Beneteau First 40.7 Distinction

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Beneteau First 40.7 Distinction

Beneteau First 40.7 Distinction

Boat REF# 134521
Price removed from sale/
LOA 11.92m (39'1")
Year 2005
Construction GRP
Underwater profile Fin
Berths 8
Engine 1 x diesel 40hp, Volvo Penta 2040 SD (2005)
Lying Southampton UK

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Extra Details

Designer Farr Yacht Design
Builder Beneteau
Lying Southampton UK
Fuel capacity 1 x 130.0 ltr (28.6 G)
Water capacity 2 x 320.0 ltr (70.4 G)
Holding tank capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Last survey 00/00/2007

Mechanical

Engine 1 x diesel 40hp
Volvo Penta 2040 SD (2005)
Engine Hours engine1:   1500
Engine Cooled Raw Water
Steering Wheel
Drive sail
Prop(s) 2 bladed folding.
Fuel consumption (approx) Not Recorded
Cruising speed (approx) 6 knots
Max speed (approx) 7 knots
Engine spares tick    
New prop and hub March 2011.

Dimensions

LOA 11.92m (39'1")
LWL 10.42m (34'2")
Beam 3.75m (12'4")
Draft Min 2.50m (8'2")
Draft Max 2.50m (8'2")
Airdraft 18.50m (60'8")
Displacement 7,220kg (15,920.1lbs)
Headroom 2.00m (6'7")
Storage On marina

Rig

Sloop rigged Eurospars Aluminium spars (2011), with rod standing rigging (2011)

Sails

Mainsail Quantum - Slab (2008)
Headsail Quantum - Other (2009)
Halyard winches 2
Sheet winches 4
Other sails 2 other mainsails (unknown year)
4 x Spinnakers (unknown year)
3 x Dacron headsails (unknown year)
2 x Kevlar headsails (unknown year)
Spinnaker gear tick    
Current IRC rating is 1.057 - one of the lowest-rated 40.7's
Light Grey Hull
Sparcraft 'racing rig' mast and rods all replaced in August 2011 with new by Eurospars/HYS rigging. Boat has done Cowes Week, Fastnet, Dartmouth & LBCC since then.
Harken 'big-boat' spinnaker track & ball-bearing car (cost £1,000)
Harken carbon luff head-foil
Upgraded main & genoa clutches (Spinlock XX - 2010)
Outhaul purchase inside boom
Cunningham
Upgraded vang (boom plate, purchase)
2 x 1 Main halliard
New halliards (2 x kite, main, genoa, pole uphaul) - August 2011
1 fractional, 1 masthead kite halliard.
Continuous mainsheet
1 x carbon + 1 x aluminum spinnaker pole
Spare forestay with Facnor furling gear - for cruising.
This yacht is currently on a charter fleet, which listing provided circa £15K of net revenue in 2011
She has many years of charter, competition and cruising life left in her.
She is a proven race-winner on the corporate charter circuit.
Owner's results:
Currently highest placed 40.7 (of 6 entries) in this year's Hamble Winter Series
3rd Winter Series IRC1 2010 (top 40.7)
4th Spring Series IRC2 2011 (top 40.7, beat J/111)
4th RORC Easter Regatta IRC2 2011 (2nd 40.7)
8th RORC Morgan Cup IRC2 2011 (top 40.7)
Strong charter revenues - inshore and offshore.
Boat name and sponsorship will be retained by current owner.

Electrical Systems

12 volt, 3 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

construction

GRP construction with Fin underwater profile, gelcoat finish
Hull, keel and rudder fully race-faired.
Keel shoe for improved upwind performance when light-crewed.
Nautix A4 T-speed racing antifoul - taken back to gelcoat Jan 2011 and refaired.
Ker rudder.

Accommodation

Cooker tick Oven tick
Sink tick Fridge tick
Pressurised water system tick Hot water system tick
Cockpit shower tick Non-Smokers tick
Handbasin 1
Shower 1
Heads 1 heads (Sea Toilet)
8 berths with 3 doubles and 2 singles in 3 cabin(s) 2 burner gas cooker

Nav Equipment

Compass tick Speed tick
Wind tick Log tick
Echo sounder tick VHF tick
VHF DSC radio tick GPS tick
Chart plotter tick Autopilot tick
Barometer tick Navigation lights tick
Raymarine C80 plotter
Multiplexed PC link - Raytalk to IMEA0183
Raymarine ST60 instrumentation - wind, autopilot, 3xMast readouts
Log, Depth Sounder
Raymarine windvane - new Aug 2011
LED tricolour masthead light - new Aug 2011
Steaming/deck light - new Aug 2011
3 x new batteries June 2011 - (2 x service, 1 x Engine start). Jump-start shunt from service to engine battery
Windlass
Standard navigation lights + internal lighting
Main VHF
Navtex (without aerial)
AC mains power converter
Water heater
AIS & Mastervolt invertor available at additional cost

Deck Gear

Warps tick Fenders tick
Boathook tick Swim Platform tick
Swim Ladder tick Instrument Covers tick
electric windlass
2 anchors
(danforth / Kedge)
0.00m (0'0") of chain
4 fenders, 2 mooring lines, Main anchor + cable / rope. Kedge anchor + part chain / part rope cable
Flares (RORC pack). Lifebuoy x 2 Danbuoy x 1
6 * lifejackets.
Lifting strop
2 x Cockpit boxes for offshore/cruising

Safety Equipment

Gas detector tick Life jackets tick
Emergency steering tick Life buoys tick
Safety harnesses tick Danbuoy tick
2 bilge pumps (1 manual / 1 electric)

Broker's Comments

Register with Boatshed to see 54 extra photos of this Beneteau First 40.7 Distinction.
The First 40.7 is one of those very few yacht designs that really hits the nail on the head. It looks like a sexy racing yacht, whilst offering genuinely practical, comfortable and tastefully finished accommodation. The rig, deck gear and cockpit layout offer plenty of tweakable performance, yet a family crew can handle the boat easily in cruising mode. No wonder they sold so many of them!
This 2005 boat shows the 2 sides of this personality clearly with a thoroughly pimped racing inventory and a warm, inviting interior with 3 good double cabins, proper galley and chart table, a decent sized heads compartment and a roomy saloon. She has an excellent race record and will offer her next owner ample chance of winning pots under IRC. She is so good looking, so utterly “right” that she will always turn heads.
Fully coded for charter and available ex VAT to a qualified buyer in the EU, or for export outside the EU. Professionally maintained, race ready and not to be missed.

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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Disclaimer
The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed, these particulars are not a part of any contract or offer and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be through Boatshed Brokerages, who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of a business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical.
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