Bénéteau First 27.7 Shoal draft
Sailboat
27′ 2″
Monohull
Since 2002
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 27.7 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2002–2015
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 19/20
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 27′ 2″ (8.28 m)
- Waterline length
- 27′ 2″ (8.28 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 10″ (3.00 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 10″ (1.47 m)
- Displacement
- 6,603 lb (2,995 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,918 lb (870 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 14 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 525 sq ft (48.8 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.9
- Displacement / length
- 147
- Ballast ratio
- 29%
- Capsize screening
- 2.10
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 : fin with bulb
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 618 ft²
- Award(s)
- 2003: European Yacht of the Year: L
- Ballast ratio
- 29 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Country
- France
- EC design category
- B
- French customs tonnage
- 7.26 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 10.6 gal
- Genoa area
- 226 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Prismatic coefficient
- 0.59
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 19/20
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 691 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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