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The Beneteau Oceanis 321 is a French
The Oceanis 321 is a small recreational
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
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, that was designed by Group Finot
Group Finot is a French boat design company based in Jouy-en-Josas. Founded by Jean-Marie Finot, the company specializes in the design of fiberglass sailboats.
The company also collaborates with designer Pascal Conq as ''Groupe Finot - Conq'' ...
and first built in 1995.
Production
The boat was built byBeneteau
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in France
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starting in 1995, with 848 examples completed, but it is now out of production.
The Oceanis 321 design was also sold under the names Moorings 321, Moorings 322, Stardust 322 and Stardust 323. The Oceanis 321 Clipper was a version with many options included as standard equipment.
Design
The Oceanis 321 is a small recreational keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of fiberglass
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. It has a masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, ...
rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adve ...
and a fixed fin keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
with a weighted bulb. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The Oceanis 321 is fitted with a Swedish Volvo
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diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The boat has a hull speed
Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-t ...
of .
See also
* List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats *Bayfield 30/32
The Bayfield 30/32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Ted Gozzard as a cruising boat and first built in 1973.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 242-243. Houghton Mifflin Compa ...
* B-Boats B-32
*C&C 32
The C&C 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1981.
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production.
Design
The C&C 32 is a small recreational keelboat, built pre ...
* C&C 99
*Catalina 320
The Catalina 320 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas and first built in 1993.
Production
The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States starting in 1993. The design is now out of production.
Design
The Ca ...
*Contest 32 CS
The Contest 32 CS is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by Dick Zaal as an International Offshore Rule racer to Lloyd's rules and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages ...
*Hunter 32 Vision
The Hunter 32 Vision is an American sailboat, that was introduced in 1988.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1988 and 1994. The design is out of production.
Design
The Hunter 32 Vision is a small ...
*Hunter 326
The Hunter 326 is an American sailboat that was designed by Glenn Henderson for cruising and first built in 2001.
The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 306 and the 356.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the Uni ...
* J/32
*Mirage 32
The Mirage 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Robert Perry and first built in 1987.
The Mirage 32 is a development of the Mirage 30, with a reverse transom added.
Production
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canad ...
*Nonsuch 324
The Nonsuch 324 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1994. It was the last of the series of Nonsuch sailboats built.
The Nonsuch 324 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, with the same hull desig ...
*Ontario 32
The Ontario 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1974.
Production
The design was built by Ontario Yachts in Canada, between 1974 and 1986, with a total of 160 boats completed during its production run. ...
*Ranger 32
The Ranger 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by Gary Mull as an International Offshore Rule Three-Quarter Ton class racer and first built in 1973. The design is out of production.
The Ranger 32 is a development of ''Swampfire'', ...
References
External links
* {{Sailboat types built by Beneteau Keelboats Sailing yachts 1990s sailboat type designs Sailboat types built by Beneteau Sailboat type designs by Groupe Finot