Bénéteau First 41S5 Lead keel
Sailboat
41′ 4″
Monohull
Since 1989
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 41S5 Lead keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1989–1993
- Designer
- Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 41′ 4″ (12.60 m)
- Waterline length
- 33′ 7″ (10.24 m)
- Beam
- 12′ 11″ (3.94 m)
- Draft
- 7′ 2″ (2.19 m)
- Displacement
- 16,314 lb (7,400 kg)
- Ballast
- 5,291 lb (2,400 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 50 hp
- Fuel
- 32 gal (121 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 967 sq ft (89.8 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 24.1
- Displacement / length
- 192
- Ballast ratio
- 32%
- Capsize screening
- 2.04
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
- 32 %
- Ballast type
- Lead
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 30.4 gal
- Genoa area
- 491 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum righting moment
- 39152 lb.ft
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Prismatic coefficient
- 0.58
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 1049 lb.ft
- Righting moment @ 30°
- 28469 lb.ft
- 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
- Single-strand (ROD)
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.