- Length
- 13.08 m
- Beam
- 3.99 m
- Draft
- 2.21 m
- Sail area
- 72.65 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 13.08 m
- Waterline length
- 10.97 m
- Beam
- 3.99 m
- Draft
- 2.21 m
- Displacement
- 8,499 kg
- Ballast
- 4,000 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 72.65 m²
- Mainsail area
- 31.6 m²
- Foresail area
- 41.03 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 16.09 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.1 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 14.2 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.45 m
- Forestay length
- 16.88 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 50 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Perkins
- Engine model
- 4108
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, balsa-cored sandwich
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Cast iron
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 151 L
- Fresh water tank
- 379 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1981
- Production ended
- 1985
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- German Frers
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.8
- Displacement / length
- 179.29
- Ballast / displacement
- 47.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 24.78
- Capsize screening
- 1.97
- Hull speed
- 8.04 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 300.5 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
First 421 generation
01
1981–1985