Beneteau 373
The Beneteau 373, also called the Beneteau Oceanis 373 and Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 373 is a French sailboat that was designed by Berret-Racoupeau as a cruiser-racer and first built in 2004. The "Cipper" version includes some optional equipment as standard.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Berret-Racoupeau |
| Location | France |
| Year | 2004 |
| Builder(s) | Beneteau |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Beneteau 373 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 14,617 lb (6,630 kg) |
| Draft | 6.07 ft (1.85 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 36.92 ft (11.25 m) |
| LOH | 36.08 ft (11.00 m) |
| LWL | 32.80 ft (10.00 m) |
| Beam | 12.3 ft (3.7 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 3JH4E 40 hp (30 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fin keel |
| Ballast | 3,867 lb (1,754 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 44.72 ft (13.63 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 13.92 ft (4.24 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 41.00 ft (12.50 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 14.42 ft (4.40 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 295.61 sq ft (27.463 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 311.25 sq ft (28.916 m2) |
| Total sail area | 606.86 sq ft (56.379 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 120-141 |
Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France, starting in 2004, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][7][8]
Design
The Beneteau 373 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, with two sets of swept spreaders and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a slightly raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal-draft keel. It displaces 14,617 lb (6,630 kg) and carries 3,867 lb (1,754 kg) of cast iron ballast or 4,844 lb (2,197 kg) of ballast with the shoal draft keel.[1][2][3][6][9]
The boat has a draft of 6.07 ft (1.85 m) with the standard keel and 4.75 ft (1.45 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2][3][9]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 23JH4E diesel engine of 40 hp (30 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 33 U.S. gallons (120 L; 27 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 99 U.S. gallons (370 L; 82 imp gal).[1][2][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four to six people in two or three cabins. It has a double "V"-berth berth in the bow cabin, an "L"-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. A second aft cabin with a double is optional. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is "L"-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an icebox and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located aft, on the starboard side.[1][2][3][6][9]
The design has a hull speed of 7.67 kn (14.20 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 120 to 141, or 102 to 138 with the deep draft keel.[1][2][3][10]
See also
References
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- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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- "Beneteau Oceanis 373". Yachting Monthly. 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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- "Beneteau Oceanis 373 review: from the archive". Yachting World. June 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 4 July 2023.