On 17 Jan 2006, "Adrian Smith" wrote:

I'm looking at purchasing a Beneteau First, either
a 25.7 or 27.7. Has anyone any advice to give either
positive or negative. How well do they stand up to
sea conditions etc.

Because there haven't been many sales of these newer boats in the
U.S., you might do better pursuing questioning French and other
European oriented sailing groups.

The last most recent precursor sold/marketed in the U.S. was the 33.7,
which is well built but was pretty much of a bust in terms of
performance (in most conditions, it didn't sail faster than a
well-sailed non-"First" series "cruising" oriented B331, its closest
B-made boat in terms of size, etc.), although the well performing B
36.7 has become very popular in numerous parts of the U.S.