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Beneteau First 38s5

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & spade rudder · 1989–1994

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
210.8
Comfort ratio
23.7
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1380
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1989–1994
Designer
Jean Berret, Phillippe Starck, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

Design & history

The Beneteau First 38s5 has a shoal draft option and was sold to the charter trade as the Moorings 38, a version distinct from an earlier Moorings 38 based on the First 38.

Notable features
Shoal draft: 5.16'/1.57m
Variants
  • Moorings 38
Production

Similar versions sold to the charter trade as the Moorings 38.

Curated reference notes

Not yet featured in any indexed video.

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