- Length
- 15.09 m
- Beam
- 4.5 m
- Draft
- 1.75 m
- Sail area
- 108.98 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement8
- Length overall
- 15.09 m
- Hull length
- 14.76 m
- Waterline length
- 13.31 m
- Beam
- 4.5 m
- Draft
- 1.75 m
- Displacement
- 12,662 kg
- Ballast
- 4,300 kg
- Mast height above water
- 19.74 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 108.98 m²
- Mainsail area
- 44 m²
- Foresail area
- 47.7 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 16.99 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.61 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 15.75 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 5.59 m
- Forestay length
- 17.89 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 76 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Yanmar
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, bulb, spade rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 238 L
- Fresh water tank
- 568 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 2007
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Berret-Racoupeau
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 20.48
- Displacement / length
- 149.64
- Ballast / displacement
- 34 %
- Comfort ratio
- 26.38
- Capsize screening
- 1.95
- Hull speed
- 8.86 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 411 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Beneteau 491 generation
01
2007 — status pending