BoatsBeneteau First Class 10

Beneteau First Class 10

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1982–1987

A lightweight fractional sloop from Groupe Finot and Jacques Fauroux designed for high-performance racing

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jacques Fauroux.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

2.22 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.22
LightHeavy

73 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 73
EasygoingPowered-up

26.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.7
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2972 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.7
Displacement / length
72.9
Comfort ratio
12.4
Capsize screening
2.22
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1129
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1982–1987
Units built
114
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Beneteau

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X-Yachts X-3510.61 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 10.6-meter racer with a 25.18 sail area-to-displacement ratio, built for high-speed, competitive one-design sailing
Omega 3410.26 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Ron Holland-designed fractional sloop from 1981, balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited sailing
Tartan Marine 34-210.49 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring an extended stern and refined interior based on the Tartan 33R
X-Yachts X-3410.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Niels Jeppesen-designed fractional sloop balancing performance and comfort with a stiff, bulb-keeled hull
King's Cruiser 3310.26 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Pelle Pettersson-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder for stable, classic cruising

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