First 27 - 2018

Sailboat specifications

The First 27 - 2018 is a 26’2” (7.99m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Sam Manuard Yacht Design (France). She is built since 2018 by Bénéteau (France). She has been awarded "2015 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Cruiser/Racer".

The First 27 - 2018 has also been marketed as Seascape 27.

First 27 - 2018's main features

Model

First 27 - 2018

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Cruiser-racer sailboat

Sailboat builder

Bénéteau

Sailboat designer

Sam Manuard Yacht Design

Sailboat range

First

Country

France

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich foam fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich foam fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)

First built hull

2018

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

2015: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Cruiser/Racer

Appendages

Keel : swing keel

Helm

Single tiller

Rudder

Twin transom hung rudders

Unsinkable

Yes

Trailerable

Yes

EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

About

65 500 €

(2020)

First 27 - 2018's main dimensions

Hull length: 26’ 2”7.99 m
Waterline length: 26’ 2”7.99 m
Beam (width): 8’ 4”2.54 m
Draft: 6’ 5”1.95 m
Draft when appendages up: 3’ 1”0.95 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 3042 lb1380 kg
Ballast weight: 1345 lb610 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron / lead fin

First 27 - 2018's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 517 ft²48 m²
Downwind sail area: 1163 ft²108 m²
Mainsail area: 301 ft²28 m²
Genoa area: 215 ft²20 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 861 ft²80 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Carbon fiber spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

First 27 - 2018's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 417 ft²/T38.72 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 938 ft²/T87.13 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 77
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 44 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.86 knots