First Class 7.5 at Bénéteau

a successor for the First-class 8


awarded" boat of the year 2005" by Voile Magazine 2004, November read the article

 

 

 

 

Program

 


- Cruising boat for training and regatta
- Solid, modern, easy to maintain
- Easy to transport
- safe, good capability to right up

 

 



With the Bénéteau shipyard and the FFV (french sailing federation) the Groupe Finot is designing the successor for the First-Class 8.


The latter, designed 1982, has been built until 1994, more than 1000 units has been produced.



Construction

 

Monolithic construction
Hull and deck are constructed using the infusion technology, to achieve regularity of the weight and the shape.
These qualities are essential for a racing boat.

The ballast is a swing keel like the older First-Class, that allows to scrape the bottom of the keel without too much damage.
The boat will be resin-coated, for a better shape accuracy.



A large cockpit allows the crew to move easily

Charactéristics


Length 7,49 m
Width 2,54 m
Draft 0,70 -1,98 m
Displacement 1170 kg
keel 367 kg
Sailing area 36,6 m²
Main sail 21,30 m²
Genoa 15,30 m²
Spinnaker assym. 62 m²
Spinnaker symétric 68 m²
Best Boatspeeds

These predicted speeds are the output of the the Wolfson Unit VPP software using the basic data of the boat. They are theoretical and comparative and cannot be regarded as contractual.

All the photos of this page are issued from Bénéteau collection.

 

We hope that the First Class 7.5 will captivate the younger sailors and racers through the clubs.

 

Logo Finot

1, rue Pierre Vaudenay (les Metz)
78350 Jouy-en-josas, France
Tel: 01 39 46 20 02
Fax: 01 39 46 51 79

Logo Bénéteau

Z.I des Mares
85 270 Saint Hilaire de Riez
Tel: 0251605000
Fax 0251605010
http://www.beneteau.com/beneteau

Page d'accueil/Home page: www.finot.com