 08.10 |
08.01 - 21.05 & 05.11 - 03.12 |
| Period C |
1.600 |
08.10 - 08.05 |
21.05 - 05.11 |
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Deposit €1.200 |
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| NOTICE Price and periods may
vary in different agents' catalogues, we present you the
averages. You will find the Beneteau Oceanis 400 available for charter in
all
destination countries (Greece, Turkey, Croatia and Caribbean) and on
a few charter agents price lists only. |
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