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Masthead Sloop · Fin w/spade rudder · 1981–1985
The First 42 (Beneteau) was sold in the US as the Beneteau 42 and offered with multiple rig and keel combinations.
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.
The family
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.