Beneteau First 40 Charter
Two professionally maintained acing yachts from the latest First series.
Comfortable interior
Brutal performance
Sydney to Hobart winner
Exciting racing
Beneteau First 40 for Charter, “Skylander” and “Optimus Prime”, T-keel, 2.5m draft.
Charter our fantastic First 40s for any Solent and Caribbean races. We have two matched yachts available. Multiple winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart since 2009, present on the podiums of the most important races, the First 40 has a unique international record of achievements, with results that are as good in IRC as they are in ORC.
These are comfortable and fast yachts to race, an ideal racer-cruiser. Huge open cockpit and large sail area make for exhilarating racing and performance. Charter a First 40 and you will never look at another boat 🙂
Both “Skylander” and “Optimus Primer” have excellent Quantum sails from 2018 and is well rated under IRC – 1.079/1.088
Vital stats for our First 40 charter, “Skylander” and “Optimus Prime”
| Cabins | 3 (3 + saloon) | Heads | 1 |
| Max. crew | 10 (offshore), 12 inshore. 8-10 bunks |
LW | 12.24m |
| LOA | 12.58m | Beam | 3.89m |
| Draft | 2.50m | Disp. | 7900kg |
| Engine | Yanmar 40HP | Water | 200L |
| Fuel | 150L | Main | 46 sq m |
| Jib/Kite. | 52/128 | Build | Beneteau Yachts |
Available for
- Fastnet
- RORC Series
- Round the Island
- Cowes week
- Taittinger Regatta
- Rolex Middle Sea Race
- Heineken Week
- Antigua Sailing Week
- RORC Caribbean 600
- BVI Race Week
- Any other Caribbean, UK or Med Charter on request.
Why charter a First 40
Because she is very easy to handle, forgives helming imperfections and goes really fast! Rating is very good too, so if you are chartering a First 40 you can be sure of a good performance.
Racing sails
We spend a lot of money on getting top performance out of our Skylander, so you can be sure of a clean bottom before each race and a fantastic set of racing sails
Plenty of space
Plenty of space for everyone onboard, 8 comfortable bunks in 3 cabins plus saloon. Charter a First 40 and you have chartered a palace, as far as racing yachts go!