A large progressively chined hull gives you a taste of what is to come. The First 18 offers speed and sensations, whatever your programme. Stable and lightweight, with a planning hull and high-performance rigging, the First 18 makes the most of the slightest puff of wind to reach speeds that can equal it! Stiff in a breeze, she is also perfectly at ease when the wind picks up. Certified for four people aboard, the First 18 handles easily with a crew of two or solo, even under spinnaker. Thanks to her lifting keel, you can beach wherever you want.
Beam: 7 ft. 1 in.
Standard features:
Specs
Hull Length: 18'3"
Hull Beam: 7'1"
Light Displacement: 1102lbs
Construction
Design made following European Directive requirements and according to CE certification
Polyester sandwich shell and deck, reinforced with fibreglass polyester and vinylester resin
Chainplates bolted to the hull
Hull with longitudinal reinforcement and partitioned for unsinkability
Footrest built into the hull
Moulded deck with anti-slip surface
2 Polyester / foam sandwich rudders hanging on the transom
Stainless steel bolts, screws and fittings
White gel coat
Keel Configuration
Lifting cast iron keel, polyester laminated with PE epoxy primer and antifouling protection
Stainless steel winch and Dyneema line to raise the keel
Safety pin to immobilize the keel in its well
Keel well seal
Deck Equipment
Stainless steel chainplates for shrouds and forestay
1 Opening hatch on the foredeck
Jib furler
Pulleys and cleats for halyards and sheets
Jib rail
Composite tiller + stick
Neoprene access door for navigation
Plexiglass access door with locking system
Shroud tension meter
Mast and Rigging
Carbon fibre mast and reinforced boom
Mast, boom and retractable bowsprit with UV protection
Retractable bowsprit, asymmetrical spinnaker bag on deck
Stainless steel jib furler
Mooring chain plate
Mast step designed for easy masting
Stainless steel standing rigging and turnbuckles
Mainsheet with cleat, swivel, ratchet and 4 ball bearing pulleys
Kicker tackle
2 Jib sheets with travellers and cleats
1 Dyneema mainsail halyard with cleat
1 Dyneema jib halyard
1 Asymmetric spinnaker halyard at mast head
1 Retractable bowsprit
2 Asymmetric spinnaker sheets
Cunningham with travellers and cleats
Carrying case for mast
Tool bag for assembly
Sails
Square top mainsail North Sails laminated and battened with velcro loops
North Sails laminated jib with furler, bent battens and closure along the luff
Asymmetric spinnaker North Sails with 2 white tack points
Interior
Top coat and white gel coat on moulded parts for a clean and easy-care finish
Forward Part
Double V-berth with unsinkable volume underneath
V-berth cushions, 5 cm thickness, grey
Central Part
Storage space under the side parts of the cockpit
Keel winch protective cover
Optional features:
Hull and Deck
Lifting cast iron keel, polyester laminated with PE epoxy primer and antifouling protection
Lockable storage hatch in cockpit bottom
Anti-osmosis protection in 2 coats of epoxy primer applied by roller
Antifouling, * 1 coats applied by roller
Mooring Pack:
Anchor 4 kg (9lbs)
10m chains (32'10")
40 m / 131' of 12 mm / 1/2" diameter rope
Anchor and line storage bag
4 Moorings lines (10 m / 32'10" - 12 mm / 1/2" diameter)
4 Fenders (square shape)
2 Rope bag
Instrument support on the mastHull sticker
Sails and Rigging
Dacron small jib (7 m² / 75 sq/ft)
Small white gennaker (25 m² / 269 sq/ft)
Code 0 without furler(19 m² / 204 sq/ft) - Choice of colors
Furler for Code 0
Dacron mainsail
Dacron jib
Supplement for asymmetric spinnaker color
Interior and Comfort
Choice of colors of cushions and matching bags
Rectangular boat pouf (indoor or outdoor use)
Comfort Pack
Cushions 7 cm thick
2 Textile storage bags
Engine
Graphite color
Deck cover for transport and wintering
Mooring awning (covering the boom)
Boom transport cover
"Snuffer" type gennaker bag
Mainsail (classic) cover
Jib bag
Rudder bag
Shade cloth (with battens)
Miscellaneous
3 to 1 point lift system to recover the boat from the water
Conforming cradles (for transport on trailer)
