Beneteau

First 38

Monohull

1982 — status pending

Length
12.25 m
Beam
3.9 m
Draft
2.1 m
Sail area
78.5 m²

Specifications

33 specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
Length overall
12.25 m
Waterline length
10.32 m
Beam
3.9 m
Draft
2.1 m
Displacement
8,000 kg
Ballast
3,000 kg
Sails & rig9
Rig type
Sloop, masthead rig
Sail area
78.5 m²
Mainsail area
27.19 m²
Foresail area
32.32 m²
Foretriangle height (I)
14.71 m
Foretriangle base (J)
4.4 m
Mainsail luff (P)
12.9 m
Mainsail foot (E)
4.22 m
Forestay length
15.35 m
Engine & propulsion4
Engine power
45 hp
Engine type
Diesel
Engine make
Perkins
Engine model
4108
Layout & accommodation1
Headroom
1.93 m
Hull & construction3
Hull material
Fibreglass
Keel type
Fin keel, spade rudder
Ballast material
Cast iron
Production & design3
Production started
1982
Builder
Beneteau
Designer
Jean Berret
Performance ratios7
Sail area / displacement
20.03
Displacement / length
202.99
Ballast / displacement
37.5 %
Comfort ratio
25.56
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Load per cm of immersion
276.5 kg/cm

Yacht photography

2

Years, generations and variants

First 381 generation

01

1982 — status pending

First 38

Status pending