Beneteau First 40
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2007
A 2007 Bruce Farr design featuring a deep 2.45m draft and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited racing
Designed by 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.
Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
173 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
20.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2759 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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