Beneteau First 35 Boats For Sale

The Beneteau First 35 is a Bruce Farr-designed cruiser-racer built to be fast and competitive while staying friendly enough for day sailing and weekend cruising. It carries an 11-foot-11-inch beam and a deep fin keel, with the standard boat drawing 7 feet 5 inches and an upgraded fin keel option measuring 2.3 meters with a lead shoe, widely regarded as the quickest keel for the model. Power comes from a 29-horsepower Yanmar diesel on a sail drive, which proves responsive in forward and reverse and tucks neatly into a slip even in a cross breeze. Anyone considering a Beneteau First 35 for sale is looking at a boat that balances club racing credentials with a layout you can sleep aboard.

On the water the First 35 tracks predictably and keeps a light helm. In 13 to 15 knots of wind and smooth water with a 108% genoa, the boat settled in at 6.4 knots upwind at roughly 40 degrees true with 18 to 20 degrees of heel. Bearing off lifts the numbers quickly: 7.5 knots at 60 degrees, 8 knots at 80, and 8.4 knots at 100. Launching a large asymmetrical spinnaker at 120 degrees true wind angle produced a peak of 8.6 knots, easing to 8.2 at 140 and 7.3 at deep angles around 160 degrees. A Beneteau First 35 review of its handling consistently points to a balanced, lively helm through the full wind range.

The Beneteau First 35 Carbon Edition adds the features that define the high-performance version: a black carbon fiber mast and a retractable carbon fiber bowsprit housed in an integral tube at the bow for flying asymmetrics. Carbon Edition specs include rod rigging fixed to outboard chain plates, an adjustable PBO backstay, a keel-stepped mast, four-and-a-half-to-one jib lead pullers, and adjustable inhaulers that change the headsail's angle of attack. The carbon rig is light and strong, which reduces heel and hobby-horsing in a seaway. A standout detail is the tilting carbon fiber steering wheel, released by a foot pedal so the pedestal locks upright in the center or cants to port or starboard for the tack you are on. A Beneteau First 35 Carbon Edition for sale is most likely a low-production, well-equipped boat, including single-owner examples from 2015 fitted with North-type laminate sails and a code zero.

The deck is set up for organized sail handling. Main control lines run aft from the mast through banks of jammers on both sides to companionway winches, and a German-style mainsheet uses dedicated winches on each side alongside genoa winches with adjustable leads and cabin-top winches. A rigid boom vang controls mainsail shape and keeps the boom from dropping into the cockpit. The cockpit is large for a 35-foot race boat, with a removable bridge beam at the open transom, a freshwater faucet and shower, propane stowage, an emergency bilge pump, and a life raft locker behind the steering gear. A recessed anchor windlass with a concealed chain feed tube serves cruising and racing duty alike.

Below, the First 35 uses a familiar two-cabin Beneteau layout that makes good use of the space. A drop-leaf dinette seats six and pivots out of the way for racing, with settees that double as full-length bunks. There is a private V-berth forward, a double-size aft cabin to port, a galley to port with a stainless sink and a top-loading refrigerator with a freezer compartment, and a forward-facing navigation station to starboard with a fold-out seat. The head to starboard is reasonably sized with a sink that doubles as a shower, and large opening ports and hatches bring in good light and ventilation. Electronics on race-prepared examples run to Raymarine and Tacktick instruments with AIS and autopilot.

When weighing a First 35, match the boat to your use: a deeper keel and full sail wardrobe with code zero suit serious racing, while a roller-furling headsail favors easier short-handed cruising. Standing rigging history matters, as many boats have been converted from rod to wire rigging in recent years, and items like the windlass, sails and anchor gear vary widely from boat to boat depending on how each owner optimized it.



Currently, there are 822 boats available for sale for Beneteau boats. Prices range from $9,900 to $2,396,700, with an average listing price of $252,377. The inventory includes 297 new boats and 525 used boats. The selection consists of 377 powerboats and 445 sailboats. 1 boat has been added to the marketplace in the past month. Popular boat types include Sail Cruisers, Power Cruisers, Racer/Cruiser, Sloop, and Trawler. boats are most popular in South Dartmouth, Fort Lauderdale, Point Pleasant Beach, Shady Side, and Stuart. There have been 1,665 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. May is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. May is the most common month for boats to sell, so be sure to beat the rush! The most common activities for boats are overnight cruising, sailing, day cruising, long distance cruising, and yachting. Most boats contain with heads, with cabins, depth sounder, heated interior, and joystick. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Yanmar engines or Mercury engines or Volvo engines.