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Beneteau First 14

Fractional Sloop · Dbrd. Dinghy · First built 2021

A Samuel Manuard-designed performance dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited, responsive sailing

Designed by Samuel Manuard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy

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The Beneteau First 14, on the water

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 1.70 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 110 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 110 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.11 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 3.58 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.58
EasygoingPowered-up

46.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 46.9

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
46.9
Capsize screening
3.58
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2021
Designer
Samuel Manuard
Builder
Beneteau

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