BoatsFirst 27 SE (Beneteau)

First 27 SE (Beneteau)

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/dual Rudders · First built 2011

A carbon-rigged performance variant featuring a lighter displacement and increased sail area for competitive speed

Designed by Sam Manuard & Samuel Manuard, built by Seascape.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.54 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,400 kg of hull, so roughly 2,000 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.95 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.29
EasygoingPowered-up

37.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 37.2
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 597 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
37.2
Capsize screening
2.29
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Keel built in lead, iron and epoxy GRP
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Sam Manuard, Samuel Manuard
Builder
Seascape, Beneteau

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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