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Beneteau First 35s5

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1988–1994

A Philippe Starck-designed performance cruiser blending a high-aspect fractional rig with a distinctively modern interior

Designed by Jean Berret, Philippe Starck & Berret-Racoupeau.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.10 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

202 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 202
EasygoingPowered-up

17.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
202.2
Comfort ratio
21.1
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1241
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1988–1994
Units built
430
Designer
Jean Berret, Philippe Starck, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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