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Fractional Sloop · Fin w/spade rudder · First built 1994
A Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop sharing the performance-oriented DNA of the Beneteau First 42S7
Designed by Bruce Farr.
Is it for you?
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Boats like this, on the water
Comparable boats the fleet has actually sailed on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video.
Why the Catalina 42 Took Over the Caribbean
Tartan Yachts and the Catalina Fallout: How One Brand Survived
The family
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
The newsletter
One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analyzed. No noise.
Is This The End? - The Brutal Reality of Sailing Solo Around The World
The refit continues [Ep. 136]
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