Beneteau 361

Beneteau 361

Development
Designer	Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design
Location	United States
Year	1999
Builder(s)	Beneteau
Name	Beneteau 361
Boat
Displacement	13,349 lb (6,055 kg)
Draft	5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	36.42 ft (11.10 m)
LWL	31.08 ft (9.47 m)
Beam	12.50 ft (3.81 m)
Engine type	Volvo Penta 2030 30 hp (22 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	4,156 lb (1,885 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	45.21 ft (13.78 m)
J foretriangle base	13.94 ft (4.25 m)
P mainsail luff	38.39 ft (11.70 m)
E mainsail foot	14.44 ft (4.40 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	277.18 sq ft (25.751 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	315.11 sq ft (29.275 m^2)
Total sail area	592.29 sq ft (55.026 m^2)

The Beneteau 361 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design of La Rochelle, France and first built in 1999.[1][2][3][4][5]

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in the United States, but it is now out of production. It was also called the Oceanis 361 and was marketed as the Moorings 362 with a two cabin configuration and as the Moorings 363 and Stardust 363 with three cabins, for use primarily in the yacht charter business.[1][3][4][5][6]

Design

Beneteau 361 showing its walk-through reverse transom.

The Beneteau 361 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin bulb keel. It displaces 13,349 lb (6,055 kg) and carries 4,156 lb (1,885 kg) of ballast.[1][3][4][5]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel fitted. It was sold in three cabin configurations, two cabin, three cabin and with a main saloon.[1][3][4][5]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four to six people in two or three cabins. There is a double "V"-berth berth in the bow cabin, an U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main salon and an aft cabin with a transverse double berth or opetionally, two cabins aft, each with doubles. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is C-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an icebox and a double sink. A navigation station is forward of the galley, on the port side. The head is located amidships on the starboard side.[1][3][4]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta 2030 diesel engine of 30 hp (22 kW). The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 125 U.S. gallons (470 L; 104 imp gal).[1][3][4][5]

The design has a hull speed of 7.47 kn (13.83 km/h).[1][3][4][5][7]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• C&C 36-1
• C&C 36R
• C&C 110
• Catalina 36
• Columbia 36
• Coronado 35
• CS 36
• Ericson 36
• Frigate 36
• Hunter 36
• Hunter 36 Legend
• Hunter 36 Vision
• Hunter 36-2
• Islander 36
• Nonsuch 36
• Portman 36
• Watkins 36
• Watkins 36C

References

1. Browning, Randy (2018). "Beneteau 361 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
2. Browning, Randy (2018). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
3. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Beneteau 361". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
4. Ulladulla. "Beneteau 361". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
5. Ulladulla. "Oceanis 361 Beneteau". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
7. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau 361". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

External links

• Media related to Beneteau 361 at Wikimedia Commons