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Beneteau First 10r

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2006

A Farr-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a deep bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Farr Yacht Design & Bruce Farr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 194
EasygoingPowered-up

19.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
194.5
Comfort ratio
21.6
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1135
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Designer
Farr Yacht Design, Bruce Farr
Builder
Beneteau

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Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 339.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthOriginally introduced as the Cruiser 32, this 9.99-metre fractional sloop offers a 1.95-metre draft for coastal sailing
Beneteau Oceanis 3219.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile cruiser from Groupe Finot, widely produced as the Moorings 321 and Stardust series for charter fleets
Maxi Yachts 339.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.9-metre coastal cruiser derived from the 999, featuring a 1.43-metre draft for versatile performance
Dehler Yachts 329.93 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop designed for performance with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio and a stiff hull

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