The First 18 SE is a modern and fun gateway to keel-boat sailing. Wide, flat and stable hull; ballasted swinging keel; gennaker snuffer system; furling jib and minimised deck controls all enable an easy-to-handle and exciting planing and sailing experience. Being easily trailable and dismantled, she would fulfil racing ambitions in international one-design class as well as adventurous ''sea camping'.
Purchased new from Ancasta by her current Owner, "Doux Bisou" presents in first-class condition, unmodified and comes with many extras. Currently sat on her trailer in a Plymouth boatyard and available to view at short notice.
Rig
Sloop
Sail number GBR 5706L
Mast (carbon fiber): 7,40 m / 24’ 3’’
Boom (carbon fiber): 3,00 m / 9’ 10’’
Bowsprit (carbon fiber): 1,40 m / 4’ 7’’
STANDING & RUNNING RIGGING
Carbon fibre mast and boom with local reinforcements.
Mast protected with clear UV coat, boom and bowsprit spray-painted with UV clear coat.
Retractable carbon fibre bowsprit.
On-deck gennaker snuffer system.
Bartels stainless-steel jib furler set.
U-bolt mooring rings on mid-bow and stern (3x).
Custom mast foot which allows for easy setting of the mast without a crane.
1x19 standing rigging with bottle screw adjusters.
Outhaul with 2:1 purchase led inside the boom.
Mainsheet with cleat, swivel, ratchet and four ball-bearing low friction blocks.
6:1 boom vang purchase.
Two 2:1jib sheets with blocks and cleats.
One 2:1 Dyneema main halyard with cleat.
One Dyneema jib halyard One masthead gennaker halyard/gennaker retrieving line.
One bowsprit control line.
Composite shackles for attachments.
Two gennaker sheets.
8:1 Cunningham control line with blocks and cleats.
SAILS
North Sails OneDesign racing square-top full-batten mainsail, Pentex laminate, 15,6 m2 / 168 ft2.
North Sails OneDesign racing furling jib with vertical battens and zipper along the luff, Pentex laminate, 9,0 m2 / 97 ft2.
Small red gennaker.
Additional furling dacron jib (same size and similar design to original jib)
Broker comments
EASY HANDLING
She can be easily sailed by a crew from 1 to 3 persons thanks to the large and clean cockpit, the furling jib, the gennaker snuffer system, high boom and a mast without a backstay, which allows for a bigger square-top mainsail.
GO ANYWHERE
A retractable keel, removable rudders blades and a light carbon mast make First 18 SE truly trailable and slip-launchable, which will enable you to discover new places, attend international events and meet new sailors.
SAFETY
First 18 SE is one of the safest in her category. Insubmersibility chambers make her unsinkable, a swinging keel prevents structural damage in case of grounding and twin rudders give you complete control for safe downwind planing.
SAILING EXPERIENCE
First 18 SE delivers a dinghy-like sailing experience, but on a more stable and safer platform, thanks to the wide and flat hull shape and deep-ballasted swinging keel. Twin rudders ensure complete control even when planing at double digit speeds. Boat handling and deck controls are simplified as much as possible for the best sailing experience. The jib is furling, the gennaker is easily operated with a snuffer system and a carbon mast without a backstay supports the powerful square-top mainsail, which ensures fast sailing even in light wind conditions. Thanks to its ergonomic and spacious open cockpit, the boat can be easily sailed solo or with 2 or even up to 3 crew members. On challenging regattas or joyful day sailings, you’ll always have a chance to explore, learn and grow with the boat’s potential.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Stainless-steel chain plates for shrouds and forestay.
Semi-circular opening hatch on the foredeck for light and ventilation.
Ronstan blocks and cleats for the mainsail, jib and gennaker control lines.
Ronstan jib track.
Composite tiller with Ronstan tiller extension (plus spare materials for replacement)
Soft (neoprene) cover while sailing and hard (plexiglass and GRP) cover for storage and transport.
Attachment for engine bracket on stern.
Bilge pump operated from the cockpit.
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Spinnaker sheet bags,
Outboard engine bracket.
Two marine bean bags.
Two crew bags.
SpeedPuck GPS speedometer.
Sundry safety equipment to achieve near compliance with Cat4 offshore racing regs (full contents available upon request).
Mainsail cover.
All-over winter cover.
Anchor.
Torqeedo Travel 1003CS electric outboard (short shaft, 915Wh) + 500Wh spare battery + removable engine bracket.
Heavy-duty road trailer with handbrake, winch and spare wheel (trailer never submerged).
BENETEAU FIRST 18 SE (Seascape Edition)
Built in 2022 to a 2023 model (HIN ending H223)
First launched in September 2022 and dry sailed off a Tetradock.
Lightly used for occasional two-handed racing and also single-handed recreational sailing.
Naval architect: Samuel Manuard
Industrial design: Gigodesign
Concept and R&D: Seascape
CE design category: C4
CONSTRUCTION
Hull and deck constructed with hand layup of Soric and foam sandwich with glass fibres reinforced with polyester and vinyl ester resin.
Chainplates bolted to the hull.
Hull reinforced with a stringer and bulkheads of the two insubmersibility chambers.
Deck with moulded high traction non-skid.
Two transoms hung rudders built of GRP foam sandwich mounted in custom aluminium cassettes.
Bolts, screws and fittings made of marine-grade stainless-steel.
Hull and deck moulded in single tone off-white.
Hull sheave in a gel coat finish.
KEEL ARRANGEMENT
Cast iron swinging keel with injected GRP protection layer and gelcoat finish.
Stainless-steel winch with dyneema high modulus rope for hoisting the keel.
Safety pin arrangement for fixing the keel in the keel box.
Slot strip keel lips closing the exit of the keel box.
Lifting straps attachment point on the top of the keel box.
DIMENSIONS
LOA: 5,55 m / 18’ 3’’
Beam: 2,38 m / 7’ 10’’
Displacement with standard keel (MLC*): 500 kg / 1102,31 lbs
Draft: lifted keel 0,18 m / 7’’, lowered keel 1,5 m / 4’ 11’’
Ballast: 125 kg / 276 lbs
Insubmersibility volume: 1 m3 / 35 ft3
Air draft: 8,52 m / 27’ 11’’
Height on trailer: 2,40 m / 7’10’’ - w/o mast 1,85 m / 6’1’’
Length with trailer: 7,40 m / 24’3’’ - w/o mast 7,20 m / 23’7’’
*All figures are approximate.
