Beneteau First 25.7

The Beneteau First 25.7 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 2004.

The First 25.7 is a development of the Beneteau First 260 Spirit and was developed into the Beneteau First 25S in 2008.

Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France and in the United States, but is now out of production.

Design
The First 25.7 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a centreboard or optional fixed fin keel. It displaces 4740 lb and carries 1433 lb of ballast.

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 4.76 ft, while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 6.07 ft with the centreboard extended and 2.79 ft with it retracted.

The boat is optionally fitted with a Nanni Industries diesel engine of 14 hp. The fuel tank holds 8 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 10 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 6.58 kn.