Bénéteau First 38 Shoal draft
Sailboat
40′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1982
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 38 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1982–1985
- Designer
- Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 40′ 2″ (12.24 m)
- Waterline length
- 33′ 11″ (10.34 m)
- Beam
- 12′ 10″ (3.91 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
- Displacement
- 15,653 lb (7,100 kg)
- Ballast
- 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 40–60 hp
- Fuel
- 34 gal (129 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 845 sq ft (78.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.6
- Displacement / length
- 179
- Ballast ratio
- 42%
- Capsize screening
- 2.05
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 : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 42 %
- 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
- French customs tonnage
- 14.00 Tx
- Genoa area
- 522 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Jib area
- 301 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
- Stormjib area
- 83 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1173 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.