Beneteau First 38s5
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1989–1994
A Philippe Starck-designed fractional sloop built for performance, also marketed to the charter trade as the Moorings 38
Designed by Jean Berret, Phillippe Starck & Berret-Racoupeau.
- 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.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.03 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
211 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
18.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
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