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Beneteau Idylle 1350

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1983

A German Frers-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, also produced as the Moorings 43 for charter service

Designed by German Frers.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Beneteau Idylle 1350, on the water

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Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

1.92 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

241 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

16.0 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2406 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Idylle 1350, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Beneteau Idylle 1350 is a masthead sloop designed by German Frers, built by Beneteau from 1983 to the present. It measures 13.5 meters LOA with a 4.1-meter beam, a 1.8-meter draft, and a displacement of 9999 kg. A variation of the Idylle 13.50 was built for The Moorings Charter Company, possibly marketed as the MOORINGS 43. This variant featured a shorter rig. Lady K Sailing notes that budget-conscious sailors can reach the Bahamas on boats like the Irwin 37, Beneteau 350, or 1980s racer-cruisers such as the Pearson 36-2, emphasizing that boat condition and basic maintenance are more critical than expensive offshore gear for coastal transits.4:37

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
240.7
Comfort ratio
28.6
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1656
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Beneteau

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Beneteau Idylle 1550A German Frers-designed cutter built for the Caribbean charter trade, offering a stable platform in both fleet and owner versionsBeneteau Idylle 1050A masthead sloop from the boards of Briand Yacht Design, balancing a moderate displacement with a stable fin keelBeneteau Idylle 1150A shoal-draft cruiser with a 1.33-metre keel, designed by Jean Berret for comfortable coastal passage-makingBeneteau Idylle 8.80A shoal-draft masthead sloop by Andre Beneteau, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder for stability and coastal cruisingMoorings 51A German Frers-designed cutter based on the Beneteau Idylle 1550, built for offshore comfort and steady performanceBeneteau First 35An IOR 3/4 ton racer with a masthead rig, built for offshore speed and later marketed in the US as the R/C 35

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