Bénéteau First 32S5 Fin keel
Sailboat
32′ 6″
Monohull
Since 1989
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 32S5 Fin keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1989–1993
- Designer
- Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 32′ 6″ (9.91 m)
- Waterline length
- 27′ 11″ (8.51 m)
- Beam
- 10′ 10″ (3.30 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Displacement
- 9,259 lb (4,200 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,976 lb (1,350 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 28 hp
- Fuel
- 17 gal (64 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 602 sq ft (55.9 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.8
- Displacement / length
- 190
- Ballast ratio
- 32%
- Capsize screening
- 2.06
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 with bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 32 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 8.65 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 19.8 gal
- Genoa area
- 300 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 18.5
- Helm
- Single tiller (helm wheel in option)
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum righting moment
- 16130 lb.ft
- Maximum transverse section
- 13 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Prismatic coefficient
- 0.54
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 546 lb.ft
- Righting moment @ 30°
- 11848 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.