First 27.7
Production boat · Finot Conq Architectes · Beneteau · since 2002
- Boats
- 2
- Results
- 4
- Wins
- 1
- Races
- 3
- Length
- 8.3m
- Beam
- 3m
- Sail area
- 48.8m²
Most successful
Specifications
Production boat
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Builder
- Beneteau
- First built
- 2002
- Length
- 8.3m
- Beam
- 3m
- Sail area upwind
- 48.8m²
Draft, displacement and ballast differ between the fixed shoal keel (1.45 m, 2,995 kg) and lifting keel (2.2 m, 2,795 kg) versions, so left out; source waterline equals hull length, left out; loa_m is hull length as listed by the source; sail area is main + genoa as listed by the source
Published figures for the design; individual boats are often modified. Sources: boat-specs.com
Against its rivals
The First 27.7 against four designs like it, from published figures. Swap any of the four. Each spoke is scaled to the largest of the five; a figure that isn't published sits at the centre (— in the table).
| Design | Length | Beam | Draft | Weight | Sail area | Power (SA/D) | Boats racing | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 27.7 | 8.3 m | 3.00 m | — | — | 49 m² | — | 2 | 1 |
| First 28 | 8.6 m | 3.00 m | 1.72 m | 2.7 t | 44 m² | 23.0 | 1 | 5 |
| First Class 8 | 7.8 m | 2.50 m | 1.83 m | 1.5 t | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| First 31.7 | 9.5 m | 3.23 m | 1.90 m | 3.8 t | 53 m² | 22.1 | 9 | 6 |
| First 32 | 9.6 m | 3.37 m | 1.80 m | 3.8 t | 57 m² | 23.9 | 1 | 4 |
| Boat | Sail no. | Skipper or owner | Years | Results | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melina | GRE-1864 | Kostas Chaidas | 2023–2025 | 3 | 1 |
| Qween Emily | — | — | 2022 | 1 | — |
| Race | Results of this design | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Revolution Race | 2 | — | 2023, 2025 |
| Hydra Race | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shiyut Arim | 1 | — | 2022 |