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Beneteau First 44

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2022

A modern performance cruiser by Biscontini and Argento featuring a fractional rig and dual rudders for precise control

Designed by Biscontini Design Group & Roberto Biscontini.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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The Beneteau First 44, on the water

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Footage from SVN solovelanet

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 141
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.9
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2180 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau First 44, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau First 44, designed by Roberto Biscontini and Lorenzo Argento and built from 2022, is a 14.2-meter fractional sloop with a fin keel and dual rudders, offered in standard and performance configurations.2:05 The standard version features a 2.1-meter draft, while the performance model has a deeper 2.6-meter lead keel and a taller carbon fiber rig, increasing the mainsail area from 53 m² to 61 m².16:09 Both versions share the same hull laminate and a deck layout designed for ease of handling, with sail controls consolidated near the twin helms on the standard model and six winches on the performance version.15:07 The interior features a master cabin forward and two aft cabins, with a longitudinal salon table and an L-shaped galley, balancing wood and white finishes.11:06 The boat's responsive rudder requires precise helmsmanship.17:44 Optional water ballast tanks are available for the performance model to increase righting moment during shorthanded sailing.6:15 The Beneteau First 44 has a 57-horsepower Yanmar engine and a 200-liter fuel capacity.1:45

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Beneteau First 44 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
141.0
Comfort ratio
25.1
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2095
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2022
Designer
Biscontini Design Group, Roberto Biscontini
Builder
Beneteau

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