Beneteau

First Class 7

Monohull

1983–1985

Length
6.55 m
Beam
2.44 m
Draft
1.49 m
Sail area
20.07 m²

Specifications

30 specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
Length overall
6.55 m
Waterline length
6.1 m
Beam
2.44 m
Draft
1.49 m
Minimum draft
0.63 m
Displacement
896 kg
Ballast
336 kg
Sails & rig9
Rig type
Sloop, fractional rig
Sail area
20.07 m²
Mainsail area
12.43 m²
Foresail area
10.79 m²
Foretriangle height (I)
8.3 m
Foretriangle base (J)
2.6 m
Mainsail luff (P)
8.29 m
Mainsail foot (E)
3 m
Forestay length
8.7 m
Hull & construction2
Hull material
Fibreglass
Keel type
Swing keel
Production & design5
Production started
1983
Production ended
1985
Hulls built
120
Builder
Beneteau
Designer
Jean-Marie Finot / Jacques Fauroux
Performance ratios7
Sail area / displacement
22.01
Displacement / length
110.21
Ballast / displacement
37.5 %
Comfort ratio
9.35
Capsize screening
2.55
Hull speed
5.99 kn
Load per cm of immersion
102.1 kg/cm

Yacht photography

2

Years, generations and variants

First Class 71 generation

01

1983–1985

First Class 7

Discontinued