Seller's Description
Hard to find beautifully updated Four cabins, three head Beneteau 445 - locally cruised and professionally maintained.
This Beneteau 445 has performed very well and with victory in races in the Tampa Florida The rigging is very stout and as seen in the photographs well taken care of and laid out for easy sailing.
The swim platform has two storage compartments for fenders, dive gear, or other items. There is also a shower at the stern to get a fresh water rinse off.
The Beneteau 445 is a four-cabin yacht that has three heads (with showers) that is one of the most popular boats for eight people to race or cruise. It would also make a good liveaboard for a family. She combines high performance for racing and cruising comfort.
The master stateroom is forward with an island centerline double. There are some nice drawers under the bed, plus top access to storage under the berth, and a large hanging locker to port gives lots of storage.
The spacious main salon consists of a wonderful wrap-around settee to starboard with the salon table in the middle. The navigation station is aft. The opposite is the galley. with ample storage and counter space.
Specs
- Designers
- Philippe Stark
- Berret-Racoupeau
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- ?
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 32′ 6″ / 9.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 27′ 9″ / 8.5 m
- Beam
- 10′ 9″ / 3.3 m
- Draft
- 6′ 0″ / 1.8 m
- Displacement
- 9,260 lb / 4,200 kg
- Ballast
- 2,980 lb / 1,352 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 455′² / 42.3 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 455′² / 42.2 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 268′² / 24.9 m²
- P
- 38′ 10″ / 11.9 m
- E
- 13′ 9″ / 4.2 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 186′² / 17.3 m²
- I
- 38′ 4″ / 11.7 m
- J
- 9′ 8″ / 3 m
- Forestay Length
- 39′ 7″ / 12.1 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Volvo Penta
- Model
- ?
- HP
- 27
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 18 gal / 68 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 40 gal / 151 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.5 kn
Classic: 7.07 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
16.5
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
32.2
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
192.0
100-200: light
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
20.4
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.1
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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