- Make Beneteau
- Model First 47.7
- Year 2001
- LOA 48ft/15m
- Class Cruiser Racer
- Hull Glass Reinforced Plastic
- Keel Fin Keel
- Rig Sloop
- Engine Single Diesel
- Drive Shaft Drive
- Layout Aft Cockpit
- Berths 8
- Cabins 3
- Aft Cabins 2
- Ancasta Ref 29789
- Name Promise 3
Beneteau First 47.7 | 2001
Summary
Overview
First 47.7 with a white hull built in 2001. Powerful cruiser racer which is equally at home racing or cruising the oceans, an ideal yacht for a fast ARC crossing. Rod Standing rigging serviced in 2022, new main and jib in recent years. With a large sail wardrobe and a good inventory, the boat offers much to the ambitious owner. Sleeps 9 in three cabins plus the saloon.
Build
2001 BENETEAU FIRST 47.7 TO A 2002 MODEL YEAR
Built by Chantiers Beneteau in France and designed by Bruce Farr & Associates
CONSTRUCTION
White GRP hull, deck and coachroof with silver trim lines
Synthetic teak decks fitted in 2015
Single wheel steering with spade rudder
Deep Fin lead keel (Deep Lead Keel option 2.8m)
Hull washed off: September 2026
Antifouled and anodes: April 2026
Polished: April 2026
DIMENSIONS
LOA: 14.50m (47' 5")
LWL : 12.60m (41' 3")
BEAM: 4.50m (14' 7"
DRAFT: 2.80m (9'1")
Displacement: 11500 kg (dry) / 11.5 Ton
Keel Ballast: 3800 kg / 3.8 Ton
ALL FIGURES ARE APPROXIMATE
Rig
TAPERED 9/10THS FRACTIONAL SLOOP RIG
Sparcraft anodised alloy keel stepped mast with 3 Spreaders and boom
Rod standing rigging - serviced and re-headed and or replaced as advised by a rigger in February 2022
Single backstay with Navtec hydraulic adjuster
Rigid spring vang setup
Dyneema running rigging - constantly maintained and upgraded where required
Lewmar adjustable genoa tracks
Lewmar mainsheet track
Spinnaker pole stowed on mast track
Removable carbon fibre bowsprit
Reckmann genoa furler
Slab reefing mainsail with lazy jacks
Mainsail boom cover
WINCHES (serviced July 2026)
Two Lewmar 58, 2 speed, self tailing, electric genoa winches
Two Lewmar 44, 2 speed, self tailing, Halyard winches (port electric) plus winch feeders
Two Lewmar 48, 2 speed, self tailing, Mainsheet winches
SAILS
Dart Sails - DHCX Cruising Laminate Mainsail (new 2021)
Dart Sails - DHCX Cruising Laminate Furling Jib (new 2023)
Asymmetric spinnaker, with snuffer, 1.5oz. (in serviceable condition)
Momentum Symmetrical spinnaker, with snuffer, 1.5oz. (in serviceable condition)
Storm Jib (hardly used, in serviceable condition)
Trysail (hardly used, in serviceable condition)
Accommodation
SLEEPS NINE IN THREE CABINS PLUS SALOON
Interior joinery in pear coloured Mukali with white leather upholstery in saloon and bunk cushions in blue and white hatched
Eberspacher diesel heating throughout
SALOON
Oval seating to starboard with table (drops to form double berth)
Settee to port
Nav station to port aft with chart table, seat and storage
Hanging locker, lockers along hull, storage under seating
GALLEY (starboard aft)
L-shaped worktop with twin stainless steel sinks and mixer tap
Front opening 12 V refrigerator
Top loading Freezer box (12 V)
Cookworks microwave
ENO two burner gas hob and oven - gimballed - new Nov 2014.
Storage in cupboards above and below worktop, large top loading store beneath worktop and drawers
FORWARD OWNERS CABIN
Large double berth to starboard, settee to port
Drawers and stowage under berth, hanging locker to port, lockers along hull
Two opening hatches.
FORWARD HEADS (en-suite to owners cabin)
Jabsco marine toilet, handbasin with mixer pull out shower tap
Storage and opening hatch
AFT CABINS
To port and starboard with double berths
Lockers along hull, stowage under berth, hanging locker
Two opening hatches
Isolator switches located port side under berth
DAY HEADS
Jabsco marine toilet, handbasin with mixer pull out shower tap
Storage and opening hatch
Machinery
YANMAR 4JH 4TE | 78 HP DIESEL ENGINE (new in 2013)
Engine hours: 1293 Approx.
Serviced: May 2026
Shaft drive with 4 bladed Marglow Featherstream prop
Max Power retractable bow thruster
ELECTRICS
3 x 12v Varta batteries (240 Ah) - domestic (new 2023)
1 x 12v Switched battery (110 a/h) - engine (new 2019)
Charged by engine alternator and Mastervolt Chargemaster 12/50-3 battery charger
Mastervolt BM-1 battery monitors for service and bow thruster
Victron Phoenix 1200 inverter
130W Solar Panel
Shore power and shore power cable
TANKAGE
Fuel: 250 litres
Water: 700 litres in 3 x rigid water tanks
Holding: 93 litres
WATER SYSTEM
Pressurised hot and cold water throughout
Water heated by engine calorifier and 240v immersion heater with 42 litre tank
ALL FIGURES ARE APPROXIMATE
Inventory
NAVIGATION AIDS
Raymarine Axiom 9 Chartplotter at helm (new 2024)
2 x Raymarine i70 MFD instruments at helm (new 2024)
Raymarine i70 MFD instrument at nav station
Raymarine EV-1 Course Computer and i70 control for autopilot
Raymarine Ray53 VHF (new 2019)
Raymarine AIS700 Transponder (new 2019)
Rayamarine Quantum 2 Radome on dedicated pole (new 2024)
Plastimo Compass
Barometer
GROUND TACKLE
Simpson Lawrence 25kg Delta anchor with 70m chain
CQR kedge anchor with 20m chain and 100m warp
Lofrans Tigres 1200 watt anchor windlass
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Sprayhood
Bimini
Fusion RA60 stereo with speakers in saloon & cockpit
Boarding ladder
Passarelle
10 x fenders
6 x mooring lines
Boat hook
Fans in saloon and cabins
Cutlery, crockery and utensils
Engine spares (belts, impellers, filters)Navigation lights
Manual and auto bilge pumps
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Seago Sea Master / Sea Master Plus ISO 9650-1 | 8 person life raft (serviced 2025)
Seago Auto Danbuoy
Crewsaver life sling
Crewsaver lifebuoy
Automatic fire extinguisher
3 x manual fire extinguishers
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Purchase Information
Ancasta are acting as brokers for the vendor who is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. These details are prepared from information provided by the vendor and are intended only as a guide to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed and they do not constitute part of any contract.
A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and to have the vessel fully surveyed by a qualified marine surveyor. Details are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be through Ancasta brokerages. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice. Please Note: where the vessel's status shows as "Preliminary", details of the vessel have not yet been confirmed by the Vendor.
Contact
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- Call: +44 (0)1803 752 498
- Location: Dartmouth
- Listing Office: Dartmouth
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Broker Comments
A powerful yacht designed as a world girdling blue water cruiser or just at home on the racing circuit. Outside our office here at Noss on Dart Marina, Dartmouth