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Beneteau First 35s7

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1993–1995

A rare fractional sloop by Berret-Racoupeau, balancing a performance-oriented rig with a stiff, modern hull design

Designed by Berret & 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 light displacement on a beamy beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.21
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 174
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.4
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2984 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.4
Displacement / length
173.8
Comfort ratio
19.4
Capsize screening
2.21
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1388
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1993–1995
Designer
Berret, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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