ESCAPE
Class CSemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

ESCAPE — SWE 8770

Model: First 300

BeneteauJean-Marie Finot

Updated

ESCAPE (SWE 8770) is a First 300 designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2026. Against a typical First 300 she is quicker upwind in light air, on a beam reach and downwind.

ESCAPE SWE 8770 - Jean-Marie Finot - Beneteau

Racing record

82

Race Edge

592.0s/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 kn71
10–16 kn79
Over 16 kn82
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Length

8.96 m

29′ 5″

Beam

2.96 m

Draft

1.81 m

Displacement

3.4 t

Sail area

48 m²

On the podium

Where ESCAPE finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.

Regattas

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

  • FinlandKoPun Tiistaikilpailut20262225

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How ESCAPE compares with a typical First 300

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 300s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 300; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.05 kn
Beam reach+0.10 kn
Broad reach+0.13 kn
Downwind+0.09 kn

Full width is 0.6 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 300 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

ESCAPE in blue, a typical First 300 dashed.

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ESCAPE in blue, a typical First 300 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 300s racing

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

More about the First 300

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

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