First Class 8
One-design class · Groupe Finot · Beneteau
- Boats
- 4
- Results
- 6
- Wins
- 3
- Races
- 3
- Length
- 7.78m
- Beam
- 2.5m
- Draft
- 1.83m
- Weight
- 1.5t
Most successful
Specifications
One-design class
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Length
- 7.78m
- Beam
- 2.5m
- Draft
- 1.83m
- Displacement
- 1,467kg
Figures from the ORC one-design reference certificate.
Published figures for the design; individual boats are often modified. Sources: data.orc.org
Against its rivals
The First Class 8 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 Class 8 | 7.8 m | 2.50 m | 1.83 m | 1.5 t | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davincy | BEL985 | Ignacio A. Roig | 2022–2025 | 3 | 3 |
| Gabriel Onofre | — | Jose Francisco García de Soto y de la Roza | 2022 | 1 | — |
| Ko Samui | — | Borja Pradas Paisan | 2023 | 1 | — |
| Masty III | — | Luís Guerra | 2023 | 1 | — |
| Race | Results of this design | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trofeo S.M. La Reina | 3 | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Regata SAR Don Felipe de Borbón | 2 | — | 2022, 2023 |
| Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy | 1 | — | 2023 |