Beneteau First 25.7

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The Beneteau First 25.7, on the water

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Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.85 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

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

Capsize screening 2.16

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 151

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.8

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 ~86% of boats her size on file

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

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau First 25.7, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau First 25.7 is a 7.5-meter fractional sloop designed by Groupe Finot and built by Beneteau since 2004, originally as the First 260 Spirit. It features a keel/centerboard hull with dual rudders and displaces 2150 kg.0:18 Aboard *Sasa Fegic*'s toured Beneteau First 25.7 *Petra*, the cockpit-led sail controls include a furling genoa and two-line reefing mainsail.3:15 The helm uses a tiller extension and a Raymarine Autopilot, which disconnects manually for hand steering.0:29 Engine controls are on the starboard cockpit, and the mainsheet is near the tiller for single-handed operation.0:50 The boat carries a 30-liter diesel tank and a separate water tank.2:17 Below deck, the galley has a single gas burner, refrigerator, and foot-pump sink.4:04 The navigation station houses battery switches and a control panel for lighting and bilge pumps.7:19 A retractable keel, operated by a salon winch handle, allows shallow-water access.5:34 The vessel includes a marine toilet with a waste tank and an automatic fire suppression system.6:15

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

30.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.8

Displacement / length

151.0

Comfort ratio

16.0

Capsize screening

2.16

Hull speed

6.6 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

781

Hull

Hull type

Keel/CB w/dual rudders

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2004

Designer

Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)

Builder

Beneteau

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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