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Beneteau Oceanis 47vsHanse 461

Hanse 461 is 1 ft wider than Oceanis 47 (6%). Hanse 461 is the heaviest at 27,778 lb, 15% more than Oceanis 47. Oceanis 47 offers up to 5 cabins; Hanse 461 at most 4.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
Beneteau Oceanis 47

Beneteau

Oceanis 47
Hanse Hanse 461
Overview
BrandBeneteauHanse
ModelOceanis 47Hanse 461
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusAnnouncedIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerNauta DesignBerret - Racoupeau
Dimensions
LOA47.9 ft47.9 ft
Hull lengthUnknown45.5 ft
Beam14.8 ft15.7 ft
Draft6.1 ft–8.1 ft5.7 ft–7.4 ft
Displacement24,209 lb27,778 lb
Accommodation
Cabins3–53–4
Heads2–4Unknown
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sailUnknown649 ft²
JibUnknown452 ft²
GenoaUnknown549 ft²
Upwind sail areaUnknownUnknown
Downwind sail areaUnknown1,765 ft²
Engine power80 hp57 hp–80 hp
Engine count1Unknown
Materials
Hull materialUnknownUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

8 of 9 figures here carry the builder's own words

12 of 12 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ftHanse 461: 47.9 ft × 15.7 ftOceanis 47: 47.9 ft × 14.8 ftOceanis 4747.9 ft × 14.8 ftHanse 46147.9 ft × 15.7 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftOceanis 47: 69.9 ft / 8.1 ft69.9 ft8.1 ftOceanis 47Hanse 461: 71.9 ft / 7.4 ft71.9 ft7.4 ftHanse 461

Drawings side by side

Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.

No drawings collected yet for Hanse 461.

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Oceanis 47

    Fuel52 gal
    Water98 gal

  • Hanse 461

    Fuel53 gal
    Water119 gal

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Hanse 461: 20.9
  • Oceanis 47not published: sail area
  • Hanse 46120.9· Performance
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

Hanse 461: mainsail + genoa, added up

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350Hanse 461: 158
  • Oceanis 47not published: waterline length
  • Hanse 461158· Light
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040
  • Oceanis 47not published: ballast
  • Hanse 461not published: ballast
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050Hanse 461: 24.5
  • Oceanis 47not published: waterline length
  • Hanse 46124.5· Coastal
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2Oceanis 47: 2.04Hanse 461: 2.08
  • Oceanis 472.04· 2 and above
  • Hanse 4612.08· 2 and above
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • Oceanis 47not published: waterline length
  • Hanse 4618.8 kn
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Worth adding to this comparison

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