ALCON II — FRA 37531
Model: First 45 (Briand)
Updated
ALCON II (FRA 37531) is a First 45 designed by Philippe Briand and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2025. She sails with a deeper keel than most First 45s. Against a typical First 45 she is quicker downwind, and slower on a beam reach.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats15
Race starts
0
Wins
7%
Podiums
82
Race Edge
First 45: 18
506.2s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
13.66 m
44′ 10″
Beam
4.20 m
Draft
2.41 m
Displacement
11.0 t
Sail area
112 m²
On the podium
Where ALCON II finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
7%
of 15 starts · First 45 fleet: 25%
Wins
0%
Regattas
Every regatta we found with ALCON II on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
32nd Cyclades Regatta - '262026244- "Ν. Σαρικαβαζη 2025"20254
- Andros Race20251147
- Open ORC Greek National Championship202598997746
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Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 7 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 8 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The boats ALCON II meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Show more rivals (2)
Other competitors (25)
Met too few times for a figure.
AFROESSA (Sun Fast 3200, 6 meetings), METATRON II (First 44.7, 4 meetings), ERYTOS II (Jv 44, 4 meetings), GIORGIO (Elan 40, 3 meetings), PEGA (X-362, 3 meetings), ADRA (First 31.7, 3 meetings), GRACE (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), HATTORI HANZO (X-99, 3 meetings), TIAMAT (First 36, 3 meetings), BLUESCAPE III (Oceanis 38.1, 3 meetings), TRE IRENE (First 45 (Briand), 3 meetings), COCOBILL II (Figaro 2, 3 meetings), HAKUNA MATATA (Bonin 358, 3 meetings), CHIMERA (Rimar 36, 3 meetings), IONIA (X-43, 3 meetings), STAR POINT (Bh 36, 3 meetings), AIOLIA (J/11, 3 meetings), AIX (IMX 38, 3 meetings), EXODUS (X-46, 3 meetings), AEOLUS II (First 36.7, 1 meeting), ALBIREO (X-35, 1 meeting), NISTERI (Sun Odyssey 45, 1 meeting), IXIS-AFIXIS (X-452, 1 meeting), ERINNI (X-562, 1 meeting), NEOROS (IMX 38, 1 meeting)
How ALCON II compares with a typical First 45
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 45s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 45; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical First 45 on the beam reach.
Speed at every angle
ALCON II in blue, a typical First 45 dashed.
ALCON II in blue, a typical First 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other First 45s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the First 45 (Briand)
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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