Bénéteau First 38s5 Wing keel
Sailboat
38′ 5″
Monohull
Since 1989
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 38s5 Wing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1989–1995
- Designer
- Jean Berret
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 38′ 5″ (11.71 m)
- Waterline length
- 30′ 2″ (9.20 m)
- Beam
- 12′ 4″ (3.76 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 2″ (1.58 m)
- Displacement
- 14,551 lb (6,600 kg)
- Ballast
- 4,850 lb (2,200 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- Inboard engine
- Power
- 28–43 hp
- Fuel
- 32 gal (121 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 866 sq ft (80.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.2
- Displacement / length
- 237
- Ballast ratio
- 33%
- Capsize screening
- 2.02
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : wing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 33 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 30.4 gal
- Genoa area
- 450 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire discontinuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 952 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
- Version
- Wing keel
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.