ARION
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

ARION — GRE 1071

Model: First 27 (Mauric)

BeneteauAndré Mauric

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ARION (GRE 1071) is a First 27 designed by André Mauric and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2023 and has won two races. She sails close to a typical First 27 at every angle.

ARION GRE 1071 - André Mauric - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

14

Race starts

2

Wins

57%

Podiums

11

Race Edge

689.0s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn69
10–16 kn2
Over 16 kn2
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Length

7.94 m

26′ 1″

Beam

2.96 m

Draft

1.38 m

Displacement

2.5 t

Sail area

39 m²

On the podium

Where ARION finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

57%

of 14 starts · First 27 fleet: 53%

Wins

14%

Wins14%2
Seconds29%4
Thirds14%2
Off the podium43%6

Regattas

Every regatta we found with ARION on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • GreeceFriendship Regatta202523713222
  • GreeceFriendship Regatta20231415367

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Round 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: 6 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 ARION meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

ARION aheadRival ahead
LILI II · Archambault 4036%ahead in 5 of 14 meetings
HAKUNA MATATA · Comet 4143%ahead in 6 of 14 meetings
THEODORA · Bavaria 3757%ahead in 8 of 14 meetings
SVELTINA · First 44.764%ahead in 9 of 14 meetings
IPSIPILI · Elan 4086%ahead in 12 of 14 meetings
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NAIAS · Elan 434 Impression93%ahead in 13 of 14 meetings
KIZ · Oceanis 47386%ahead in 12 of 14 meetings
NORTH WIND I · Bavaria Match 3586%ahead in 12 of 14 meetings
AEGEAS · Sun Odyssey 41086%ahead in 12 of 14 meetings
NIKEA · Bavaria Cruiser 46100%ahead in 14 of 14 meetings
Other competitors (17)

Met too few times for a figure.

HISPANIOLA (Evento 42, 7 meetings), AEOLOS (Jouet 108, 7 meetings), BLUE MAGIC (First 40.7, 7 meetings), IKAROS (First 345, 7 meetings), ALEXANDROS (Sun Odyssey 42.2, 7 meetings), OKYRROI (Bavaria 40 Cruiser, 7 meetings), STELLA (Bavaria Cruiser 38, 7 meetings), KONDOR (Dufour 51, 7 meetings), U CAPTAIN (First 40.7, 7 meetings), MYTILANA (Sun Legende 41, 7 meetings), OKYALOS V (X-3, 7 meetings), ITANOS (Bavaria 37, 7 meetings), VICTORIA II (Sun Odyssey 37.1, 7 meetings), AEOLIAN TOO (Oceanis 393, 7 meetings), NELA (Oceanis 370, 7 meetings), PIPIT (Bavaria 36, 7 meetings), DANAE (Bavaria 44, 7 meetings)

How ARION compares with a typical First 27

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 27s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 27; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.04 kn
Beam reach+0.04 kn
Broad reach+0.02 kn
Downwind+0.01 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical First 27 across the course.

Speed at every angle

ARION in blue, a typical First 27 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

ARION in blue, a typical First 27 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 27s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the First 27 (Mauric)

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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