Beneteau

First Class 8

Monohull

1982–1994

Length
7.75 m
Beam
2.49 m
Draft
1.77 m
Sail area
29.36 m²

Specifications

30 specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
Length overall
7.75 m
Waterline length
6.61 m
Beam
2.49 m
Draft
1.77 m
Minimum draft
0.69 m
Displacement
1,406 kg
Ballast
522 kg
Sails & rig9
Rig type
Sloop, fractional rig
Sail area
29.36 m²
Mainsail area
17.08 m²
Foresail area
12.2 m²
Foretriangle height (I)
8.72 m
Foretriangle base (J)
2.8 m
Mainsail luff (P)
10.05 m
Mainsail foot (E)
3.4 m
Forestay length
9.16 m
Hull & construction2
Hull material
Fibreglass
Keel type
Swing keel
Production & design5
Production started
1982
Production ended
1994
Hulls built
969
Builder
Beneteau
Designer
Jacques Fauroux/Jean-Marie Finot
Performance ratios7
Sail area / displacement
23.84
Displacement / length
136
Ballast / displacement
37.1 %
Comfort ratio
12.83
Capsize screening
2.24
Hull speed
6.24 kn
Load per cm of immersion
112.8 kg/cm

Yacht photography

2

Years, generations and variants

First Class 81 generation

01

1982–1994

First Class 8

Discontinued