title: Beneteau Oceanis 321
text: # Beneteau Oceanis 321
  
  The Beneteau Oceanis 321 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 1995.
  
  ## Production
  
  The boat was built by Beneteau in France 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, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces 9,700 lb (4,400 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast.
  
  The boat has a draft of 4.26 ft (1.30 m) with the standard keel fitted. The Oceanis 321 is fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 16 U.S. gallons (61 L; 13 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 72 U.S. gallons (270 L; 60 imp gal).
  
  The boat has a hull speed of 7.26 kn (13.45 km/h).
  
  