Production model
First 53
Built by Beneteau
A 52 ft 2 in masthead sloop designed by Bruce Farr/Pininfarina, built from 1990. She carries 14 ft 9 in beam, 8 ft 1 in draft and 30,864 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 53 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.
Those medians firm up as more people log this boat.
Builds of this boat
Nobody has logged a First 53 here yet.
If you are building one, yours becomes the reference: the page the next person building this boat finds when they search for it. One photo and one line is a valid first entry.
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Same type, closest in length.
| Model | Builder | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanis 51.1 | Beneteau | 52′ 4″ (15.94 m) | 0 |
| Sun Odyssey 519 | Jeanneau | 51′ 8″ (15.75 m) | 0 |
| Hunter 49 | Hunter | 49′ 11″ (15.22 m) | 0 |
| Oceanis 54 | Beneteau | 54′ 9″ (16.69 m) | 0 |
| Sun Odyssey 490 | Jeanneau | 48′ 6″ (14.78 m) | 0 |
| J/145 | J/Boats | 48′ 1″ (14.66 m) | 0 |