Bénéteau First 27 - 2018
Sailboat
26′ 2″
Monohull
Since 2018
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 27 - 2018
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2018 on
- Designer
- Sam Manuard Yacht Design
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 26′ 2″ (7.98 m)
- Waterline length
- 26′ 2″ (7.98 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 4″ (2.54 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 3′ 1″ (0.94 m)
- Displacement
- 3,042 lb (1,380 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,345 lb (610 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard or inboard engine
- Power
- 3–10 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 517 sq ft (48.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 2
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 39.4
- Displacement / length
- 76
- Ballast ratio
- 44%
- Capsize screening
- 2.30
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
- Keel : swing keel
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 861 ft²
- Award(s)
- 2015: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Cruiser/Racer
- Ballast ratio
- 44 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron / lead fin
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Country
- France
- EC design category
- B
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 10.6 gal
- Genoa area
- 215 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Twin transom hung rudders
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Carbon fiber spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 65 500 € (2020)
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- Yes
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.