Beneteau’s First series is designed to meet the performance needs of racing sailors, yet they are fully equipped for comfortable cruising. The world’s top yacht designer, Bruce Farr, worked closely with Beneteau to create the sleek, fast lines of this series. The First 47.7 can meet the challenges of the wind and the sea. The beauty of her lines, and the excellent craftsmen at Beneteau have incorporated her interior into an exquisite and functional living space. All of these characteristics put the First series at the head of the fleet.
The Buona Fortuna is sleek, and this boat stands tall with a custom blue hull and many upgrades. Bruce Farr designed the hull and powerful rig to provide excellent sailing capabilities whether you’re racing around the buoys or cruising offshore to remote destinations. Her upgraded Leisure Furl in boom furling system make her a joy to sail, even single handed.
The First 47.7’s cockpit design is extraordinary. The large wheel allows the helmsman to sit comfortably on the coaming with an unobstructed view forward. Features include teak slatted inlaid seats, mounted electronics on the steering pedestal and cockpit coaming, and a full dodger with enclosure. The traveler is located near the helm for optimal boom and mainsheet control. A folding swim platform retracts easily to reveal the sleek lines of the boat when racing. The plush interior offers many fine details. The warm tones of cherry stained interior welcome you as you enter the salon and there is plenty of ventilation accented by the 6’4″ of headroom. Luxurious appointments such as a gimbaled salon table that can be titled when heeling, and companionway steps framed with aluminum create a unique atmosphere of intimacy. All of these details are designed specifically to meet the high demands of the sophisticated Beneteau sailor. The 3 cabin configuration has large berths, hanging closets, and functional lighting. The forward cabin suite has a private head, port settee and plenty of room for storage along the side of the hull and under the berth. The nav station faces forward with a large chart table and cubbyhole storage for charts. The galley is fully equipped with a large front-loading refrigerator, 3 burner stove, and loads of counter space.
Salon
- 6’4″ Headroom
- Oval settee with cushions and backrest
- Hinged salon table leaves and aluminum legs
- Lockers along the hull
- Stowage lockers under central settee
- Storage locker forward of chart table
- Wet locker with door under the bar
- Wooden grab rail
- 6 Opening portholes
- 2 fixed hull portholes
- Ventilation through 2 dorade vents
- Raychart Chartplotter (nav station)
- Standard Horizon VHF (nav station)
- Inverter Controls
- AC/DC breaker panel
Galley
- 6’4″ of Headroom
- Wooden worktop above the icebox
- 1 Front-opening 12V refrigerator (26.41 gals)
- Gimbaled 2-burner stove and oven, with safety varnished wood worktop above the cooker.
- 1 stainless steel rectangular double sink
- Wood worktop either side of the sink with
1 mixer tap with pressurized hot and cold water
- 1 sea water foot pump and ice box waste bin
- Chrome-plated round waste bin
- Cutlery drawer
- Cupboards with sliding basket
- Lockers/cupboards along the hull
Forward Head
- 6’1″ headroom
- Electric toilet w/ holding tank
- Washbasin with pressurized hot and cold water and mixer tap
- Cupboard with wooden doors, mirrors, toilet accessories
- Shower tray and washbasin unit built into the inner molding
- Hand-held shower unit with hose and holder
- Electric sump pump 1 Opening hatch
Aft Head
- 6’1″ Headroom
- Electric toilet with holding tank
- Washbasin
- Cupboard
- Stall shower with hand held shower unit
- Electric shower sump pump
Rigging & Sails
- 9/10th’s fractional rig
- Tapered anodized aluminum mast stepped on the keel
- Forespar Leisure Furl boom & Full batten main (New 2013)
- 3 sets of aft-swept spreaders
- Stainless steel guards for halyard lead-outs
- Mast step fitting with 10 articulated blocks
- Carbon Fiber spinnaker pole
- Stainless steel standing rigging
- Rigid mechanical boom vang
- Backstay adjuster
- Running Rigging
- Mainsheet with return on coachroof winch
- 2 polyester double-sheath main traveler car adjusting lines
- 2 reefing lines + outhaul led back to the cockpit
- 1 rigid boom vang with tackle led back to the cockpit
- Roller Furling Genoa
- Cruising Spinnaker
Aft Stateroom
- 6’4″ Headroom
- Double berth 6.5 x 5′ with mattress
- Locker along the hull
- Stowage lockers under the berth
- Hanging locker
- 1 seat in front of the hanging locker
- Halogen reading lights
- 2 Lewmar 200 x 421 mm opening portholes
- 1 fixed hull porthole per cabin
- Access hatch to the engine compartment
Electronics and Navigation
- Raymarine RL70C display
- Raymarine Radar
- Raymarine GPS
- Raymarine ST 6001 autopilot
- Raymarine ST60 Depth/ Speed log
- Raymarine ST60 wind gauge
- Standard Horizon VHF Radio
- Plastimo Compass
- Raychart Display (Nav Station)
- Standard Horizon VHF Radio
Deck & Exterior
- Stainless steel stemhead fitting with 2 rollers
- Self-bailing anchorwell with hatch and electric bracket
- Two-way electric windlass
- Galvanized plow anchor and chain rode
- Stainless steel forward pulpit
- Varnished wooden toe rail along the whole of the hull/deck joint
- Stainless steel stanchions with shaped bases
- Double lifelines with gates
- 2 side openings in the lifelines
- 4×400 mm aluminum mooring cleats with stainless steel protection on toe rail
- 4×300 mm aluminum mooring cleats for the spring lines
- 2 genoa sheet tracks with Torlon ball-bearing genoa cars, adjustable under tension, and 2 channels.
- 2 single turning blocks with deckstoppers
- 2 x 2 horizontal turning blocks (3-sheave)
- 2 Lewmar 58 STC genoa sheet winches
- 2 Lewmar 48 STC secondary winches on coaming
- 1 Lewmar44 STC maneuvering winch on the coachroof
- 10 Spinlock deckstoppers on the coachroof
- 6 cleats for coiling halyards
- 2 dorade vents with protective stainless steel guards
- Teak slated cockpit seats
- Slatted teak cockpit floor
- 6’3″ diameter leather covered helm wheel
- 2 large cockpit lockers
- 2 aft cockpit lockers
- 1 propane bottle locker to port
- Transom with built-in step
- Stainless steel stern pulpit
- Folding boarding platform
- Stainless steel swim ladder
- Sunbrella Dodger
- Bimini top
- Full cockpit isinglass enclosure
- Helm wheel Cover
- Winch covers
- Forward hatch covers
- Toe rail covers
Mechanical & Electrical
- Electric bilge pump
- Hand-operated bilge pump
- Water heater
- Fresh water system with expansion tank
- 12-volt electrical system
- 4 house batteries
- 1 Engine battery
- 40-Amp 12-volt charger
- Inverter
- Shore power inlet
- Navigation lights
