Production model

First 40

Built by Beneteau

A 40 ft 2 in fractional sloop designed by Bruce Farr, built from 2007. She carries 12 ft 9 in beam, 8 ft draft and 16,614 lb displacement. Hull form is fin with bulb & a spade rudder.

Beneteau are a French yard dating back to 1884 and one of the two largest sailboat builders in the world. The First line is the performance side and the Oceanis line the cruising side. The figures below come from owners who logged work on this boat here.

What building a First 40 actually takes

Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.

Build logs

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Median hours

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Median months

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Builds of this boat

Nobody has logged a First 40 here yet.

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