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Beneteau First 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1978

An Andre Mauric design offered with multiple rig configurations and sold in the US as the Beneteau R/C 27

Designed by Andre Mauric.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.26
LightHeavy

230 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 230
EasygoingPowered-up

16.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
229.6
Comfort ratio
16.8
Capsize screening
2.26
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
765
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Andre Mauric
Builder
Beneteau

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