First 50
Production boat · Philippe Briand · Beneteau · since 2006
- Boats
- 2
- Results
- 5
- Wins
- 1
- Races
- 3
- Length
- 13.25m
- Beam
- 4.41m
- Draft
- 2.4m
- Weight
- 13.6t
- Sail area
- 138.7m²
Most successful
Specifications
Production boat
- Designer
- Philippe Briand
- Builder
- Beneteau
- First built
- 2006
- Length
- 13.25m
- Beam
- 4.41m
- Draft
- 2.4m
- Displacement
- 13,585kg
- Ballast
- 4,770kg
- Sail area upwind
- 138.7m²
- Keel
- bulb
Standard keel; source also gives 14.99 m overall length; 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 50 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 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 |
| First 44 | 13.2 m | 4.24 m | 2.15 m | 10.3 t | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| First 45 | 13.7 m | 4.20 m | 2.40 m | 11.6 t | 116 m² | 23.0 | 4 | 8 |
| First 42 S7 | 12.7 m | 4.12 m | 2.30 m | 8.5 t | 96 m² | 23.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Race | Results of this design | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regata Bahía de Pollença | 3 | 1 | 2026 |
| Viška regata | 1 | — | 2025 |
| Splitova regata krstaša | 1 | — | 2024 |