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Beneteau First 25s

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard, twin rudders · First built 2008

A fractional sloop offering an optional diesel inboard and dual rudders for precise control in a 7.5-metre package

Designed by Finot, Conq & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB w/dual Rudders

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 0.84 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

151 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 151
EasygoingPowered-up

20.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.4
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 605 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.4
Displacement / length
151.0
Comfort ratio
16.2
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
775
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB w/dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Finot, Conq, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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Seaward Yachts 26RK8.66 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA fractional sloop with a 1.83m lifting bulb keel, offering deep-water performance in a trailerable 8.66m package
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser

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