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Beneteau First 36

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2022

A modern performance cruiser by Samuel Manuard featuring dual rudders and a high 28.68 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Samuel Manuard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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The Beneteau First 36, on the water

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 16Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.28Bluewater
LightD/L 124Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 28.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 32%Stiff

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

  • Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2875 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Beneteau First 36 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.7
Displacement / length
124.2
Comfort ratio
16.1
Capsize screening
2.28
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1498
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2022
Designer
Samuel Manuard
Builder
Beneteau

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