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Le Beneteau First 38s5, tel que la flotte l'a vu
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The Beneteau First 38s5 is a 1989–1994 fractional sloop designed by Jean Berret, Phillippe Starck, and Berret-Racoupeau, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It has an LOA of 11.7 m, a beam of 3.8 m, a draft of 2.0 m, and a displacement of 6586 kg.0:51 A shoal draft option was available, and similar versions were sold to the charter trade as the Moorings 38. Aboard *Life is Like Sailing*, a 1992 Beneteau First 38s5 serves as a full-time liveaboard residence, a transition from previous O'day 20 and O'day 27 weekend boats.1:50 The owner praises the simplicity of living aboard and the ability to depart without packing, while noting ongoing maintenance and manual tasks like filling water tanks in inclement weather as challenges.3:07 This owner plans to use the boat for local cruising in the Gulf Islands rather than racing, despite the First series' performance design.0:45
