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Beneteau First 18 SE
The Beneteau First 18 SE (Seascape Edition), previously called the Beneteau First 18 and the Seascape 18, is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by Samuel Manuard as a planing one design racer-cruiser and first built in 2008. The industrial design work was done by Gigodesign.
The design is sometimes confused with the much earlier Beneteau First 18 which was introduced in 1978.
The design was first built by Seascape in Slovenia from 2003 to 2018, when Beneteau of France bought a controlling interest in the company. The design then became the Beneteau First 18 from 2018 to 2020. In 2021 it was renamed the Beneteau First 18 SE (Seascape Edition). As of 2023[update] it remains in production. By 2023, more than 500 boats had been delivered to customers.
The First 18 SE is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of a polyester glassfibre sandwich. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with no backstay or spreaders, a deck-stepped mast and carbon fibre spars with 1X19 stainless steel wire standing rigging. It has a 4.59 ft (1.40 m) retractable bowsprit, a roller furling jib and a square-topped mainsail. The hull has a plumb stem, a nearly vertical transom, dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a swing keel or optional shoal draft swing keel. It displaces 1,102 lb (500 kg) empty and carries 276 lb (125 kg) of cast iron ballast with the standard keel and 320 lb (145 kg) of cast iron ballast for the shoal draft keel.
The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the standard swing keel in the down position and 3.58 ft (1.09 m) with the optional shoal draft swing keel in the down position. The boat has a draft of 0.5 ft (0.15 m) with the standard keel retracted and 1.0 ft (0.30 m) with the shoal draft keel retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The boat may be sailed solo, is normally raced with two sailors and the cockpit provides seating for four adults.
The design has a minimalist interior, with sleeping accommodation for two people plus two stowage bins. A boom tent is optional allowing sleeping in the cockpit. Even with the limited accommodations, one young Austrian couple sailed a Seascape 18 down the Danube River, through the Black Sea, the Greek islands and returned via the Adriatic Sea.
For reaching and sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 344 sq ft (32.0 m2) with a snuffer system, or code 0 sail of 205 sq ft (19.0 m2).
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Beneteau First 18 SE
The Beneteau First 18 SE (Seascape Edition), previously called the Beneteau First 18 and the Seascape 18, is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by Samuel Manuard as a planing one design racer-cruiser and first built in 2008. The industrial design work was done by Gigodesign.
The design is sometimes confused with the much earlier Beneteau First 18 which was introduced in 1978.
The design was first built by Seascape in Slovenia from 2003 to 2018, when Beneteau of France bought a controlling interest in the company. The design then became the Beneteau First 18 from 2018 to 2020. In 2021 it was renamed the Beneteau First 18 SE (Seascape Edition). As of 2023[update] it remains in production. By 2023, more than 500 boats had been delivered to customers.
The First 18 SE is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of a polyester glassfibre sandwich. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with no backstay or spreaders, a deck-stepped mast and carbon fibre spars with 1X19 stainless steel wire standing rigging. It has a 4.59 ft (1.40 m) retractable bowsprit, a roller furling jib and a square-topped mainsail. The hull has a plumb stem, a nearly vertical transom, dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a swing keel or optional shoal draft swing keel. It displaces 1,102 lb (500 kg) empty and carries 276 lb (125 kg) of cast iron ballast with the standard keel and 320 lb (145 kg) of cast iron ballast for the shoal draft keel.
The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the standard swing keel in the down position and 3.58 ft (1.09 m) with the optional shoal draft swing keel in the down position. The boat has a draft of 0.5 ft (0.15 m) with the standard keel retracted and 1.0 ft (0.30 m) with the shoal draft keel retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The boat may be sailed solo, is normally raced with two sailors and the cockpit provides seating for four adults.
The design has a minimalist interior, with sleeping accommodation for two people plus two stowage bins. A boom tent is optional allowing sleeping in the cockpit. Even with the limited accommodations, one young Austrian couple sailed a Seascape 18 down the Danube River, through the Black Sea, the Greek islands and returned via the Adriatic Sea.
For reaching and sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 344 sq ft (32.0 m2) with a snuffer system, or code 0 sail of 205 sq ft (19.0 m2).