Beneteau First 38
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982
A Jean Berret-designed masthead sloop built for performance, offered with multiple keel and rig configurations
Designed by Jean Berret & Berret-Racoupeau.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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The Beneteau First 38, on the water
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Footage from Adventureman Dan
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
203 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
15.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2758 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
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What they go for
Market signal
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Sold by the creator for $23,000
from Adventureman Danseen July 20261:40
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