page_title: Beneteau First 25S
section_title: Design
hierarchical_section_title: Beneteau First 25S / Design
caption_attribution_description: English: The cockpit of a Beneteau First 25S sailboat named Gracie.
context_page_description: The Beneteau First 25S is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot/Conq and first built in 2008.
  The design is built by Beneteau in France and in the United States. It remained in production in 2018 as the First 25.
  The First 25S is a development of the Beneteau First 260 Spirit and the Beneteau First 25.7.
context_section_description: The First 25S is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a square-head mainsail, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a centreboard or optional fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,740 lb (2,150 kg) and carries 1,433 lb (650 kg) of ballast.
  The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 4.76 ft (1.45 m), while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 6.08 ft (1.85 m) with the centreboard extended and 2.75 ft (0.84 m) with it retracted.
  The boat is optionally fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2YM15 diesel engine of 14 hp (10 kW). The fuel tank holds 8 U.S. gallons (30 L; 6.7 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 11 U.S. gallons (42 L; 9.2 imp gal).
caption: Beneteau First 25S cockpit
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