Production model

First 44

Built by Beneteau

A 43 ft 3 in fractional sloop designed by Biscontini Design Group, built from 2022. She carries 13 ft 11 in beam, 7 ft 1 in draft and 23,501 lb displacement. Hull form is fin with bulb & dual rudders.

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 44 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 months

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Builds of this boat

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