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Description

Successful production Cruiser racer by Farr yacht designs built 2006
Brought in 2022 and have invested heavily in top quality sails & equipment ensuring Cobra has been kept in top racing condition . Her crew has not only achieved a great series of results they have also treated her properly and this shines through in the way she is presented.
Designed by Farr Yacht Design this Beneteau First 34.7 is a very capable and successful racer and cruiser .

New IRC deep design rudder was manufactured and fitted in 2024

Keel re-faired, refitted and re sealed with bolts replaced in 2020 `

This 2006 example has been professionally prepared and maintained and is in excellent condition throughout and is equipped for inshore and offshore racing with extensive B & G Electronics , deck equipment and a full sail inventory .



1st in Class Ramsgate week
4th in Class Cowes Week IRC Class 5
1st in Class IRC Burnham Week 2023/24
1st in Class 5 & Overall Burnham Week 2025
23 Trophies won in 2024
Fully IRC optimised with a competitive handicap of 0.982 with x 2 Headsails & x 4 Spinnakers.
Achieved many race and series wins. She is rigged for symmetric spinnakers but retains all functionality for asymmetric configuration, Similarly optimised for non-overlapping headsails but retains all functionality for overlap


Boat is ashore in Burnham ready for inspection
Exterior Deck Video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4oYIH1hUrH0
In Feb 2026 Engine & Sail drive Fully serviced Oil & filters changed
Sails Serviced
Prop Serviced
Hard Racing Antifouling applied
Yacht ready to launch

Specifications

Accommodation

Head compartment

Fully moulded head compartment with Jabsco marine toilet.

Round washbasin with mixer tap and electric pressurized water . Storage underneath sink and wall cabinet .

Lock with door and mirror

Overhead LED light

Lewmar opening hatch

Hanging locker

Opening bulkhead to a large watertight storage / sail locker area

Accommodation / Galley

Headroom approx 6' / 1.80 metres

4 Lewmar opening window hatches

4 Overhead LED lights that cover saloon and galley area

Stainless steel LP Pacific 4500 2 burner & gimballed oven fitted 2024 (Lightly used)

Galley with plenty of counter space and storage

Cool box and stainless steel sink

Cutlery drawer

4 high level cupboards in galley area

Large chart table (500mm x 900mm ) with flap and seat with storage
Chart reading light with night mode Easy to operate B&G Vulcan 12
Fitted drawer and cupboard storage beneath chart table and galley sink

Full set of interior upholstery (stored offshore)

Battery and water gauges

USB Charing ports
Two AFT Berths

1 Double Starboard berth with door and lock, Storage space under berth

Shelved locker to starboard with storage below
LED Overhead light

Lewmar porthole opening into the cockpit
Lewmar porthole opening into the cabin side

1 Double Port berth

Storage space under berth

LED Overhead light

1 Lewmar porthole opening into the cockpit

Saloon area

1.9 metre long Settees/ Single berths X 2 with high level back cushions in cream

Grabrails on roof

Saloon Table

Rotation moulded fresh water tank ( 100 litre water tank under the starboard saloon bench )

Construction

IRC and ORC category 4 Safety equipment – including flares / emergency tiller Emergency VHS aerial, Horseshoe with drouge and light , throwing line , Harness clip in points and jackstays replaced in 2024
Keel removed inspected, new bolts & re-faired in 2020 by Desty Marine for ORC3 regulations
Fire extinguisher located in starboard cabin and one in starboard outside locker
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Equipment

Electrical

Shore power with circuit breaker and two 240 volt sockets

LED cabin lights throughout

12 volt power supply in instrument panel

Electrical gas detector

Carbon Monoxide detector (Battery operated )
Smoke Alarm ( Battery operated )

Fire extinguishers located in starboard cabin and one in starboard outside locker
Rigging

Carbon HallSpars 9/10 mast – 2 Advanced cross sets (20A) keel stepped and re-coated in 2021


All new stainless steel rod rigging fitted and supplied by Advanced Rigging in 2022 over £3000.00

Toolova shootit twelve cutter rigger tool

HallSpar Boom in black anodised aluminium

Harken carbon twin groove headfoil with opening pre-feeder

Carbon spinnaker pole with harken mast track

Carbon fixed custom IRC Spirt

Carbon retractable bowsprit ( removed but available with purchase)

4 Dyneema Spinnaker , Jib and spinnaker pole halyards replaced in 2024

1 Dyneema mainsail halyard

1 Dyneema backstay

2 Jib cars on each side with custom car adjustment and inhaulers

Custom multiple purchase outhaulers

New main sheet and traveller lines with course and fine tune jammers

New Wichard low friction blocks

New Harken windward traveller system

Dyneema Jib sheets with Wichard J-Locks , Kevlar sleeving new 2025

All Dyneema spinnaker control lines, sheets and guys and light weather lines

Harken rigging winches (H32.2 STA) on cabin roof

Harken 2 Genoa sheet winches (H40.2 STA) on cockpit coaming

Navigation Equipment

Navigation

B & G Vulcan 12 with Sail Steer and dual helmsman repeaters (fitted 2022)

Raymarine Tacktick wireless solar displays : 3 single displays on mast in custom brackets , 2 dual displays in cockpit , 1 dual display at navigation station

Raymarine Wheel auto pilot with new control head and remote control

Plastmo bulkhead compass

AIS Receiver and Transmitter

Navtex receiver on VHS radio

Icom VHF radio with DSC

Bluetooth / USB Music system / VHF/AM/FM Radio

Masthead & deck navigation light

Link 10 Battery Monitor

1 house battery fitted 2020
2 engine batteries fitted 2022

Navigation and electrical instrument panel rewired 2019

Battery charger

Waterproof deck speakers

Below deck speakers

Engine(s)

Engine fully serviced and new engine mounts & starter motor fitted in 2024

Diesel Engine Yanmar 21 HP

Transmission Sail Drive

Retractable engine control lever– Control panel in cockpit – key ignition – fuel gauge on panel

1 Alternator 12 – 60A

1 Rotomoulded diesel oil tank (75litre under starboard aft birth)

Elighe Radice 16x11 Bronze dual-blade folding racing propeller

Sails & Spars

North Sails NPL Tour x 1 Black Norcam X , 09CRB x 2 reefs purchased July 2025

North Sails Carbon 3Di (2019)

Genoa / jibs

Code 1 North 3Di (2018)

Code 2 North 3Di (2021)

Code 3 North 3Di (2017)

Spinnakers

S2 – Sanders sails new 2024

S2 North Sails 2017

A1.5 Sanders sails new 2024 Lightly used

Code Zero North Sails (2021) Cableless Helix with Profurl top-down furler (lightly used )

Leather covered wheel with black wheel and mainsail cover with Cobra logo

Safety Equipment

Safety equipment

Fortress anchor , chain and warp

Colour matched fenders and mooring ropes

Electrical bilge pump

Manual bilge pump in cabin to meet ORG regulations

IRC and ORC category 4 Safety equipment – including flares / emergency tiller Emergency VHS aerial , horseshoe with drouge and light , throwing line , Harness clip in points and jackstays replaced in 2024
Keel removed inspected, new bolts & re-faired in 2020 by Desty Marine for ORC3 regulations
Fire extinguisher located in starboard cabin and one in starboard outside locker

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