Burns 40 vs First 36 Spirit
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On the numbers
Next to the Burns 40, the First 36 Spirit is 0.1 m shorter and 3% lighter. The First 36 Spirit has the higher Capsize screening (2.30, above the guideline), the Burns 40 the lower (2.07, above the guideline).
Burns 40
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First 36 Spirit
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| General | ||
| Builder | Whitewater Yachts | Beneteau |
| Designer | Chuck Burns | Samuel Manuard |
| Hull type | Fin w/spade rudder | Monohull |
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1984 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 12.06 m ▲ | 11.98 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 10.31 m | – |
| Beam | 3.45 m ▼ | 3.80 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.83 m ▼ | 2.25 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 1.95 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 4,763 kg ▲ | 4,620 kg ▼ |
| Ballast | 2,268 kg | – |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | 64.94 m² | – |
| Mainsail | 28.94 m² | – |
| Foresail | 36.00 m² | – |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine power | – | 29 HP |
| Fuel | – | 70 L |
| Water | – | 160 L |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | 23.4 lively | – |
| D/L | 121 light | – |
| Ballast/Disp | 47.6% high | – |
| Comfort ratio | 18.0 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 2.07 ▼ above the guideline | 2.30 ▲ above the guideline |
| S-number | 4.8 | – |
| Hull speed | 7.79 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.