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Beneteau First 40.7

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & spade rudder · 1997–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.1
Displacement / length
160.7
Comfort ratio
22.9
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1534
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
1997–present
Units built
550
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Beneteau

Design & history

The First 40.7 is a Farr design (#354) and is distinct from the earlier 1994 Beneteau IMS 40.7.

Notable features
Shallow draft version with Iron Keel - draft: 6.17'/1.88m
Design

Farr design #354. Not the same as an earlier (1994) Beneteau model called the IMS 40.7.

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