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Beneteau First 211

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard, twin rudders · First built 1998

A Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop with dual rudders and a swing keel, built for active class racing

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

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB w/dual Rudders

Is it for you?

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 1,245 kg of hull, so roughly 1,850 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.33 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.33
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 161
EasygoingPowered-up

19.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.4
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 557 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
160.8
Comfort ratio
13.0
Capsize screening
2.33
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
572
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB w/dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1998
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family1.2 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 226.61 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser

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