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Review of Oceanis 361 Clipper


Oceanis 361 Clipper
Oceanis 361 Clipper.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Oceanis 361 Clipper aka Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 361 is a sailboat designed by the French maritime architect Jean Berret together with Olivier Racoupeau also from France in the late nineties. The Oceanis 361 Clipper 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.

Cockpit
Cockpit
Cockpit of Oceanis 361 Clipper.
Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard engine at 29.0 hp (21 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 75 liters (19 US gallons, 16 imperial gallons).


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.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Oceanis 361 Clipper is 2.14, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Oceanis 361 Clipper is about 283 kg/cm, alternatively 1588 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 283 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1588 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 361 Clipper is 2.86.

Slim Wide 86% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 86% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 11.0 m(36.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet 11.0 m(36.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 27.5 m(90.2 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet24.2 m(79.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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