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Beneteau First 210

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · 1992–1997

A Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for performance in a light, trailerable package

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.48 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,009 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,009 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 0.71 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.50 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.50
LightHeavy

130 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 130
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.3
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 550 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.3
Displacement / length
130.3
Comfort ratio
10.6
Capsize screening
2.50
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
572
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1992–1997
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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