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Beneteau First 21.7

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 2004

A Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop with a lifting keel, built for performance in the successful First 21 series

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Lifting Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.48 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,245 kg of hull, so roughly 1,850 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.70 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.33 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.33
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 161
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5

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

  • Draws more than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 603 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Beneteau First 21.7 on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
160.8
Comfort ratio
12.9
Capsize screening
2.33
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
572
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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