Review of First 44.7

Basic specs.

The First 44.7 is a large sailboat designed by the American maritime architect bureau Farr Yacht Design, Ltd. in the early 2000.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Rig

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Keel

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.94 - 2.04 meter (6.36 - 6.66 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for First 44.7 is about 355 kg/cm, alternatively 1988 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 355 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1988 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for First 44.7 is 3.36.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 50% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen an average hull design.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

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**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	44.5 m	(145.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	44.5 m	(145.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	44.5 m	(145.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet	13.3 m	(43.8 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	13.3 m	(43.8 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	33.4 m	(109.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	29.4 m	(96.4 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Cunningham	6.2 m	(20.4 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap	12.5 m	(40.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul	12.5 m	(40.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.