Bénéteau First 18 Swing keel
Sailboat
19′ 5″
Monohull
Since 1978
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 18 Swing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1978–1982
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 19′ 5″ (5.92 m)
- Waterline length
- 16′ 7″ (5.05 m)
- Beam
- 7′ 11″ (2.41 m)
- Draft
- 3′ 7″ (1.09 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 1′ 10″ (0.56 m)
- Displacement
- 1,323 lb (600 kg)
- Ballast
- 397 lb (180 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 189 sq ft (17.6 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 6
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 25.1
- Displacement / length
- 130
- Ballast ratio
- 30%
- Capsize screening
- 2.89
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Lifting keel : swing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 30 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 4
- French customs tonnage
- 2.68 Tx
- Genoa area
- 81 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 3.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 54 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 4 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Sailboat collection
- Micro
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- Continuous
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.