- From 40 000 euros
- 1,100 copies from 1998 to 2010
With more than 1 000 built, it is the most successful hull directly from the Figaro 1st version. The strong points of 31.7 : healthy marine behaviour, fast at all speeds and easy to sail thanks to a very complete deck fittings
Add good cruising skills with comfortable accommodation - two double cabins, L-shaped galley and chart table in the direction of travel - plus a large cockpit and you'll understand the excitement for this unit. Just as comfortable racing as a trip to the Balearics or Ireland. It is even possible to push further because the 31.7 with long ballast is approved in category A.
The diagnosis of Bateaux.com
Less fickle than the very canvassed First 310 , 31.7 has found the right balance of canopy power. The solo sailors have made no mistake about it, they love this sailboat which is sailing at over 10 knots under spinnaker... and under pilot, with no apparent effort. Add a well built hull and a strong rig, equipment and sails most often of excellent workmanship. All the good recipes that make the success of an occasion often better equipped than a new one!
"An elegant silhouette, served by appendages and a powerful sail plan."
François Chalain, Mr First at Bénéteau for 30 years.
The benefits
- Stay in the action in the regatta
- Extensive use program
- Sailboat always elegant
Disadvantages
- Bar a little heavy in the breeze
- Accommodations without a stamp
- Listening bar in the middle of the cockpit
But what does he miss?
Almost nothing but a more pleasant bar...
The equivalent today?
The Sun Fast 3200, proven since 2008, takes up the offshore spirit of our descendant of the Figaro 1 with a more modern hull and 2 rudders.
