2021 Beneteau First 53 for Sale – 56 ft – Palma de Mallorca, PM, Spain

Huge specification First 53 with carbon rig, Carbon/Kevlar sails and almost every option ticked. Costing well in excess of Euro 1 million and presented in fantastic ready-to-go condition.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Presented for sale in absolutely remarkable condition, MOWGLI is a one-owner, privately used example of the new-generation Biscontini Yacht Design / Lorenzo Argento Beneteau First 53 performance cruising yacht. Configured for effortless single or twin-handed sailing under sail, MOWGLI also benefits from fitment of the performance t-keel option in addition to the taller carbon rig with carbon sail wardrobe. Despite having a full cruising inventory including luxuries such as air-conditioning, weight is kept in check with the fitment of a factory upgraded Lithium battery package saving approx. 170kgs over AGM batteries, and the carbon mast, saving over 100kgs from the aluminium mast, while also being 1m taller. 

With almost every possible option and primary package ticked, MOWGLI has everything you could need for fast cruising, cub racing, comfortable long-term cruising or serious bluewater adventures. 

Her specification highlights include:- 

•    Blue grey topsides

•    Teak laid side decks, coachroof, cockpit and bathing platform

•    Performance 3.02m lead/iron t-keel

•    Twin rudders

•    Yanmar 80hp engine with saildrive and 3-bladed folding propeller

•    Retractable bow and stern thrusters

•    Carbon performance mast

•    Park avenue boom

•    3-cabin, 2-heads (with separate shower room) interior layout finished in Alpi teak

•    Luxe Trim level package

•    Offshore B&GH5000 & Zeus 12” plotter navigation pack plus additional B&G Fastnet pack with mast-mounted 20/20 displays

•    B&G V100B VHF system with DSC, GPS and AIS transceiver

•    Downwind sailing pack

•    Self-tacking staysail pack

•    Staysail rigging pack

•    Electric sub-deck genoa furler

•    Upgraded Harken electric sheet winches and primary control line winch

•    Carbon/Tecnora sails and Kevlar Code 0

•    Lithium-Ion battery upgrade package with increased battery capacity

•    Remote battery control

•    Onan 8kva generator

•    2.2kw inverter

•    Reverse-cycle air-conditioning with 44,000 BTU output

•    Additional fridge in galley

•    Dishwasher

•    Electric flush heads

•    Dock water inlet

•    Fresh/salt water deck wash pump

•    Chain counter for anchor windlass

•    Electric operating bathing platform giving access to tender garage

•    Large forward sail locker

RECENT REFIT HISTORY

2025 (Extended warranty and works completed from the manufacturer)

•    New hull side paint

•    New boom paint

•    Installation of a third mainsail reef

•    Replacement of the engine throttle

•    Replacement of the engine control box

•    New bilge pump

•    New boom light

•    AIS check

•    New radar reflector on mast

•    Hydraulic system service

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

Capitalizing on 40 years of expertise, the First 53 is the latest member of the First range, launched by BENETEAU in 1977.

With sights set on high-performance cruising and more, if you are keen on regattas, this “Luxury Performance” sailing yacht was designed for expert sailors and demanding owners. With a well-balanced hull and helm for unique sensations, easy-flow deck plan, modern marine interior with a décor of white lacquered bulkheads and moulded wood, the First 53 gets the renewal of the new generation of First sailing yachts truly underway!

Exterior Design 

The First 53 is a happy mix of classic and modern lines. With a straight slender bow providing plenty of forward space, and a 5-metre maximum beam further aft, she immediately stands out for her sturdy seaworthy looks. The cockpit has been studied in detail to ensure nothing can obstruct forward movement: manoeuvring close-hauled from the twin helm stations with easy access to the side decks, space given over completely to relaxation near the companionway. With a flush deck, low coachroof and a sleek modern look, she has all the virtues of a thoroughbred. The First 53 marks a new era with a top quality mast and high-end deck gear and a powerful sail plan that is easily controlled by a shorthanded crew.

Interior Design

Moulded wood has made a comeback in the interior of the First 53. This noble material with polished finishes contrasts with a modern almost minimalist décor of lacquered white bulkheads with a teak sole. There are lots of fiddles and hand rails, as well as plenty of storage indoors, where three double cabins and two heads make up the accommodation. The major innovation in the interior has been separating the lounge/relaxation area, with a sofa and coffee table, and the galley space with a dinner table. The result is bright, well-ventilated and it communicates well with the exterior by an easy and intuitive companionway.

PRESS REVIEW:

“I’d say the First 53 is the most elegant boat Beneteau has ever produced. Sleek, subtle and thoroughly modern in both style and specification, the execution of the detail is impressive, albeit with some questionable proportions forward of the helm stations. It looks like being a slippery boat too with impressive light airs performance and polars that suggest it’ll be a blast in a breeze. But what impressed me in particular is something that Beneteau is especially good at – identifying its customers and building a boat for them at the same time as pressing at the boundaries of technology and style. It doesn’t always get it right but the world’s largest boatbuilder has to be admired for having the nerve to try. In this case, with 20 already sold within the first few months it’s on course to become a potential Beneteau benchmark.”

Extracts from Yachting World boat test.

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:

•    It is our understanding that the yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A — "Ocean".

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

•    Balsa sandwich infusion hull

•    Vacuum infused structural inner liner (Fabrics - resin) bonded to the hull

•    Grey Blue topsides finish

•    Deck in glass fibre/balsa wood sandwich infusion

•    Teak laid side decks, coachroof and cockpit

Keel & Rudder:

•    3.02m draft Performance T-keel with cast iron fin and lead bulb attached with bolts and bonded stainless steel backplate

•    Twin rudders hung with stainless steel stock

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

•    Yanmar 4JH80 4-cylinder common rail diesel engine producing 80hp (59kw) @ 3,200 rpm

•    Yanmar saildrive gearbox

•    Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger

•    Soundproof engine room 

•    Fuel/water separators

•    Extraction fan

•    Electronic gear/throttle control at the starboard helm station

•    NMEA engine data to chart plotter screen

Maintenance & Performance:

•    Engine hours:  approximately 411 hours as of December 2025

•    Engine serviced annually – last service as of February 2025

Propulsion & Steering:

•    3-bladed folding propeller

•    Sleipner 24vDC retractable bowthruster

•    Sleipner Retractable sternthruster

•    2x Carbonautica composite 1,100m diameter helm wheels with chain steering system

•    Emergency steering gear

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

•    12vDC primary domestic system with 220vAC via generator, inverter or shorepower

Battery Banks:

•    Lithium service battery bank with 5x 140Ah batteries providing approx. 700Ah @ 12vDC

•    100Ah engine start battery

•    Dedicated bowthruster battery bank with 4x 50Ah batteries joined in parallel and series to supply 24vDC

•    Electric battery switch (connected to the Ship Control, controls powering on or shut-off of batteries remotely)

Generator:

•    Onan 8MDKBW-1100B 8kva 220vAC diesel generator

•    Generator hours: approx. 86 as of December 2025

•    Generator last service: February as of 2025

Battery Charger/Inverter:

•    60Ah automatic battery charger

•    Cristec 25A automatic battery charger for bowthruster battery bank

•    2x Battery chargers 

•    2x ABB OTM 63A 50-60Hz 63F3CMA 230V power selector

•    Mastervolt pure sine wave 2000w 12/220v inverter

Alternator:

•    1x 125Ah 12vDC engine-mounted alternator 

Shorepower:

•    220vAC 50Hz 32A shore power system 

•    Ring-main with 220vAC sockets throughout yacht

Other Electrical:

•    12vDC electrical panel (Breaker, Voltmeter, Water gauge, Fuel gauge, Battery warning, Fuel warning, Water warning) with dual USB port and Navicolor 3.5’’ screen

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:

•    12vDC pressure system pump for fresh water supply 

•    Freshwater pressurised dock inlet

•    Hot water supplied via engine cooling with calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element from shore power in well-insulated Nautic Boiler 40 litre 220vAC hot water tank

•    Hot & cold pressurised water to galley, heads and shower in cockpit 

Salt Water:

•    12vDC deckwash pump (switchable for salt or fresh water)

•    12vDC pressurised salt water supply to galley sink

Bilge Pumps:

•    Bilge pump override switch at AC/DC panel

•    12vDC electric bilge pumps

•    Manual bilge pump in cockpit

Black & Grey Water:

•    Black water discharge directly to the sea or into a black water tanks

•    Grey water discharges to sea 

Gas System::

•    Gas locker for 2x gas bottles in the anchor locker (Diameter: 0,28m / 11’’ x Height: 0,45m / 1’6’’) 

•    Regulator and safety tap

•    Gas leak detector

TANKAGE

Fuel:

•    400 litres fuel capacity in 2x 200 litre rotomoulded diesel tanks located beneath port and starboard aft berths

•    Electronic gauge

•    Low level alarm 

•    Deck filler

Fresh Water:

•    680 litres freshwater capacity in 1x 380 litre rotomouled tank under owner’s cabin berth and 2x 150 litre rotomoulded tanks under saloon floor

•    Electronic gauge

•    Deck fillers

Holding tanks:

•    2x 80 litres black water holding tanks 

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

•    2x B&G 12’’ Zeus3S wide wireless multi-function touchscreen chart plotter displays

•    PC interface

•    B&H H5000 unit with wind, speed, log and temperature transducers

•    Forward-looking echo-sounder

•    3x B&G 20/20 mast repeaters

•    B&G H5000 autopilot with keyboard on port console

•    WR10 Wireless autopilot remote control

•    Nasa Marine Easy Navtex receiver and display

•    Plastimo steering compasses

Communications Equipment:

•    B&G V100-B VHF radio at chart table with Class-D DSC, GPS-500 receiver and NAIS 500 AIS transceiver

•    B&G H60 VHF wireless handset 

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT:

Galley:

•    ENO 3-burner gas hob with oven and grill

•    Vitrifrigo front opening 174 litre fridge with integrated 16 litre freezer 

•    Additional 36 litre top-opening stainless steel refrigerated cool box

•    Electrolux 220vAC dishwasher for 6 place settings

•    Sink with pressurised hot & cold fresh water supplies

•    Pressurised saltwater supply to galley sink

Heads:

•    Tecma electric fresh/seawater flush heads in owner’s ensuite heads

•    Quiet Flush electric fresh/seawater flush heads in starboard aft heads

•    Manual marine heads port aft heads

•    Hot & cold pressurised showers in all bathrooms with electric drain pumps

Heating & Ventilation:

•    Dometic 220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system with 44,000 BTU combined output 

Entertainment 

•    Fusion RA70N entertainment system with speakers in saloon and cockpit

Lighting:

•    LED interior lighting throughout including courtesy lighting 

•    LED navigation lights

ACCOMODATION

 

Summary of Accommodation:

•    Three double guest cabins including master cabin forward

•    Sleeps up to 7 guests in three double cabins and occasional settee berth in saloon

Accommodation Finish:

•    Alpi teak woodwork and white lacquered wood on base units and bulkheads 

•    Alpikord teak flooring

•    Lounge Mega Rabbit 160 fabric interior upholstery

•    Sprung mattress in owner’s cabin

•    Beige padded ceilings (and Macadamia in the central part of the saloon)

•    Corian Glacier White galley work top with moulded teak beading

•    Corian Glacier White heads counters

•    Opening deckhead hatches with mosquito screens/blinds

Accommodation Description from Forward:

Owner’s cabin:

•    Headroom: 2,01 - 1,96m / 6’7’’ - 6’5’’

•    Central double bed (2,00m x 1,60m - 1,15m / 6’9’’ x 5’3’’ - 3’9’’) with fabric padded bedstead 

•    Bed access sideboard 

•    Chair on each side of bed 

•    Shoe stowage beneath the bed 

•    2 Hanger closets, with incorporated LED lighting 

•    Central full-height unit with LED lighting: 4 drawers at the bottom, 1 door with 4 shelves, mirror inside the door 

•    2x night tables 

Owner’s Cabin Ensuite Heads:

•    Toilet compartment to starboard with 1,92m / 6’4’’ headroom

•    Electric flush toilet

•    Counter with integrated polyester basin and mixer tap 

•    Cabinet with mirror front

•    Toilet accessories 

•    Shower compartment to port with 1,97m / 6’6’’ headroom

•    Shower with seat and wooden shower base 

•    Open stowage trays 

Saloon:

•    Headroom: 2,00 - 1,97m / 6’7’’ / 6’6’’

•    Lounge type L-shaped sofa to port

•    Coffee table, wooden top with moulded beading, access to bottle rack opposite the seat

•    Storage under bench seats 

•    Electrical panel to starboard incorporated into a piece of furniture for access to electrical connections

•    To port is a wooden table with integrated sliding extension leaf 

•    Face-to-face bench seats with extension (can seat up to 6 diners) 

•    Storage under bench seats 

•    Deep storage unit against bulkhead 

Galley:

•    Headroom: 2,01m / 6’7’’ 

•    L-shaped galley 

•    Rectangular stainless steel sink  with mixer tap with hot/cold water under pressure 

•    Gas stove with stainless steel protection handrail 

•    Stowage below the oven with drop-down door 

•    Stowage on work top with top opening 

•    3 drawer storage on the work top (Space for the dishwasher option) 

•    Fridge  and freezer

•    Fitted lockers and closed shelving 

•    Bin (20L) 

•    Base unit: 1 drawer on the side, 2 doors, 1 shelf 

Port Aft Cabin:

•    Headroom: 1,92m / 6’4’’ 

•    Double bed (2,04m x 1,40m / 6’8’’ x 4’7’’) 

•    Hanging locker, 1 Cupboard with shelves, with incorporated LED lighting 

•    Lockers with top opening along the hull 

•    Bed access sideboard 

•    Drawer under the bed

•    Large stowage under the bed, top opening (location for air conditioning option) 

Starboard Aft Cabin:

•    Headroom: 1,92m / 6’4’’ 

•    Double bed (2,04m x 1,40m / 6’8’’ x 4’7’’) 

•    Hanging locker, 2 lockers with top opening along the hull 

•    Bed access sideboard 

•    Drawer under the bed 

•    Large stowage under the bed, top opening

Starboard Aft Heads:

•    Headroom: 1,95m / 6’5’’

•    Access from the saloon or the starboard aft cabin 

•    Separate shower

•    Electric flush heads

•    Washbasin with mixer tap 

•    Cabinet + Storage space under the basin 

•    2 Mirrors 

•    Toilet accessories

DECK EQUIPMENT

 

Rig:

•    Performance carbon classical mast tapered, deck-stepped (+ 1m / 3’3’’, Weight saving: 100kg / 220 lbs) 

•    3 sets of aft swept spreaders 

•    Stainless steel rod standing rigging 

•    Sparcraft aluminum black lacquered canoe boom with hydraulic piston and integrated LED lighting for the cockpit area

•    Textile backstay crow's foot with hydraulic pistons 

•    Hydraulic vang

•    Harken fixed blocks at foot of mast 

•    Harken Switch mainsail track 

•    Mainsail attachment point at bottom of cockpit with stand-up block 

•    German system (Two-way mainsheet at the helm station) 

•    All lines brought back to the helm stations

•    Subdeck electric genoa furler

•    Self-tacking staysail track with traveller

•    Removable inner staysail with Wichard double chainplate on foredeck and Dyneema halyard

•    Harken Black Magic blocks for spinnaker

•    Dyneema spinnaker halyards

•    Additional halyard clutches for spinnaker

Winches: 

•    2x Harken 70.2 STPEH Performa electric 2-speed, self-tailing primary winches

•    2x Harken 50.2 STPEH Performa electric 2-speed, self-tailing control line winch to starboard

Sails:

•    Ratsey & Lapthorn Sails Carbon/Tecnora laminate fully-battened mainsail - 2021

•    Ratsey & Lapthorn Sails Carbon/Tecnora laminate furling Genoa - 2021

•    Ratsey & Lapthorn Sails Kevlar laminate furling Code 0 - 2021

•    Ratsey & Lapthorn Sails Kevlar staysail - 2021

•    Ratsey & Lapthorn Sails Asymmetrical A2 with snuffer - 2021

General:

•    Black lacquered stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwire stanchions with twin textile lifelines

•    Side boarding gates

•    Twin teak cockpit tables with extensions on stainless steel pedestals 

•    12vDC electric stern platform convertible to teak-laid bathing platform ((2,61m x 0,93m / 8’7’’ x 3’1’’) )with remote control

•    Tender garage (2,48m x 1,69m x 0,80m / 8’2’’ x 5’7’’ x 2’7’’) accessible from stern platform and from cockpit with tender loading system

•    12vDC electric inflator/deflator for tender and fenders

•    Stainless steel, removable bathing ladder with dedicated stowage in the cockpit 

•    Self-draining cockpit

•    Deck shower

•    Outboard engine bracket 

•    Carbon passarelle 

•    Flush deckhead hatches

Covers, Cushions & Canvas: 

•    Charcoal grey canvas sprayhood with stainless steel frame

•    Charcoal grey canvas covers for cockpit tables and helm pedestals

•    Sunbrella Terry beige cockpit cushions

•    Charcoal grey canvas boom awning

•    Charcoal grey stackpack with lazyjacks

•    Full winter boat cover

Anchoring & Mooring:

•    Lewmar 12vDC 1,500w reversing vertical anchor windlass

•    Quick remote control in the cockpit with chain counter

•    32kgs spade anchor with 60meteers of 12mm chain and warp

•    Retractable Nomen black anodised mooring cleats

•    Fore and aft mooring lines

•    Warps and fenders

Tender & Outboard: 

•    AB Inflatables 9AL aluminium bottom 2.76m inflatable tender

•    Electric outboard or 10hp 4-stroke Outboard engine 

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.