BoatsBeneteau First Class 7.5

Beneteau First Class 7.5

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 2008

A 2008-era fractional sloop with a high 30.49 sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid acceleration

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

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Swing Keel

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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 1,170 kg of hull, so roughly 1,750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,170 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.90 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 moderate beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.43 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.43
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 78
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 30.5

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

  • Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 599 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
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.5
Displacement / length
77.6
Comfort ratio
9.5
Capsize screening
2.43
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
731
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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