First 42 S7
Production boat · Farr Yacht Design · Bénéteau · since 1994
- Boats
- 2
- Results
- 9
- Wins
- 5
- Races
- 2
- Length
- 12.7m
- Beam
- 4.12m
- Draft
- 2.3m
- Weight
- 8.5t
- Sail area
- 95.97m²
Most successful
Specifications
Production boat
- Designer
- Farr Yacht Design
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- First built
- 1994
- Length
- 12.7m
- Waterline
- 10.9m
- Beam
- 4.12m
- Draft
- 2.3m
- Displacement
- 8,500kg
- Ballast
- 2,800kg
- Sail area upwind
- 95.97m²
- Keel
- bulb
Lead-keel version; loa_m is hull length as listed by the source
Published figures for the design; individual boats are often modified. Sources: boat-specs.com
Against its rivals
The First 42 S7 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 42 S7 | 12.7 m | 4.12 m | 2.30 m | 8.5 t | 96 m² | 23.4 | 2 | 5 |
| First 44 | 13.2 m | 4.24 m | 2.15 m | 10.3 t | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| First 40 | 12.2 m | 3.89 m | 2.45 m | 7.9 t | 91 m² | 23.2 | 12 | 7 |
| First 50 | 13.3 m | 4.41 m | 2.40 m | 13.6 t | 139 m² | 24.8 | 2 | 1 |
| First 44.7 | 13.3 m | 3.97 m | 2.10 m | 10.0 t | 128 m² | 28.0 | 6 | 10 |
| Boat | Sail no. | Skipper or owner | Years | Results | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELIPLOE | GRE-1815 | Thanasis Piniaris | 2022–2026 | 8 | 5 |
| Marinus First | — | Alejandro Martínez | 2024 | 1 | — |
| Race | Results of this design | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aegean Regatta | 8 | 5 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Ruta de la Tramuntana | 1 | — | 2024 |