FIRST 27 (BENETEAU)
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1978
Dimensions
- LOA
- 26.24 ft
- LWL
- 21.75 ft
- Beam
- 9.84 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.43 ft
- Displacement
- 5,291 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,905 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.26 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 230
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 36.0%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 306 sq ft
- I
- 34 ft
- J
- 10 ft
- P
- 29.5 ft
- E
- 9.2 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1978
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Water
- 24 gal
- Fuel
- 7 gal
Notes: Sold in US as BENETEAU R/C 27.\nDeep Keel: 5.5'/1.68m.\nSome were delivered with a fractional rig or a taller masthead rig.\n\nFRACTIONAL SLOOP RIG:\nI: 32.80'/10.00m\nJ: 10.90'/3.32m\nP: 31.90'/9.72m\nE: 9.80'/2.99m\n\nMASTHEAD TALL RIG:\nI: 36.80'/11.22m\nJ: 10.00'/3.05m\nP: 32.20'/9.81m\nE: 9.50'/2.90m
Designer
- Andre Mauric (1909–2003)
Builder
- Beneteau (1884)