Beneteau First 50
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2007
A Philippe Briand-designed performance cruiser balancing a high sail area-to-displacement ratio with a stiff bulb keel
Designed by Phillipe Briand & Philippe Briand.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.86 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
165 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
19.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
- Draws more than ~85% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1839 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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