Beneteau First 38s5

First 38s5 from 1993 built by the Beneteau shipyard, designed by naval architect Jean Berret, it belongs to the famous First range, renowned for its high-performance and seaworthy cruising sailboats.

The First 38S is distinguished by a fast hull, solid construction, and great versatility.

It is a sailboat capable of covering long distances safely while offering the pleasure of lively and balanced navigation, French flag, VAT paid in the French Antilles, and customs duties paid, visible in Le Marin, Martinique

Layout :
Two double cabins

A front double cabin

A forward bathroom with shower, sink, and manual WC

A aft double cabin port side

An aft starboard bathroom with shower, sink, and manual WC

Foldable central salon table with benches on each side

Port side galley
Starboard chart table
Water tank 370 L

Pressurized hot and cold water

Electric water heater
Kenwood BT-USB-AUX audio system

Galley :

Double stainless steel sink with seawater pump

Two-burner gas stove with oven

12V 60 L refrigerator, new cooling unit in 2023

Sails and Rigging :
New 2023 Standing rigging

Dacron main sail with lazy bag and lazy jack

Dacron genoa on furling roller

Profurl genoa furler

Harken mainsail track

Genoa
Storm jib

Symmetrical spinnaker

Topping lift

Winches : Two Lewmar 44 ST in cockpit, two Lewmar 30 ST on the roof, and an Astral 42

Electronics :

NKE Loch navigation console, speed/depth sensor, wind indicator
Pilot autopilot NKE on hydraulic ram Lecomble and Schmitt

A fixed VHF ICOM IC-M510 from 2022

A portable VHF Icom IC M94D from 2024

AIS Matsutec transceiver

Merveille radar detector

Electricity :

Service batteries 3X112A end of 2023

Engine start batteries 2X62 A

Windlass battery

Solar panels 415 Watts end of 2021

Victron MPPT regulator 100/30 end of 2021

Victron BMV 700 controller
Battery charger
Line at quay
Victron Bluetooth dongle

Transformers 12/220 V 1200 Watts

Deck :

Electric anchor windlass Quick

Main anchor Kobra 20 Kg with 60 m of 10 mm chain, replaced in 2023

Secondary anchor FOB 16 Kg with cable
Hardtop cover

New in 2022 Bimini

Cockpit cushions

Cockpit table

Pressurized hot and cold deck shower

Bathing ladder

Solar panel arch with dinghy davits

Outboard motor support on the aft platform

Miscellaneous :

Rigid bottom dinghy Highfield 2.40

Tohatsu 6 hp 4-stroke outboard motor

Safety equipment for four persons

Standard tools + power tools