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Beneteau First 300

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1994–1997

A Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited club racing

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

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Beneteau First 300, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelyComfort 17Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.08Bluewater
LightD/L 122Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 21.5Powered-up
TenderBallast 36%Stiff

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

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2464 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Beneteau First 300 on video

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

  • New boat offered for sale at €105,000, or up to 2 million NOK fully equipped in Norway

    from SEILmagasinetseen December 20256:55

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.5
Displacement / length
122.2
Comfort ratio
17.0
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1016
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1994–1997
Designer
Finot, Conq, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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Every boat has its own story11:07from SEILmagasinet
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Tone 2.0: Sailing towards the roots in the north for a new start | Bearing on Sailing8:37from SEILmagasinet
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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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