Beneteau First 18 SE explained

Beneteau First 18 SE
Designer:Samuel Manuard
Location:France
Slovenia
Year:2008
No Built:more than 500
Builder:Seascape
Beneteau
Role:Racer-Cruiser
Draft:4.92feet with keel down
Displacement:11020NaN0 empty
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:glassfibre
Loa:18.21feet
Beam:7.81feet
Engine:outboard motor
Keel Type:Lifting keel
Ballast:2760NaN0
Rudder Type:Dual transom-mounted rudders
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
Sailplan:7/8 Fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:156square feet
Sailarea Headsail:99square feet
Sailarea Gen:344square feet
Sails Other:Code 0

205square feet

Sailarea Upwind:255square feet
Sailarea Downwind:501square feet
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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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

The design is sometimes confused with the much earlier Beneteau First 18 which was introduced in 1978.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Production

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). it remains in production. By 2023, more than 500 boats had been delivered to customers.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Design

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 4.59feet 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 11020NaN0 empty and carries 2760NaN0 of cast iron ballast with the standard keel and 3200NaN0 of cast iron ballast for the shoal draft keel.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [10] [23] [24]

The boat has a draft of 4.92feet with the standard swing keel in the down position and 3.58feet with the optional shoal draft swing keel in the down position. The boat has a draft of 0.5feet with the standard keel retracted and 1feet with the shoal draft keel retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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.[5] [6] [7] [25]

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.[5] [6] [7] [10] [25] [24]

For reaching and sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 344square feet with a snuffer system, or code 0 sail of 205square feet.[5] [6] [7] [23]

Operational history

The boat was named European Yacht of the Year in 2010, Sail Magazine 2016 Best Boats Winner and Sailing World 2016 Boat of the Year.[10]

In a 2016 review, Charles J. Doane described it as "a very exciting package and should check all or most boxes on the lists of buyers looking for a fun, affordable, versatile and easy-to-manage sport boat."[24]

In a 2023 review, Master Yachting wrote, "the First 18 SE formerly known as Seascape 18 is a sailboat for people who want to start exploring sailing and grow into well-versed sailors weather in one design club racing or adventure sailing. With well over 500 owners of First 18 SE – Seascape Edition worldwide, she proves she is a perfect sport boat for recreational sailors who would like to challenge themselves in well-established one-design class ... Being easily trailable and dismantled, she would fulfil racing ambitions in international one-design class as well as adventurous sea-camping."[23]

The 2019 European championships were held in Portorož, Slovenia with 25 boats from eight countries competing and won by Dejan Presen and Denes Szilagyi.[26]

The 2022 European championships were held in Portorož, Slovenia and won by professional sailors Vid Jeranko and Karlo Hmeljak.[27]

The class European championships for 2023 were held in Gmunden, on Lake Traunsee, Austria and attracted 35 teams from seven countries with the Slovenian team of Dejan Presen and Denes Szilágyi winning.[28]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Seascape 18. 10 September 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131030022/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seascape-18/. 31 January 2023. live.
  3. Web site: First 18-2 (Beneteau). 10 September 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230910205020/https://sailboat.guide/seascape/first-18-2-beneteau. 10 September 2023. live.
  4. Web site: Seascape 18. 10 September 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230910205011/https://sailboat.guide/seascape/18. 10 September 2023. live.
  5. Web site: First 18 - 2018 Standard Sailboat specifications. 10 September 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230910204903/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/first-18-2018-standard. 10 September 2023. live.
  6. Web site: First 18 - 2018 Shoal draft Sailboat specifications. 10 September 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230910204903/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/first-18-2018-shoal-draft. 10 September 2023. live.
  7. Web site: Seascape 18 Standard Sailboat specifications. 10 September 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230910204903/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/seascape/seascape-18-standard. 10 September 2023. live.
  8. Web site: Samuel Manuard. 10 September 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230907135759/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/manuard-samuel/. 7 September 2023. live.
  9. Web site: Sam Manuard Yacht Design Sailboat designer. 10 September 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230303124127/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/sam-manuard-yacht-design. 3 March 2023. live.
  10. Web site: First 18SE. 10 September 2023. Beneteau. Beneteau. beneteau.com. https://archive.today/20230910205045/https://www.beneteau.com/en-us/first-se/first-18-se. 10 September 2023. live.
  11. Web site: First 18 SE. 10 September 2023. Beneteau. Beneteau. beneteau.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130200111/https://pro.beneteau.fr/documents/bateau/13595/ENG_FRA-First18SE.pdf. 30 January 2023. live.
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  13. Web site: Beneteau First 18. 10 September 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230909213130/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/first-18. 9 September 2023. live.
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  15. Web site: First 18 Fin keel Sailboat specifications. 10 September 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230909213152/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/first-18-fin-keel. 9 September 2023. live.
  16. Web site: First 18 Swing keel Sailboat specifications. 10 September 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230909213155/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/beneteau/first-18-swing-keel. 9 September 2023. live.
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  19. Web site: Bénéteau Sailboat builder. 10 September 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230622185854/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/beneteau. 22 June 2023. live.
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