La Mer Beneteau Yacht for Sale

La Mer is a 2015 Beneteau First 35 Carbon Edition, a rare race-bred expression of Bruce Farr’s celebrated First-series pedigree, the same design partnership behind Two True’s overall Sydney-Hobart win. Yachting Monthly praised the First 35 for combining “smouldering looks, startling pace, and cruising comfort without compromise,” while BoatAdvice called the Carbon Edition a favorably IRC-rated “pocket rocket.” Voile Magazine named her its Yacht of the Year. Resolutely seaworthy and incredibly spacious, she carries an unbeatable level of equipment and design in her class: a carbon-fiber keel-stepped mast, all-lead fin keel, retractable carbon bowsprit, and a composite multi-position tilting wheel. Her taut lines are accentuated by particularly elegant hull and roof detailing, while a huge cockpit, aft mainsheet traveller, and German System sail controls make life aboard safer and easier — and her long-draft lead keel promises outstanding performance. Below, the interior is an elegant contrast of light-colored upholstery and classic teak woodwork, elevated aboard La Mer by a custom teak-and-holly cabin sole. Two spacious double cabins and an L-shaped galley opposite the chart table open onto a salon equal in size to that of the First 40 — proof that a boat built to win regattas can still be handled with ease by a small crew or a cruising family.

Key Features

• Carbon Rig: Carbon-fiber keel-stepped Hall Spar mast with rod standing rigging and two sets of swept-back spreaders — standard equipment unique to the Carbon Edition

• Retractable Bowsprit: Extending carbon fiber spinnaker tube/bowsprit with added bob stay for easy asymmetric spinnaker deployment

• Recently Upgraded Autopilot: Raymarine Evolution autopilot with dual control stations, replaced in 2026

• New Lithium House Bank: Two 100Ah lithium house batteries and a new AGM starting battery, both installed 2026, charged by a Cristec YPower 12V/40A charger

• Mast Instrumentation: Two 7” Garmin GNX120 wireless displays at the mast

• Comprehensive Sail Inventory: Ullman FiberPath laminate racing main, J1, J2, two A2 asymmetric spinnakers, and a Code Zero, plus a complete Dacron roller-furling cruising main and jib

• Diesel Forced-Air Heat: Vented to the salon and aft cabin — a genuine cruising comfort uncommon on a performance-oriented design

• Custom Joinery: Teak-and-holly cabin sole and fitted teak table

• Iverson Designs Dodger - Blue: Added in 2020

• Service: last oil change July 2026; last transmission oil change November 2024

• Deck Gear: Six Harken self-tailing winches (four #46, two #40) and an electric windlass

• Ground Tackle: Fortress FX-7 and 35 lb Mantus M2 anchors, 180 ft chain and 200 ft rode

• Rare Edition: One of a limited run of Carbon Edition First 35s, an ideal dual-purpose platform for competitive PHRF/one-design racing and comfortable weekend or coastal cruising for a couple or small family