Beneteau First 456
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982
A German Frers-designed masthead sloop offered with diverse keel and rig configurations for versatile performance
Designed by German Frers.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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The Beneteau First 456, on the water
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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 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.89 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
194 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
16.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file
- Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2267 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
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Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.
On the water
The Beneteau First 456 on video
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