Bénéteau First 21.7 Swing keel
Sailboat
21′
Monohull
Since 2004
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 21.7 Swing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2004–2008
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 21′ (6.40 m)
- Waterline length
- 19′ 8″ (6.00 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 1″ (2.46 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 2′ 4″ (0.71 m)
- Displacement
- 2,745 lb (1,245 kg)
- Ballast
- 772 lb (350 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 11 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 271 sq ft (25.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 4
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.1
- Displacement / length
- 161
- Ballast ratio
- 28%
- Capsize screening
- 2.31
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
- Lifting keel : swing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 28 %
- 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
- EC design category
- C
- Former French navigation category
- 3
- French customs tonnage
- 3.99 Tx
- Genoa area
- 123 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- 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 continuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 374 ft²
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.