NEW Beneteau First 36

SENSATIONAL OPPORTUNITY!

JUST RELEASED AT CANNES FESTIVAL OF BOATING, SPIRIT MARINE QLD ARE THRILLED TO HAVE SECURED ONE OF THE VERY FIRST UNITS TO COME TO AUSTRALIA!

The BENETEAU First 36 has a mission to bridge the gap between high-tech development in the world of racing and mainstream racer-cruisers. To be specific, even the standard version of First 36 wilfully plane in a moderate breeze.

For 40 years, the Beneteau Firsts were successfully hitting the elusive sweet spot between comfort, performance, utility, elegance and high-tech construction, the First 36 is no different!

The wide hull offers a spacious interior comparable to her much larger predecessors. The new First 36 has about the same living volume as the legendary First 40.7 ! Simple, comfortable and multi- purpose, the First 36 interior was developed around three-cabin cruising functionality. Its most notable feature is the large central fridge (with a removable cutting board), making this sailboat galley the largest of her class. A corridor created together with the foldable and removable table helps sailors move around the saloon safely and offers stacking possibilities. Going against the trend, the 36 features a full-sized navigation table. While vital to navigation, it is also a suitable home office. Two port lights in every room allow air flow and natural light, while sectional indirect lighting with a red racing option illuminates the boat at night. Three cabins with easily accessible full-sized double berths and innovative heads round up the features of this bright and spacious interior.

Due to the easily achievable performance potential of the new BENETEAU First 36, we expect her to be a weapon for club handicap racing. Therefore, during the design process, the team spent numerous iterations seeking a balance between an easily planing hull and upwind performance. The First 36 is optimised for short-handed sailing, making her perfect for the ever-more-popular short- handed adventure distance races. Her very high sail area/displacement coefficient and balanced nautical design make her a top performer as a club-racer, a safe and fun family cruiser, or simply a thrilling daysailer. Positioning six winches, steering wheels, and other deck gear was thoroughly tested on several mock-ups and a full-scale testbed sailboat to enable the sailing experience promised on the previous page.

Details like an offshore hatch on the foredeck or removable cockpit benches show the priority of sailing functionality over style used throughout the design process. Standard aluminium rig and cast iron keel were chosen to keep the boat accessible. A higher than average steering wheel position leaves enough room for the helmsman to move forward towards the mainsail winch when sailing shorthanded. The cockpit winches positioning allows one or two crew members to sail with legs in and work the mainsail or primary winches in full crew mode. It also allows cross-sheeting of all sheets to the windward side. Harken, Ronstan, Spinlock and Antal deck gear were combined for performance.

When you remove your racing gear and take your family cruising or daysailing, the cockpit benches with cushions increase the seating area and add storage space and rope organisation. The cockpit table is big enough to seat a crew of six. Additionally, the design team developed an ultralight bathing platform to give sailors easy access to the water without affecting the boats performance.

SPECIFICATIONS & OPTIONS INCLUDED:
YANMAR 3YM30 SD25 21KW (29CV) DIESEL
Full cast iron keel (2,25 m)
Aluminium Z Spars Rig
3 cabins, 1 head
12V & 230V Electrical System

Freshwater Plumbing
Galley with cooker, oven, central icebox
Upholstery in the saloon & cabins
Bathing platform & ladder
Flatdeck Facnor FD190 Furler
Bowsprit with anchor system (anchor, chain, windlass)
Harken hydraulic backstay
Lazy-Jacks and bag
North Sails - Tri-Radial laminate Mainsail:
Durable and robust NPL Tour laminate in light grey
Tri-radial cut with full battens and three reefs, 39 m2 / 420 sq. Ft.
North Sails - Tri-Radial laminate Furling Jib:
Durable and robust NPL Tour laminate in light grey
Tri-radial cut with four vertical battens, 36 m2 / 388 sq. Ft.
RopeLuff Pad, Roller Reefing Sail Structure and telltales window
UV protection on leech and foot (WeatherMax PSA)
North Sails - Furling gennaker with furler - Dark Blue:
Masthead A1.5 gennaker/asymmetric spinnaker
NorLon NY90 nylon (. 75 oz), 141 m² / 1518 sq. Ft.
Pack Audio (Fusion Marine Stereo):
Fusion MSRA210 FM radio with Bluetooth connectivity, installed at
the navigation table
Four Fusion XS40 waterproof speakers (4-inch, 120 W), two in the
cockpit and two in the saloon
Pack Offshore Garmin:
Two GMI 20 large and bright 4'' QVGA colour displays with LED backlighting, installed one
below each jib & gennaker trim winch
Airmar DST810 depth, speed and temperature transducer
gWind race wired wind transducer on 1 m / 3' 3'' high pole
Three GNX 120 high-precision backlit LCDs with bold 51 mm / 2'' digits, installed on the
bracket under the boom
VHF 215i with VHF antenna
GA 38 GPS/GLONASS antenna
Dedicated switch on the control panel
Reactor(TM) 40 Autopilot computer
Solid-state 9-axis Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS)
Raymarine mechanical linear drive, Type 1
GHC 20 4'' QVGA colour displays with autopilot controls

Reactor(TM) Autopilot Remote Control
Dedicated switch for an autopilot on the control panel

Garmin Chartplotter:
GPSMAP 923 touchscreen chartplotter with high-resolution IPS display
Supplied with Worldwide Base map, without detailed charts
Garmin Sailassist(TM) sailing features
Installed on grabrail at the steering wheel with custom build aluminium bracket
Garmin AID 800 Transceiver:
Garmin AIS 800 Blackbox Transceiver, including VHF antenna splitter
Additional lithium battery for autonomus Class-A compliant AIS & VHF system
Mooring Pack:
Mooring lines 12m/16mm / 39'/5/8 inch with spliced ends x 4
Outils Océan Custom square foam fenders with fixing ropes x 4
Removable cockpit table
Modular cockpit bench extensions
Cockpit shower
Fridge compressor
Sea & Fresh water tap with electric pump
Cutting board extension
Lee cloth kits for aft cabins
Blinds & mosquito nets on portholes
English owners manual

$POA - End of 2023 arrival
SAILAWAY | FINANCE AVAILABLE