BÉLÉNOS
Class CDisplacementCruiser/Racer

BÉLÉNOS — NOR 11868

Model: First 34.7

BeneteauBruce Farr

Updated

BÉLÉNOS (NOR 11868) is a First 34.7 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan than most First 34.7s. Against a typical First 34.7 she is quicker upwind in light air and downwind.

BÉLÉNOS NOR 11868 - Bruce Farr - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

1

Race start

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

79

Race Edge

First 34.7: 75

563.8s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn93
10–16 kn13
Over 16 kn39
BÉLÉNOSA typical First 34.7How Race Edge works
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Length

9.98 m

32′ 9″

Beam

3.37 m

Draft

2.00 m

Displacement

4.6 t

Sail area

61 m²

On the podium

Where BÉLÉNOS finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

1

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

In one-design racing: 0 podiums in 1 start, counted apart: against identical boats a podium means something else.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with BÉLÉNOS on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • NorwayNyttårsseilasenOne-design202611
  • NorwayStavanger Singlehanded20268

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Who she races against

The boats BÉLÉNOS meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (12)

Met too few times for a figure.

MITHRANDIR (First 36.7, 2 meetings), TELLUS (Bh 36, 2 meetings), AVANTI II (JPK 10.30, 2 meetings), FRI FLYT (First 44.7, 2 meetings), MAX X (Express, 1 meeting), BUTTERFLY (Mamba 29, 1 meeting), MILESTONE (Sun Od 43, 1 meeting), SITAREN (Maxi 105, 1 meeting), VIRGINIA (Swan 42, 1 meeting), EUREKA (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), X-FAKTOR (X-332, 1 meeting), CRUELLA DEVIL (Sun Fast 3200, 1 meeting)

How BÉLÉNOS compares with a typical First 34.7

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 34.7s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 34.7; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.06 kn
Beam reach+0.02 kn
Broad reach+0.06 kn
Downwind+0.06 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 34.7 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

BÉLÉNOS in blue, a typical First 34.7 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

BÉLÉNOS in blue, a typical First 34.7 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 34.7s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the First 34.7

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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